I needed to replace the battery in my car. I called around trying to find an inexpensive used one and found one for $25 (yay!) but the terminals were opposite of those on my original battery. I took out the battery and played around with the cables to see if they would stretch, but one didn't so I had to go with a more appropriately-terminalled one around $40 (not bad). I didn't want to go through the effort of putting the battery back in and finding someone to jump it off (the thing was DEAD), so I just stuck it in a back pack and hopped on the bus. It took me a while to get there, thanks to getting on the wrong bus, but I love a good adventure and had a book to read, so it was okay.
While I was at the store purchasing my new battery, an older couple (late 70's?) came in to get a battery for their friend, a guy (40ish?) with a South African accent who was apparently visiting. Anyway, I was handing my old battery to the sales guy and the wife looked down, noticed my open empty backpack and said incredulously, “Did you bring your car battery here in a back pack?!?” I told her I did and explained what happened. This is an account of the the ensuing conversation:
Man (smiling and shaking his head): “Sounds like you need to get you a boyfriend to take care of that kind of stuff for you.”
Me: “The heck I do! I don’t need a boyfriend to take care of my car.”
Wife (to him): “Dear, she’s right. She doesn’t. Look at her!” (Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the sales guy (late 40’s) nodding in agreement.)
Wife (to me): “You just keep right on goin’ honey.”
Me: “Thanks! I have no intention of stopping.”
South African visitor (to the man): “Who knows? Nowadays, you don’t find men who know stuff like that. She might need to do it all!”
By that time, they were ready to leave. The South African guy winked at me as they left, the wife still going on and on about independent women. It was too funny!
When I got back home, I had that battery installed in less than 5 minutes. I’m sure that’s far from any record, but for me, that was pretty good!
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