The other day I had a rather unpleasant experience. After school I wanted to go home but when I got in my car and wanted to start the engine with the ignition key it simply wouldn't do anything. Have you ever experienced the feeling when you are there in the car, turn the ignition and nothing happens? Not even a single promising noise of life-signal from under the bonnet. In such cases the first thing we should do is to find out what the problem is. This is not at all as easy as it sounds. Before you pass the driving test you hear very clever lectures on the maintenance of the car and prompt trouble-shooting ideas but when you are actually facing the problem nothing practical comes to your mind.
After several tries in vain, however, I sort of detected the root of the problem. I had a feeling that it must have been the batteries despite the fact that they were quite young, at least not older than two years. If it is the batteries the problem is not too serious and help is at hand as every car has batteries and drivers are a helpful kind.
They were, actually, but had no wires to connect to my car. Then I remembered that "pushing-in" is also a sound solution, so I asked two handsome young gentlemen to be my hands and push the car. In the meantime I gave thanks to the Lord that I had a Suzuki, the lightest possible car ever. In principle the procedure is simply as follows: Turn the ignition key to "on" position, push the clutch, switch second gear and when the car is moving, release the clutch. Simple isn't it? It is so simple that it simply doesn't work. Having been trying as hard as they could, the guys gave up and I didn't want to exhaust them to death anyway, so I had had enough of the losing battle and thanking them I let them go.
I did, but my car still was at halt. Then I remembered that a friend of mine worked at a car-shop and I had bought the batteries there. Mobile phones are the most effective inventions ever. Not more than in twenty minutes my friend arrived with the necessary equipment - batteries and extention wires - and my car soon revived and off I drove.
The morale is that a friend in need - you know - but also don't leave the headlights of the car on for the night.