Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Sparks & Energy

Our 20-year old motor on our old pontoon finally ran into some serious problems last year and we just didn't have the energy to get it worked on.  It sadly sat motionless all year -- nothing more than a floating dock.

This year we finally had it trailered in for service.  First, thanks to our neighbor Ray for "towing" it to the dock for us a few weeks ago.

Last week we got the call that it was ready and I picked yesterday as the delivery date.  First thing in the morning the phone rings.  "Mr. Kuhn, I'm sorry to say that we now can't get your boat running.  We don't know . . ."  That's when I hear someone in the background yell something at him.

Battery!

Yes, it seems that they had been using a shop battery to work on it and the tech pulled it after he was done.  No juice!

I've seen this countless times in my A/V career.  Dead batteries, replaced batteries put in the wrong direction, power cord not fully plugged in, bad power supply, etc.   When we first moved into our house over 30-years ago we had a light that worked only intermittently.  Couldn't figure it out.  Turns out that it was plugged in an outlet that was controlled by a switch on the wall.  I'd never heard of such a thing.  

Power!

"For purpose of action, nothing is more useful than narrowness of thought combines with ENERGY OF WILL!"   -- Henri Frederic Amiel

Carpe diem Life,
David Kuhn 

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