i live in suwanee, next to mcginnis ferry/pib, and i work overnight at mt zion. i went to the store near my house to get a drink on my way to work and decided to go back by the house to pick something up. i pulled in my neighborhood and the lights got dim, tach went dead, and the battery light came on, car died when i pulled into my parking space.
previous symptoms:
-night before, i heard very light belt squeakage(might be unrelated)
-previous commute, the battery light was on
-since ive owned the car, the battery light flickers at high rpms(5k+, rarely used), which over the past week, that threshold rpm has become lower until today, it comes on at idle.
-car is 2000 ford escort zx2

im assuming the alternator went bad at some point, and now the battery has run out of life. im hoping its only a loose connection. a friend is coming over tomorrow and were going to try and see if we can take the alternator to autozone for testing and/or replacement.

also, if anyone is has decent mechanical skills, i can buy you lunch or dinner or something for your time. im in a hard spot here. any help is appreciated.

i work 11pm-8am, and i allow 55 minutes commute time, fyi for anyone who may be interested. thanks for the feedback.
-kevin.