Roger & I tried to have a cool date tonight. We went down to the beach (paid $10) and watched an old favorite movie (Un Homme et Une Femme) we saw when we were first married. So we took pillows & blankets & Chinese food and sat in the back watching it on our car DVD player. Didn't want to use up gas so we turned the engine off & just used the battery. An hour or so into the film there was this loud screeching sound and we lunged to turn off the car. Too late. The battery was dead. Dad was surprised, but I had predicted as much. We called & got disconnected from USAA a few times, but finally got thru before my phone died. 45 minutes later a tow truck came to jump us & we were on our way. I told Roger if that had been our first date, I wouldn't have gone out with him again. j/k Harmless adventures are fun- esp to blog.