Maybe today

Update on our situation! Our car is at Service Tech Garage in Eden, NY. I talked with them, and they checked out the alternator and did find it faulty. They said they could possibly have a new one by 11am, or failing that, by 1pm from another supplier. It is a 1-hour job, so we might be on the road by c. 12:00pm or 2pm. If all goes well! Meanwhile, we are at the Angola Motel, about fifteen minutes from the garage. We walked to a super market not too far down the road and got sort of a breakfast there. Made do. I called a local cab service but his car is "down" so I got an alternate from him, Liberty Cab, out of Buffalo. They will be here in about an hour and take us to Service Tech, and it will be about noon by then. Maybe the car will be ready! I'm sure all of this is going to add up to big $$$ !! Oh well. It could have been worse. 

Later:

We're at the garage! Car is ready!