After working a 14 hour day today, we wrapped (finished shooting) at 11:00 PM. There is little traffic that late at night which is usually wonderful.
Unfortunately, this evening traffic came to a dead stop around 11:14 and didn't move again for 45 minutes.
I was sitting in my car and I could see the fire trucks speeding up the exit ramp, and I could also see the police lights reflecting off the side of a semi-truck.
I sat patiently in my car and noticed cars around me turning off their engines to save gas. At the current price of $2.65+ for gas, I followed suit and sat waiting for the accident to be cleared so traffic could move again.
Right around midnight traffic started up again and when I tried to start my car I heard a sputtering noise but my car did not start. Again I tried and again it sputtered.
The truck driver next to me got out of his truck and said, "I think your battery is dead. Stop trying to turn it on, that's bad for your car. If you have jumper cables, I'll give you a jump."
The trucker behind me got out to help as well while the traffic began moving around us. About 15 minutes later I got my car running again and drove by the scene of the accident, which was still being cleared. Unfortunately someone drove their car right through the guardrail off the side of the freeway.
I got home about 1:30 AM, said a prayer for whoever was in that car, and now I'm going to bed.
Stay tuned for a response to yesterday's blog comments tomorrow.
3 comments:
That's an inconvenience about your dead battery and being stuck in traffic, but as you acknowledged, it's much worse for the person in the accident. That puts all of the little annoyances in perspective.
FIRST A TICKET AND NOW A BATTERY. NEED HELP? LET ME KNOW. P. P.
WHERE IS THE COMMENT YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE TWO DAYS AGO?
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