9v battery terminal blanks?

krw wrote:
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.
Click to expand...

He buys in the special, "Trolls only" section of ebay.


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On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.
Click to expand...
I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

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The probability that a given thread has degenerated into a pissing contest is directly proportional to its number of replies.
 
Peter Hucker wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:43:09 -0000, Ron(UK) <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <Xns9B7B975B7ABBBzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145>,
Lostgallifreyan <no-one@nowhere.net> wrote:
Ron wrote:
In your opinion maybe. Professionals in the sound industry use
quality replaceable batteries, they are reliable - reliability means
_everything_ when a show (or your job) is at stake.

Lame. I keep hearing this silly excuse. This is consumer high-street
shop level thinking. The whole audio industry is riddled with it. For
decades dull black boxes have been shifted with the letters PRO on
them, regardless of how tacky they are, never has an industry blown its
trumpet so loudly.
Err, we're talking radio mics here. And pro ones are in a different league
to the low end stuff. They have to be rugged - and possible to fix if
damaged.
In an industry where possibly 40 or 50, radio packs may be used nightly
on a single live show, do you really think they would use the more
expensive solution of using replacable batteries without good reason if
they could get away with using rechargables and saving money?
One microphone failure on a West End or Broadway show could cost a lot
of money and someone his or her job.

Ron(UK)

If you use decent NiMH batteries, and only use them for a year, you will be no more likely to have a flat mic than if you use alkalines.
Click to expand...
And you are an expert on professional audio production?

Ron(UK)
 
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:38:59 -0000, Ron Johnson <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Peter Hucker wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:43:09 -0000, Ron(UK) <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <Xns9B7B975B7ABBBzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145>,
Lostgallifreyan <no-one@nowhere.net> wrote:
Ron wrote:
In your opinion maybe. Professionals in the sound industry use
quality replaceable batteries, they are reliable - reliability means
_everything_ when a show (or your job) is at stake.

Lame. I keep hearing this silly excuse. This is consumer high-street
shop level thinking. The whole audio industry is riddled with it. For
decades dull black boxes have been shifted with the letters PRO on
them, regardless of how tacky they are, never has an industry blown its
trumpet so loudly.
Err, we're talking radio mics here. And pro ones are in a different league
to the low end stuff. They have to be rugged - and possible to fix if
damaged.
In an industry where possibly 40 or 50, radio packs may be used nightly
on a single live show, do you really think they would use the more
expensive solution of using replacable batteries without good reason if
they could get away with using rechargables and saving money?
One microphone failure on a West End or Broadway show could cost a lot
of money and someone his or her job.

Ron(UK)

If you use decent NiMH batteries, and only use them for a year, you will be no more likely to have a flat mic than if you use alkalines.


And you are an expert on professional audio production?
Click to expand...
Why would I need to be to know about batteries?

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A big-city, U.S. lawyer went duck hunting in rural Canada. He shot a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence. As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.
The litigator responded, "I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and I'm going to retrieve it."
The old farmer replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."
The indignant lawyer said, "I am one of the best trial attorneys in the U.S. and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own."
The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we do things in Canada. We settle small disagreements like this with the Canadian Three-Kick Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the Canadian Three-Kick Rule?"
The farmer replied, "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up."
The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger so he agreed to abide by the local custom. The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the city feller. His first kick hit the lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man's nose off his face. The barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer's third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up.
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, "Okay, you old coot! Now, it's my turn!"
The old farmer grinned and said, "Naw, I give up. You can have the duck!"
 
Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.
Click to expand...

I suppose you waved a smoking parrot under each one?


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Peter Hucker wrote:
Ron Johnson wrote:

And you are an expert on professional audio production?

Why would I need to be to know about batteries?
Click to expand...

I agree! You troll on MANY subjects you have no clue about, so why
not batteries?


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The first sign of insanity is denying that you're crazy.
 
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:zNedncYl0chbocjUnZ2dnUVZ_rbinZ2d@earthlink.com...
Peter Hucker wrote:

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on
ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.


I suppose you waved a smoking parrot under each one?
Click to expand...
Nah - he waved each of the smoke alarms at his dodgy homemade 12V fusebox.
 
Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:38:59 -0000, Ron Johnson <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Peter Hucker wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:43:09 -0000, Ron(UK) <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <Xns9B7B975B7ABBBzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145>,
Lostgallifreyan <no-one@nowhere.net> wrote:
Ron wrote:
In your opinion maybe. Professionals in the sound industry use
quality replaceable batteries, they are reliable - reliability means
_everything_ when a show (or your job) is at stake.

