You glossed over your Auto Battery Adventure. Here's mine from 2001 as it appeared in TechTales. (Stories from Computer Technicians and Support Persons.) ((When the stories were funny.)) When I need clock batteries for the Mac ( 4.5v.....3.6v...) I stop at the battery store on my way to work. I parked in one of the two handycapped slots by accident, but it was before 9am....what were the odds that TWO people would come for wheelchair batteries in the five minutes it would take me to get Mac batteries? (Could this be the cause of what happened next? Naaaah!) I buy the batteries (I keep one of each on hand all the time) and then get in my car. I turn the key and POP! It's dead Jim! %$#@! I'm late for an appointment and I have no money for car repairs! I open the hood (after pulling the brake release a couple of times) and see.....it's the battery! There probably shouldn't be a hole on the top of it. The guy I bought the Mac batteries from takes a look, and replaces the battery while I wait. The car battery cost under $30, and installation was free. What are the odds that my car battery would fail in the parking lot of the battery store?