So I’m still sick. Better than I was on, say, Friday and Saturday, but sick nonetheless.

I have a basketball game today. A miscommunication worked slightly in my favor, and I’ll be meeting the girls at the gym between 5 and 5:30. (rather than after school at 4, which was my original intention…so they’ll be a little less prepared than I would like, but what are ya gonna do?)

Anyway. I haven’t driven my car since Sunday. It’s all cold and covered in ice. I figured I’d go out and scrape it, and while I’m at it, warm it up a bit.

So I try to start the car and it’s dead. Nada. Nothing. 🙁

I figure it must be the battery. I do have jumper cables, but the lot is pretty deserted at this time of day. I could go knocking on random people’s doors, but I have neither the time nor the energy to do this today.

So I go online and join AAA, which I’ve been meaning to do anyway…but…sigh.

Then I place the call and find out that yes, they’ll come and help me, but they assess a $25 fee for “same day service.”

Why? Because they can.

“Do you need service today?”

Well, gee, I probably wouldn’t be calling you if I didn’t, right?

Sigh.

And now I wait…

Update:

It was indeed the battery. They jumped it for me, but I need to get a new one. I figured.