"shorted" out the fuses that were blown?  I guess they were a "big" help.
LOL

Well, that's autozone for ya..  I might trust them with putting tires on my
car, but that is about it (and I'd still check the work and the torque of
the lugs)

I take it you know where these fuses are located? Get a repair manual (like
a Haynes manual, book store, amazon or library are good sources), learn to
identify bad fuses from that manual, locate your fuses and figure out what
they are for. See if replacing them will fix your problem - it may not, as
blowing two fuses at the same time is unlikely.

It may be something obvious or, in case you are not comfortable doing
something like repair, bring it to a reputable place for repair.

Remco