Pluggers by Rick McKee for November 13, 2024

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    Hoosier Guy  9 days ago

    Here we are, well into the 21st century, and we still have batteries (dry cells) that corrode! Too often I find a remote that the AAAs have leaked.

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    PraiseofFolly  9 days ago

    The Energizer Bunny suffocated.

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    juicebruce  9 days ago

    Just put new batteries in 2 thermostats yesterday . The package said the batteries (Duracell) would be good for 10 years in storage ;-)

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    retiredgezzer  9 days ago

    I’ve switched to rechargable AAA and AA batteries .

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    KFischer1  9 days ago

    Which is why you have to check every device with a battery every couple of months to check for leaking batteries.

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    david_42  9 days ago

    All of our flashlights are rechargeable. I also use rechargables where ever I can. Other than one phone battery swelling, no problems.

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    VICTOR PROULX  9 days ago

    This is why we have smartphones.

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    GreenT267  9 days ago

    The fire department recommends changing all smoke-detector batteries once a year — at the same time. We do it over the New Year holiday, when at least one of our 6’3" sons is here. And we check all the other batteries as well. Sometimes Santa leaves replacement batteries in our stockings, if we’ve been good.

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    GreenT267  9 days ago

    Pluggers-in-training never charge their phones/computers, etc. until they see the warning pop up. Never can understand why one would sit working at a computer on battery when there is a wall-plug less than a foot away. Or why a phone can’t be plugged in at night.

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    ctolson  9 days ago

    Even though the Duracell Ultra is better than the average battery, they still leak.

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    bobbyferrel  9 days ago

    I put LED bulbs in my Mag-Lites and oddly enough, especially for me, check them from time to time. Always in good repair and ready to go.

    I bask in the glow of your admiration.

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    g04922  9 days ago

    LOL… I have switched to lithium rechargeable batteries…

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    mistercatworks  9 days ago

    Not a great storage place because they do corrode the contacts on the flashlight, if not used often enough to counteract the trickle of ionic currents. Of course, no one still needs a flashlight that big. I have one that is the size of fat pen and bright enough that I can night-blind myself for minutes. Fortunately, it has adjustable brightness. #1 feature I now look for in a flashlight. You don’t need to night-blind yourself and everyone in the neighborhood to find your house keys. :)

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    KEA  9 days ago

    I store batteries WITH devices that need them, not IN.

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    oakie9531  9 days ago

    yep

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    chain gang charlie  8 days ago

    Plugger"s only have to regret the dead batteries they were born with….

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