When Preparedness Pays Off

The Story
Yesterday my car battery died. Thankfully I was in the driveway and could ask my neighbors for a jump. Neither set of neighbors knew how to use jumper cables and thought I was 'just so handy' for knowing how and owning a pair. (Whats up with people and jumper cables? Is it just me that thinks everyone should own a pair?) Well my battery was completely dead so jumping it didn't work. My neighbor offered to call me a tow truck but I told her it'd be much more helpful if she'd give me a lift to Auto Zone to buy another battery. She was thinking I'd need to take it to a mechanic to have them put in a new battery, she had no idea