Being independent can be incredibly fulfilling.

It can also be fucking exhausting sometimes.

My car battery died, so I ordered a new one. I carefully checked the amperage, dimensions, and compatibility with my car model. It arrived, I removed the old battery (which was no small feat, and I was ridiculously proud of myself when I finally managed it) and then discovered that the terminals on the new battery were reversed and it wouldn’t work.

So now I have to return it. Which means carrying a 15 kg battery to the post office.

Then I have to wait for the correct one to arrive.

And after that, I get to figure out why two of my tyres are flat (no problem, I have a spare tyre and ordered a charger/air blower thingy, hopefully it will work).

I am perfectly capable of taking care of my own shit.

I’m just getting a little tired of it. But lesson learned: buy the exact same model of whatever you need to replace if you can.

/rant

  • AcidBurn@retrofed.comEnglish
    25·
    11 hours ago

    Just to get this straight … you’re posting in a community that specifically asks men to stay out. And you don’t know anything about car batteries.

    That’s a wonderful double whammy of mansplaining. Well done, good job

    • TheJesusaurus@piefed.caEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      It came up on my feed, I didn’t read the rules. I do know a thing or two about car batteries but I’m fine if you want to assume I don’t. Just trying to be helpful

      • Switorik@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        6 hours ago

        They should have their own instance that isn’t federated until Lemmy adds the ability to not post to all. Until then, expect anyone and everyone to reply.

        Out of respect, I will not be replying to anyone. I said what I said. Reddit had the same problem, but they had an option for subreddits to not post to /all. Until Lemmy includes this option, expect anyone to reply or move to a defederated instance in the interim. I would wager most people who read a post on all do not read the rules of the community or the community they are replying to.