Truthful Tuesday: The one where I did it again...

 

Soooo... Saturday I get in the Gator to do chores but it won't turn on. The dashboard lights up, but when I try to start it nothing happens. The battery light was on so I figure it must be dead. It was only a couple years old, but since the Gator doesn't run much in the winter sometimes the batteries don't last. But I'm resourceful. I used the truck for chores instead. 

My mechanic isn't open on the weekends so I just waited and called them Monday morning. They sent the battery guy out first. The battery tested fine, so then we were all like okay well, must be the starter then. So he left and sent the flatbed guy out. He's banging on the starter, doing all sorts of things. And then I saw it. Guys. My worker left it in gear when he parked it on Friday. It has to be in neutral to start. That was it. There was nothing wrong with it. And I'm kicking myself for not noticing sooner because that's pretty embarrassing. But then I stopped feeling embarrassed when I realized that I wasn't the only one who didn't notice. Two mechanics, myself, and my worker ALL didn't check that first. 

So yeah. Today's confession is that I couldn't start the Gator because it was in gear. And this is not the first time that's happened. Which is why it's so shameful.... But shoutout to my mechanic for not charging me despite sending TWO people out to help me. That was very nice of them.