Battery light went on and shortly thereafter car died. Thanks be to God, was able to pull over safely a nd got towed to a repair shop. This was on Southern State Pkwy on Long Island, very heavily traveled at speeds around Warp Factor Eight. Anyway, this was about 0915. By 1130 my car was diagnosed, needed a new battery and alternator. So the mechanic opens her up, starts to work- and never returns. The managers tried to find another mech but no luck. The idiot had just got a $1 / hr raise last week. So I need to go back tomorrow to get it and drive back to Jersey. The managers were telling me about the miserable work ethics the younger guys have and I overheard another mechanic complaining that the previous crew left the place a mess- for about three or four days. Hard to get good help indeed.