I have been testing a few toys for the Grandson and me of late and I've realised that finding batteries in our house is not easy anymore!
Hardly any of our gizmos have batteries in them.
I remember a time in my tender youth when batteries ruled the home. They were everywhere and if you couldn't find a pack of the big ones in the kitchen cupboards there was something wrong.
Batteries were not included with toys and gadgets but they were certainly to hand back then, thanks to my battery-loving parents!
Now I'm reduced to scratting round for old batteries in drawers.
The one sure place, the final sanctuary is .... the torch. Yep, the faithful torch holds the home's last batteries!
Is this your experience readers? Are batteries old tech?
We always seem to have loads, mainly from all the christmas light up items.
ReplyDeleteI'm living in the dark ages!
DeleteWe seem to have more batteries around now than ever before.
ReplyDeleteThe various torches (flashlights) using AA or D types. Door Bell using C type, Smoke Detectors using flat 9v types. Then there are TV, DVD player, VCR recorders that use AA or AAA in their remotes. Not to forget clocks with expensive N type batteries, and watches with those tiny pill sized things.
There are also cell phones, cordless phones, lap tops, tablets, computers and digital cameras that have their own dedicated type batteries requiring charging.
Back when SLR cameras (film) had their own flat round 'coin' batteries and flash units required AA batteries spare AA's would be kept refrigerated to prolong their lives. Now the newer types of AA die faster if stored in the cold?
I really am living in the dark compared to you Terran!
DeleteGameboys. ALL THOSE R4 AA Bateries taken from remote controls etc. to power the best handheld console
ReplyDeleteAh yes, the battery-powered past Ran. I can relate to that!
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