Sorry, it was not my place to offer criticism. John Ferrell W8CCW "The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own=20 money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the=20 public moneys." --Thomas Jefferson On 1/25/2011 10:12 AM, John Ferrell wrote: > The old man reacts... > Sometimes a nerve is touched and even an old guy who just wants to get > along finds it necessary voice an opinion. > > I realize that you are young fellow and your vocabulary is shaped by > your college environment but I have come to expect better from you. Your > use of the vernacular negated anything that you may have intended to > say. In times past one grading papers would have red-inked this as "WC" > or "word choice". > > We all say something occasionally that we wish we could recall so don't > take offense but do note that rather than just ignore it I took the time > to offer my reaction. > > If you had sent this to me, I would have borrowed a line from > Shakespeare: "It was from my salad years when my judgment was green" > > I am compelled to repeat-- I have come to expect better from you. > > John Ferrell W8CCW > > "The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own > money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the > public moneys." --Thomas Jefferson > > > On 1/24/2011 3:34 AM, V G wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:19 AM, William "Chops" Westfield >> wrote: >> >>> Heh. Some two and a half years ago, Eneloops showed up at CostCo (a >>> US membership-based big-box retailer) at good prices, and I bought a >>> couple sets, since reports of performance were good and I was really >>> tired of dealing with rechargable batteries that were usually dead >>> when I went to use them (and frequently SO dead that they wouldn't >>> take a charge at all.) >>> >>> Today my wife's Magic Touchpad used up its first set of batteries, and >>> I decided that they should be replaced with NiMh. I found one of the >>> Eneloop packages, still sealed up. Opened it up and put a couple of >>> the cells in the touchpad. They worked! Not even a "low battery" >>> warning. >>> That's beyond "very good." That's Amazing! I'm really impressed. >>> >>> BillW >>> >> I don't want to sound like an asshole, but it's Costco (not CostCo). >> >> And I agree, Eneloops are really awesome. They have Eneloop "lite" and "= XX" >> versions as well. The lite versions are cheaper, lower capacity, longer >> cycle life. The XX versions are high capacity, more expensive, and lower >> cycle life. >> >> Also, why is this thread entitled "RIPOFF ..."? --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .