Concrete blocks are not one day wonder widgets. Some items have a huge demand for a very limited period then fade from the scene. Think of the hula hoop or Rubik's cube. Things like this are a short term craze which is quickly replaced by …

First things first, I decided to jump the car to see if there was something more expensive than a battery looming under the symptoms. A few minutes later the vehicle roared to life, but not for long. I was begining to wonder about the aged…