Yesterday... a battery. Today... a belt.

[tollermom]

I'm apparently not done with Trooper issues quite yet. It was fine yesterday... got me to two rehearsals and home, then to work, out for errands and home for lunch today. On my way home at the end of the day, though, I got about a mile from the office and the battery and brake lights came on. Oops. Promptly shut off everything electrical that wasn't absolutely necessary, since it appeared I was running on the battery, looked at the time and realized that I couldn't make it to either ASG (normal service place) or CarX (closer, and cheaper) before they closed. Made a quick call to see if Steve, who only lives a few miles from me, was still at the office (he was) and went back and parked the truck at the office. Ron came down with an umbrella (bless him!) to help me peer at it, but as soon as I popped the hood it was obvious to both of us... the alternator belt is an ex-belt.

This doesn't surprise me, 'cause we were expecting belt problems yesterday, which is why it was so surprising when they appeared to be intact and functioning. So now the Trooper's spending the night in the office parking lot, and Steve brought me home and will take me back to work tomorrow. In the morning, I'll call WalMart and CarX and get prices (thankfully, it's an old truck w/ what should be inexpensive belts), 'cause the weather's gonna continue to be nasty for a bit and I'm not willing to ask my (willing volunteer) friends to do belt replacements in this weather. Brrrrr...