AAA

Last Thursday I tried to start my car (after it had sat for a very short time from when I drove it to Manchester) and it wouldn't start. I tried both the key and the automatic starter, but nothing worked. I then called AAA and they said they would send someone to check it out. Within 30 minutes a guy had come and tried to jump-start it. He said it needed a new battery and so my mom and I followed his truck to his garage. It turns out he is in the next town. He changed the battery and it didn't cost that much.

Things could have been much worse since we live in the mountains and only have the one car. If we had to have it towed someplace and fixed we wouldn't be able to get a rental or loaner car (apparently no one up here has a loaner and the rental car - Enterprise - guy was a jerk.)

I was impressed by both AAA and the local garage. It is the first time I used either and everything worked out well (knock on wood.) Now I feel more confident that AAA will be there the next - hopefully that won't happen - and I think we have a new garage in town to use.