Starlog Day Two: More casualties

Mrs ERJ is still in Florida.

The blue truck died. I got to the end of the driveway when I KNEW I had not locked an important door. I went back inside and locked it. Getting back in the truck yielded "Click."   "Click."

I called the backup team to cover mom and dad's. Then I started trouble shooting.

The terminal to the positive battery post was loose. It would not tighten. It was stripped.

Only two-ish threads of engagement into lead. Not good.

The corners were worn off the bolt head and the round was scarred from channel-locks. Not the first time this has been an issue, I would guess.

I have bolts in the work-room. One size was too short. One was too long. It only took one lock washer and three flat washers to Billie-bob the long one to "just right."

Total time elapsed, 35 minutes.

Thanks for the hand with mom-and-dad, M&T.