As my 60-month Sears Diehard battery abruptly ate its last serial Pb link internally, after *104 months* of flawless service (as makes clear what Redmond Service! isn't..)

Driving to get a new one, on Hwy 12: bright sun to the West; torrential rain on me - in bursts of a few minutes. Max wiper-speed, a rarity hereabouts. Thought I was in Miami for awhile, where the entire bucket may be dumped continuously for a half-hour or more!

PS - my New batt. is one of the &#&^@# 'Maintenance Free' types. Allegedly. Somehow I lack faith in the little catalysts to save All of the contents forever; nothing new in chemistry since Lavoisier (less'n I missed it). Ah.. Progress :( in Marketing?



Ashton
now it's just fucking Cold. Nature bringing us a little taste of the Afghan coming climate?