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Cold temps and car…
Cold temps and car trouble go hand-in-hand
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February 19, 2015, 9:01 PM
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WTOP's Andrew Mollenbeck spent the day with AAA Mid-Atlantic as staff respond to cold-weather service calls. Come along for the ride.
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Josh Lidie takes a phone call while looking at AAA’s service requests and a map showing where the car club’s service trucks are. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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New batteries sit in rows in the back of a service truck. Battery problems are the most common call during extremely cold weather. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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Stacy Jones logs on to get information on a new service request. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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Because of the extreme cold, Jones stops briefly to warm her fingers before putting in a new battery. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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Jones runs some diagnostics to determine whether the battery needs to be replaced. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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Let’s have a look. Jones prepares to figure out why a customer has had battery problems. (WTOP/Andrew Mollenbeck)
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