[RKDinOKC]

Spent all day yesterday watching Bro Bob replace the battery on his 2005 Honda Odyssey. And it took him from 9am to 6pm. Being my oldest brother, he refuses to listen to any of my suggestions. Including my first suggestion to jumpstart the car, and drive it to a Walmart Auto Center where he had bought the battery 1 year ago.

Eventually had to drive him and his dead battery (he had removed from the car) to a Walmart Auto Center. It had a bad cell, but their checker just said bad battery, replace. I also pointed to the sign at Walmart that labor replacing batteries was free. After we got home and he got it installed he left his van idling 2 hours to "Charge" the new fully charged battery?

After I saw he was going to ignore my suggestions I started suggesting extraterrestrials were messing with his car electrical system. Said he couldn't understand why his cheap Walmart battery only lasted 1 year. Told him it was the men in black in collusion with the ETs.

Told him I usually get Interstate batteries because they last the entire warrantee period in my experience. Said the Walmart battery was $110 and he couldn't afford an Interstate. Interstates are $124 for the same battery and warranty. Told him the price of the Interstate for his Honda and that NOT spending a day messing with the battery to me was worth spending the extra $14. Don't think we had the same Dad or he didn't listen. My Dad taught me to do a little research and get the best value when buying something because cheaper usually cost more in the long run.

While waiting for the computer to process and print his paperwork the Walmart battery guy said he does warrantee replacement of over 60 batteries a day at that one Walmart Auto Center, Yikes. Didn't do anything to improve my opinion of the products Walmart sells.