Dead in Our Tracks

Monday, July 7^th

We got up today and started getting ready for the Georgetown Loop railroad and Lebanon Mine Tour. We headed out the door about 10:15, for our 12:10 departure, when we were stopped dead in our tracks—literally! The truck’s two batteries were dead! A turn of the key made a clicking sound, but that was it. Tony decided to call our friend Dan to see if he could give us a jump, and we could still make our train ride.

Dan came by and they hooked up jumper cables (trying both batteries), but no luck. After a few tries, they determined the batteries must be discharged too much and may need to be replaced. So, I went to make the call to see if we could move our reservations, while Tony and Dan drove to Frisco to find batteries.

I was able to move the train ride one day, for a small fee. That was fine, under the circumstances. Dan and Tony returned with two new batteries from NAPA (the old ones did need replacement), and hooked them up. Success! No other issues were apparent, the truck started just fine. We opted to stick close to home and I did some work.  In the evening, we had a light supper, and went for a walk, sat outside a bit, and then watched our Monday evening favorite TV shows. A pretty uneventful day (besides the battery ordeal), but it was nice.

Tomorrow, we ride the Georgetown Loop Railroad and Lebanon Silver Mine Tour. This time, for sure!