Morning Surprise

The Fuzz and His Sweetie usually go into town Friday mornings for a Coffee Outing, a sort of a Date. This week they had told a friend they would bring her with them, so she could pick up a motor vehicle that was in the shop.
No problem, right.
Wrong.
They called the friend, and told her they were on the way. But alas, they were not on the way. The Luxury Vehicle was dead in the driveway. The Fuzz made a futile attempt to put some life into it with a jolt from his great little battery charger. But that failed also. All that was left was to leave it plugged up for a few hours.
All was not lost, however. Said friend had at her disposal a gas hoggie SUV which was pressed into service in this matter.
Later, The Fuzz drove his now functional vehicle into the Auto Parts Place for a free battery checkup. The verdict was a bad plate, but puzzlement over the full charge. The Fuzz reckoned the charge due to several hours of charging, and a 12 mile drive into town.
The long and the short of it was, a Brand New Overpriced Battery. Everything seems to be OK as of now. And the day was not a total loss, cause now we have Peaches!