Heavy rainfall since 31 December means garden and – as I discovered to my dismay – many battery operated items are water-logged.
I’d packed my car with gardening items to take to my new place and transplant while the soil is damp and easier to dig.
Alas, my car wouldn’t start; battery had some life but not enough to start the engine. (I’d pulled the car out from under the carport so that rain could cleanse it of excess dust. Perhaps that was the problem? Some necessary part got wet? That doesn’t make sense but who knows?)
I searched for the jumper cables that belong to this household. Alas, my brother, naturally, has commandeered them and they’re at his house, a 30-minute drive away. Moreover, he’s under quarantine and couldn’t return them anyway.
I transferred all items from my car to my mother’s car, that does start.
Alas, the electricity-powered security gate didn’t work. Usually, battery power kicks in when electricity is off and, after a pause, gate opens and closes with a signal from the remote. Today? No such luck. The security gate battery appears flat, too.
What else can a girl do but have a cup of tea – and a hunk or tow of dark fruit cake.
I pray my array of battery charged items – phones, laptop – last for the duration or the power outage.
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Two hours later electricity back on. Time to boogey….
