When a car’s battery dies, you get it replaced. At least that is what I had experienced over the years.
Like mobile phones, cars have gotten more sophisticated and, again like mobile phones, in some cars it is difficult to get the battery out in the first place. This, I did not know!
So when you dont know, you go to someone who does. For me, it was a man, just down the road, who ran and owned the agency dealing with car batteries. I requested him to come and have a look and if necessary, to replace the battery of my car. He looked a sophisticated gent, a coat, a p-cap, a French beard and an accent to his language to sound authentic. I was confident he would get the job done fast and nice.
He asked me to snap open the spring lock to the car's hood from near the steering wheel, which I did obediently. The hood budged just a little but thereafter would not open ajar.So far, I had not needed to open the hood of this car since its purchase. Turn by turn the two of us struggled to get the hood to open widely but to no avail. Then, I thought of the brilliant idea of looking it up on YouTube, and sure enough there was a video clip showing how to open the hood of this particular model. The gent approved of this idea and smiled benignly. I was not amused.
Now, I remember that in the previous cars I had used, the battery housing unit inside the hood was placed such that removing it and replacing another in its place used to be a very simple exercise. To my surprise, this car’s battery was placed in an extremely complicated manner with a lot of paraphernalia attached to it in so compact a manner that even a small spanner could not be easily maneuvered into place to get the battery out of its holding unit. I looked at the gent, this time, asking for assurance that he was up to the task. Imagine my shock when he smiled and asked me if I would once again look up on the YouTube for the method of removing the battery of this particular model of the car!
Now my heart raced. What if, I thought, while attempting to remove the battery, this expert damaged the vital parts so snugly placed in close vicinity of the battery. I would then be in more trouble than what I had started out with. The battery man read my concerns and did not tinker any further.
He sought out his friend, a mechanic, to help him out. The two of them wriggled the battery out and replaced it with a new one . The moment they had done it, my troubles began again. For this time these two were lost on how to reconnect the complex electronic sockets they had disconnected from the battery terminals before dismantling the entire configuration!
The chap who was called for second opinion was experienced, however, and with some cajoling of parts, was able to refit the assemblage.
I heaved a sigh of relief as the car responded immediately to the mechanic’s command to me to apply the “self” – which is quite a Buddhist exhortation! (he meant for me to apply the ignition ).
As the duo rode off after taking their dues, I wondered what some patients may feel as they entrust their own selves to the doctors! At the very least their anxieties must be addressed by proper communication. On the doctors’ parts, they should only take up what is within their forte!
And, I know for sure that doctors do look up the YouTube, but they do it before they take up complex issues!
Like mobile phones, cars have gotten more sophisticated and, again like mobile phones, in some cars it is difficult to get the battery out in the first place. This, I did not know!
So when you dont know, you go to someone who does. For me, it was a man, just down the road, who ran and owned the agency dealing with car batteries. I requested him to come and have a look and if necessary, to replace the battery of my car. He looked a sophisticated gent, a coat, a p-cap, a French beard and an accent to his language to sound authentic. I was confident he would get the job done fast and nice.
He asked me to snap open the spring lock to the car's hood from near the steering wheel, which I did obediently. The hood budged just a little but thereafter would not open ajar.So far, I had not needed to open the hood of this car since its purchase. Turn by turn the two of us struggled to get the hood to open widely but to no avail. Then, I thought of the brilliant idea of looking it up on YouTube, and sure enough there was a video clip showing how to open the hood of this particular model. The gent approved of this idea and smiled benignly. I was not amused.
Now, I remember that in the previous cars I had used, the battery housing unit inside the hood was placed such that removing it and replacing another in its place used to be a very simple exercise. To my surprise, this car’s battery was placed in an extremely complicated manner with a lot of paraphernalia attached to it in so compact a manner that even a small spanner could not be easily maneuvered into place to get the battery out of its holding unit. I looked at the gent, this time, asking for assurance that he was up to the task. Imagine my shock when he smiled and asked me if I would once again look up on the YouTube for the method of removing the battery of this particular model of the car!
Now my heart raced. What if, I thought, while attempting to remove the battery, this expert damaged the vital parts so snugly placed in close vicinity of the battery. I would then be in more trouble than what I had started out with. The battery man read my concerns and did not tinker any further.
He sought out his friend, a mechanic, to help him out. The two of them wriggled the battery out and replaced it with a new one . The moment they had done it, my troubles began again. For this time these two were lost on how to reconnect the complex electronic sockets they had disconnected from the battery terminals before dismantling the entire configuration!
The chap who was called for second opinion was experienced, however, and with some cajoling of parts, was able to refit the assemblage.
I heaved a sigh of relief as the car responded immediately to the mechanic’s command to me to apply the “self” – which is quite a Buddhist exhortation! (he meant for me to apply the ignition ).
As the duo rode off after taking their dues, I wondered what some patients may feel as they entrust their own selves to the doctors! At the very least their anxieties must be addressed by proper communication. On the doctors’ parts, they should only take up what is within their forte!
And, I know for sure that doctors do look up the YouTube, but they do it before they take up complex issues!
