Random Rants
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So I bought a battery from Batteries Plus in July 2025 for my 2019 GMC Yukon. About a month or so ago, I started noticing it just wasn’t turning the engine over as quickly as it should and was doing a few other quirky things.
I brought it in, they put their little reader on it, and told me, “Nope, everything’s fine.”
I said OK, whatever.
Fast-forward to an hour ago and I go to start my Yukon on a job site and it’s completely dead. Fortunately, my project manager was there and was able to jump me with seriously the cheapest set of jumper cables I’ve ever seen in my life. So now I know what he’s getting for Christmas, but I digress.
I go back to Batteries Plus, they put their new reader on it, and I basically have to explain to the guy running the test that, yes, the battery is bad and, yes, I need a new battery.
Guys, I’m not college educated. I barely graduated high school. I’d like to say I’m street smart, but I’m not even sure I can claim that. I grew up pretty damn middle to upper-middle class, so I’m not sure what kind of smart I’m supposed to be.
But even I could read this fucking printout.
After 15 seconds of me explaining why this battery was toast, they agreed to swap it out. Also, when did batteries start costing $400? At least it’s under warranty.
@selveldgesteps
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@GraemeE unless you´re 1,50m tall and working at a standing desk, then it would absolutely make sense
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@northsouthdenimguy fucking-
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I have to come clean. This is not the full story…
Was gonna post this earlier but got sidetracked. Hopefully I’m not annoying everybody with the update.
Long story short, the battery cables were part of the problem. I also had the starter replaced along with a laundry list of other things, about half of which I still need to address. I’m already $1,500 into it at the dealership, so I’m gonna take the rest to a mechanic my wife uses for her daughters’ cars and occasionally hers.
The annoying part is that with all the technology today, the battery testing really wasn’t very helpful. On the bright side, I did get a brand new battery under warranty even though the old one turned out to be fine, so at least that’s another $400 battery I won’t have to buy.
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Umm
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@Matt My daughter was famous for this and never having closed a cabinet door no matter how clear the instructions are
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Waiting for my Ship John hat which is out for delivery. Mrs Chibs wanted me to go out with her to run some errands. So I called UPS, they usually tell me how many stops the driver has until they get to my house. Was calling them in front of her on speaker… She says “That’s a robot, you’re speaking to AI” I was like no way!! She googled it and yup. I was duped by AI AGAIN!!
