[Scott Douglas]

OK. Battery checked at wally world and was bad. Don't know how bad as they didn't say. This was the third battery I've exchanged on this receipt so I ended up paying the pro-rated diff based on the 5 year battery I first purchased in 2018. $95 later I've got a new battery that is free replacement for 3 yrs since I paid the pro-rated price. No worries here as $95 won't break the Douglas household.
Now to figure out where the draw is.
I noticed a pretty good spark when I initially hooked up the neg cable, positive already attached. I thought I had everything turned off inside but it appears not to be the case.
I will go back out and try the VOM between the neg cable and post to see how much of a draw there is.
I'm with you Baz, I don't want to be stranded or worse yet my wife be stranded for reasons that could have been prevented with a little bit of foresight or money spent. Tires and batteries are running neck and neck for first place.
New batt measured 12.6v right off the shelf so we'll see.
Now to go check the draw............