Lame. I keep hearing this silly excuse. This is consumer high-street
shop level thinking. The whole audio industry is riddled with it. For
decades dull black boxes have been shifted with the letters PRO on
them, regardless of how tacky they are, never has an industry blown its
trumpet so loudly.
Err, we're talking radio mics here. And pro ones are in a different league
to the low end stuff. They have to be rugged - and possible to fix if
damaged.
In an industry where possibly 40 or 50, radio packs may be used nightly
on a single live show, do you really think they would use the more
expensive solution of using replacable batteries without good reason if
they could get away with using rechargables and saving money?
One microphone failure on a West End or Broadway show could cost a lot
of money and someone his or her job.

Ron(UK)
If you use decent NiMH batteries, and only use them for a year, you will be no more likely to have a flat mic than if you use alkalines.

And you are an expert on professional audio production?

Why would I need to be to know about batteries?
Click to expand...
You are arguing with people who use radio microphones on a daily basis
as part of their profession, and you think you know better than them?

Ron(UK)
 
ian field wrote:
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Peter Hucker wrote:

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on
ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.


I suppose you waved a smoking parrot under each one?


Nah - he waved each of the smoke alarms at his dodgy homemade 12V fusebox.
Click to expand...

What do you think set the parrots on fire in the first place? It
wasn't his all lead & plastic Chinese smoke alarms.


I love the smell of smoked parrot, in the early dawn of the morning!


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The crazy, and the insane.
The first sign of insanity is denying that you're crazy.
 
In article <op.umsbgeuk4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...>
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.
Click to expand...
GMAFB!
 
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:37:16 +0000, Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months. They're cheap smoke
alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay
I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.
Click to expand...
Ignore krw. He's a nincompoop.

Cheers!
Rich
 
In article <pan.2008.12.26.22.20.34.347564@example.net>,
rich@example.net says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:37:16 +0000, Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months. They're cheap smoke
alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay
I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

Ignore krw. He's a nincompoop.

It figures. PHucker and Grease make a fine pair. Add in the Dumb
Click to expand...
Donkey, DimBulb, and Slowman and you likely have the entire market
for .99 smoke alarms. Real brains there, Grease.

--
Keith
 
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:49:51 -0000, Ron Johnson <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:38:59 -0000, Ron Johnson <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Peter Hucker wrote:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:43:09 -0000, Ron(UK) <ron@lunevalleyaudio.com> wrote:

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article <Xns9B7B975B7ABBBzoodlewurdle@216.196.109.145>,
Lostgallifreyan <no-one@nowhere.net> wrote:
Ron wrote:

Lame. I keep hearing this silly excuse. This is consumer high-street
shop level thinking. The whole audio industry is riddled with it. For
decades dull black boxes have been shifted with the letters PRO on
them, regardless of how tacky they are, never has an industry blown its
trumpet so loudly.
Err, we're talking radio mics here. And pro ones are in a different league
to the low end stuff. They have to be rugged - and possible to fix if
damaged.
In an industry where possibly 40 or 50, radio packs may be used nightly
on a single live show, do you really think they would use the more
expensive solution of using replacable batteries without good reason if
they could get away with using rechargables and saving money?
One microphone failure on a West End or Broadway show could cost a lot
of money and someone his or her job.

Ron(UK)
If you use decent NiMH batteries, and only use them for a year, you will be no more likely to have a flat mic than if you use alkalines.

And you are an expert on professional audio production?

Why would I need to be to know about batteries?


You are arguing with people who use radio microphones on a daily basis
as part of their profession, and you think you know better than them?
Click to expand...
Like I just said, microphones are nothing to do with battery chemistry.

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If trains stop at train stations, what happens at workstations?
 
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:41:32 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umsbgeuk4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

GMAFB!
Click to expand...
Are you refuting that they detect smoke? What do you want, a video of me setting one off?

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A man takes a lady out to dinner for the first time. Later they go on to a show.
The evening is a huge success and as he drops her at her door he says:
"I have had a lovely time. You looked so beautiful, you remind me of a beautiful rambling rose. May I call on you tomorrow?"
She agrees and a date is made.
The next night he knocks on her door and when she opens it she slaps him hard across the face.
He is stunned. "What was that for?" he asked.
She said "I looked up rambling rose on the Internet last night and it said:
'Not well suited to bedding but is excellent for rooting up against a garden wall.'"
 
