Thanks for your help guys.
Found a loose wiper ground wire and 2 loose spade lugs close to one another, one from the headlight circuit, the other the wiper power lead at the fuse block
So far it hasn't reocurred.
What is really bad for me is I can't drive the car, because I can't get into it because of my knee surgery--my knee doesn't bend too well yet--tried sitting in it on the passenger side this am got in barely but had to roll out of it onto to the floor to get out--if the pipes had been hot
Wife is really enjoying this 'cuz she can drive it
and the weather up here has finally turned nice.