Alans First Adventure with Triple A

A.T. and I felt like getting off the park today and frequenting one of our favorite stores--Serendipity Antiques in Hahira. I got him in his seat and was ready to roll but the car wouldn't start. So I called Mike who asked the park's maintenance man to come over and jump it.

Unfortunately none of us noticed that the battery was corroding, so after the car was jumped, off I went to my antique store. A.T. and I arrived and he was immediately greeted by one of the friendly owners, he smiled, showing his gummy grin and she was enamored. I enjoyed looking around and asking lots of questions about items, I'm trying to train my eye better so I know what the quality of pieces are. I learned about Fenton china and how to spot tiger oak.

We then went to Sew Blessed, an amazing sewing store with bolts and bolts of fabric. They even carry Michael Miller, one of my absolute favorite designers. We perused there and a few other places and then headed back to the car only to find it wouldn't start again. I wasn't surprised or even annoyed as I was half expecting that to be the case anyway. I called Triple A and then sat down on a bench in a pretty little alley to nurse Alan. It was a lovely day, sunny and 75 but not too hot. Alan was in a good mood so it wasn't stressful. He nursed and then we went to Subway which was right there, I got a 6 in. Italian BMT and A.T. chilled in his seat while I ate.

The tow man arrived, jumped it and told me to go to the nearest Advance Auto parts and get a battery ASAP, driving the car more than two hours could cause the battery to explode as it was already in such terrible condition.

So we went to AAP and then headed home. All in all a good day--I learned about antiques and how to spot a car battery that's about to explode!