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:04:03 -0000, krw <krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <pan.2008.12.26.22.20.34.347564@example.net>,
rich@example.net says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:37:16 +0000, Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months. They're cheap smoke
alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay
I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

Ignore krw. He's a nincompoop.

It figures. PHucker and Grease make a fine pair. Add in the Dumb
Donkey, DimBulb, and Slowman and you likely have the entire market
for .99 smoke alarms. Real brains there, Grease.
Click to expand...
Try putting some substance into your argument. If I want a conversation like this, I'll go talk to a 6 year old.

--
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The teacher had given the class an assignment. He stresses the importance of this particular assignment, and that no excuses will be accepted except illness (with a medical certificate) or a death in the immediate family (with
a note from that member).
A smart-ass student pipes up: "What about extreme sexual exhaustion, sir?"
The class breaks up laughing, and when they settle down the teacher responds with: "Well, I guess you'll have to learn to write with your other hand."
 
"krw" <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
news:MPG.23beed89b3a8ccbf989752@news.individual.net...
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at
least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I
believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.
Click to expand...
A few years back I bought a stack of Ł1.99 smoke alarms from a supposedly
reputable chemists chain (the non-special offer price was quite a bit
higher). These alarms became insensitive to smoke after only a couple of
months - pressing the test button worked but holding a cigarette to the
sensor no longer set it off. The landlord subsequently installed commercial
duty rechargeable smoke alarms.

The Ł1.99 alarms turned out to be good value for the batteries they
contained, a handy source of battery clips and I may eventually find a use
for the very loud piezo sounders.
 
In article <op.umt3dail4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:41:32 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umsbgeuk4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

GMAFB!

Are you refuting that they detect smoke? What do you want, a video of me setting one off?

No, dummy, I stating that anyone who would trust their life to a
Click to expand...
smoke detector from the .99 store is an *idiot*. I am not refuting
your assertion that you do it or that you _are_ said *idiot*.



--
Keith
 
In article <op.umt3fy2m4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:04:03 -0000, krw <krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <pan.2008.12.26.22.20.34.347564@example.net>,
rich@example.net says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:37:16 +0000, Peter Hucker wrote:
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months. They're cheap smoke
alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last
at least a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay
I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

Ignore krw. He's a nincompoop.

It figures. PHucker and Grease make a fine pair. Add in the Dumb
Donkey, DimBulb, and Slowman and you likely have the entire market
for .99 smoke alarms. Real brains there, Grease.

Try putting some substance into your argument. If I want a conversation like this, I'll go talk to a 6 year old.
Click to expand...
I don't have to when you folks do it many times every day for me?









--
Keith
 
In article <BXv5l.63755$en7.60053@newsfe28.ams2>,
gangprobing.alien@ntlworld.com says...
"krw" <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote in message
news:MPG.23beed89b3a8ccbf989752@news.individual.net...
In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck
grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at
least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I
believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.


A few years back I bought a stack of Ł1.99 smoke alarms from a supposedly
reputable chemists chain (the non-special offer price was quite a bit
higher). These alarms became insensitive to smoke after only a couple of
months - pressing the test button worked but holding a cigarette to the
sensor no longer set it off. The landlord subsequently installed commercial
duty rechargeable smoke alarms.

The Ł1.99 alarms turned out to be good value for the batteries they
contained, a handy source of battery clips and I may eventually find a use
for the very loud piezo sounders.
Click to expand...
Don't tell PHucker that or he'll cry.

--
Keith
 
On Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:51:13 -0000, krw <krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umt3dail4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:41:32 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umsbgeuk4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:33 -0000, krw <krw@att.zzzzzzzzz> wrote:

In article <op.umr889dw4buhsv@fx62.mshome.net>, none@spam.com
says...
On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 21:17:35 -0000, William Sommerwerck <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote:

But the Duracells were lasting only 6 months.
They're cheap smoke alarms.

That's pretty bad. I've been using leftover Toshibas, and they last at least
a year.

I bought 6 smoke alarms at once, so I went for cheap ones. 99p on ebay I believe.

Oh, *that's* a smart move. Expected though.

I did of course test them. They detect smoke perfectly well.

GMAFB!

Are you refuting that they detect smoke? What do you want, a video of me setting one off?

No, dummy, I stating that anyone who would trust their life to a
smoke detector from the .99 store is an *idiot*. I am not refuting
your assertion that you do it or that you _are_ said *idiot*.
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They work as advertised, therefore the cost or where they came from is irrelevant.

And they are to save my house from damage, not my life.

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