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I do have AAA, even though I know a bit about vehicles, and worked for them doing road service, but if you ever need a tow (and I have) it pays for it itself all in one call.
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You guys missed the part where he said he got into the dad's car and went to change the tire so when the battery was dead they had to go home to get his because the POS DAD DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN HIS CARScrew jumper cables, that takes 2 vehicles. Get one of these:
Jump-N-Carry 4000 1,100 Peak Amp 12V Jump Starter
We use the JNC 660 boxes in all our trucks. I get 30 or so typical starts out of one before its too weak to work. Don't use with diesels though, f'n diesels won't typically start with 2 of em hooked up. But on gas motors, they are hard to beat. Buy one, charge it up and put in the trunk. Put a reminder on your phone to plug it in to top off once a month, and another reminder to put it back in the car the next morning. Problem solved.
my grandpa was a farmer. one of his tractors starter solenoids went out. instead of fixing it he just kept a screwdriver near the starter tied up with bailin' wire. it worked! so whateverWe were deer hunting about 1960 on the eastern side of the Sierras. We were camped in a grove of aspens that had carvings on the bark from the days of the Donner Party. It was a 1/4 mile wagon trail to get to an actual dirt road, and many miles of dirt to the nearest pavement. Dad gets in the '56 Dodge to start it and "CLICK"...nothing but the starter solenoid. So there we are before cell phones, many miles from any help. Dad gets out a pair of pliers and shorts the main terminals of the starter solenoid and the engine cranks. I turned on the key and it started right up. Dad was a smart guy.
We were deer hunting about 1960 on the eastern side of the Sierras. We were camped in a grove of aspens that had carvings on the bark from the days of the Donner Party. It was a 1/4 mile wagon trail to get to an actual dirt road, and many miles of dirt to the nearest pavement. Dad gets in the '56 Dodge to start it and "CLICK"...nothing but the starter solenoid. So there we are before cell phones, many miles from any help. Dad gets out a pair of pliers and shorts the main terminals of the starter solenoid and the engine cranks. I turned on the key and it started right up. Dad was a smart guy.
my grandpa was a farmer. one of his tractors starter solenoids went out. instead of fixing it he just kept a screwdriver near the starter tied up with bailin' wire. it worked! so whatever
LOL different times.
he was a baby during the great depression but both him and my grandma saved everything when they were alive.
i'll be 30 in 9 days.My parents were "depression babies" (Dad was born on September 29, 1917, and mother was born April 1st, 1925). I understand completely.
As children, we grew up learning how to do things for ourselves.
There's your problem:
Lol I bet this kid and his dad probably dropped off the coffee and donuts on there way to the ANTI GUN RALLEY HEHEE .
It's all your fault now 808 hehehh .
Just kidding
You guys missed the part where he said he got into the dad's car and went to change the tire so when the battery was dead they had to go home to get his because the POS DAD DIDN'T HAVE THEM IN HIS CAR
No the OP didn't take his car or truck to help them he rode with the idots dad in the dad's car that obviously didn't have cables the OP is not at fault he was at the mercy of the idiots .lolDidn't miss it at all, it was also pointed out that the OP likewise forgot *his* cables at home. Hence my point about cables only being useful if theres a car to jump from. The box can be kept tucked away in the car till needed. Self help vs relying on someone else. Lots of my customers have cables hiding in their trunks but lack knowledge in using them, or finding a willing samaritan to help them.
No the OP didn't take his car or truck to help them he rode with the idots dad in the dad's car that obviously didn't have cables the OP is not at fault he was at the mercy of the idiots .lol
Good on you for changing the tire, but with the lack of wanting to pay attention on how to change a tire i would have just handed him the cables and told him to return them in the morning and gone back to bed.