Car battery died at the worst possible time this morning

I was already running 10 minutes late for dropping my oldest at school when I turned the key and got nothing. Found out my battery terminals were corroded so bad the cable barely made contact. Has anyone else had one of those mornings where everything just snowballs?

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janarivera4d ago

Ha, never thought battery gunk would be my downfall but here we are.

harperg765d ago

and once that connection is crusted over, the whole system just gives up. i had the same thing happen last winter, except it was freezing rain and i was already late for an appointment. cleaned the terminals with a wire brush and some baking soda, worked fine after that. but yeah, when it rains it pours, right? next thing you know, you spill coffee on your shirt and the kid forgets their backpack. keeping a battery terminal brush in the glovebox has saved me more than once.

casey_wood24d ago

Three out of four mornings this week I've had something go sideways before 8 AM. You'd think the universe would space these disasters out a little better, but nope, it likes to dump 'em all in one pile. I swear my car knows exactly when I'm running late and picks that moment to start a protest over corroded battery terminals. At least you got the worst part out of the way early, the rest of the day can only go up from here. Or down, depending on what the coffee gods decide to do to your shirt.