Cannonville, Utah

After stopping at the Freemont Indian State Park, we felt like we had made the turn and everything was back to normal (whatever that means). We almost made it to Bryce Canyon before we heard alarms go off again.

This time it was our Buddy Brake system telling us to check the tow car. The Buddy Brake helps the car put on the brakes when Tom pushes the brakes in the RV. Basically, when you are travelling through the mountains, you want to make sure it is working.

We pulled over and found out the car's battery had completely died. Somehow this affects the Brake Buddy thus the alarms going off. We were able to make it to our campground at the KOA in Cannonville. They gave Tom a trickle charger and we charged the battery for a little while. Later we started the car and headed off to take a look at Bryce Canyon.

Everything was fine until we stopped for gas and turned the car off. Of course, it wouldn't start again. The battery needed to be replaced. we got a jump and headed back to the campground to wait for AAA. Tom called them and explained the problem and thought they were coming out with a new battery.

When they got there, they said, "We don't have a battery with us but we can give you a jump to go into Bryce and buy a new battery there but they're closed for the night so you will have to get it tomorrow."

So what do you want us to do, let the car run all night until the place opens in the morning?

OK, I'm the first to admit that I am no expert when it comes to fixing a car but even I figured out very quickly that this AAA driver was an idiot. It was after 5 p.m. when we called, he knew they were closed when we called. He couldn't just say, "The place you need to get a battery is closed for the night so why don't I come out and give you a jump in the morning?" Ugh.

The next day we got another jump drove to the place to get the battery. They didn't have one so we drove to the nearest city, picked up the battery they needed and drove back to have them install it. After all of that trouble, we aren't sure if the gave us the battery or just didn't charge us but the total bill came to only $23. Tom asked the guy about it and he said, "As far as I'm concerned the battery was free." Needless to say, Tom didn't argue with the guy or ask anymore questions.