OT: Battery backup

[Richard Kreiss]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:36 PM
> To: Richard Kreiss
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Battery backup
> 
> On 2/25/2011 3:23 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> [...]
> > It never fails to amaze me when there is a blackout, that people
> > actually expect their cell phones to work.
> 
> Well, the cell phone _is_ working fine.  It's just that they're probably
in a
> dead zone with no signal.  :-)
> 
> >  Many even get annoyed that their cordless phones aren't working.
> 
> Well, if they put the base on a battery backup...
> 
> [...]
> 
> --
> Kenneth Brody

Ken,

Most people don't think about all of the electronics they depend on daily.
And if you suggest that they spend even $75.00 for a simple battery backup
unit, they look at you like your crazy.  I have gotten some neighbors to
install battery backup units on their pc's as they leave them on and
Maryland does have periodic power problems. At least they protect the pc's.

With regards to last night, on comment my wife made, made me smile, she said
"my laptop is plugged in and didn't go off".  I had to remind her that it
went on battery when the power went off.  She is a smart lady but sometimes
she just doesn't think things through.

Richard