Lunch: nothing yet, as I thought I’d get something when I went shopping. But first I had to wait for the pharmacist to call 
They did, a few minutes before the nominal appointment time, and reckoned I should stop taking the new tablets for a week and they’ll call me then to see if things have improved
So then I got it together and went down to the car… which had a flat battery
No idea why as it’s only just over a week since I last used it
Anyway, I came back in to get the two little battery packs that have served well in this situation in the past. That was when I realised the battery in the older one has started swelling, enough to have opened up one edge of the case
So now I have a lithium fire hazard to worry about as well. I gave the other one a try, but it wasn’t sufficiently charged, as I expected - it’s just been sitting around for ages
Shopping is therefore cancelled. Coming back in, I noticed that the case of the less-old battery pack also feels very slightly curved; I’m not sure if it was like that when I got it, but I have a feeling it was completely flat and suspect it may be heading the same way as the old one. So I decided not to take a chance on charging it, and it was off to Amazon for solutions. First in the basket: one of those AA solar panels that WTFH has been trying to persuade me to get for years
But that’s more for keeping a charge rather than charging from flat, so I went looking for a battery pack to get me moving. Loads of them, all suspiciously similar with the kinds of brand names fly-by-night Chinese drop sellers use; so I had a look on Halfords’ site as they’re still reasonably reputable. The one they had that seemed suitable was also on Amazon for about fifteen quid less though, so they didn’t get the sale
So stuff will be arriving tomorrow, and until it’s sorted out I’ll have to use up food from the freezer
They did, a few minutes before the nominal appointment time, and reckoned I should stop taking the new tablets for a week and they’ll call me then to see if things have improved
So then I got it together and went down to the car… which had a flat battery
No idea why as it’s only just over a week since I last used it
Anyway, I came back in to get the two little battery packs that have served well in this situation in the past. That was when I realised the battery in the older one has started swelling, enough to have opened up one edge of the case
So now I have a lithium fire hazard to worry about as well. I gave the other one a try, but it wasn’t sufficiently charged, as I expected - it’s just been sitting around for ages
Shopping is therefore cancelled. Coming back in, I noticed that the case of the less-old battery pack also feels very slightly curved; I’m not sure if it was like that when I got it, but I have a feeling it was completely flat and suspect it may be heading the same way as the old one. So I decided not to take a chance on charging it, and it was off to Amazon for solutions. First in the basket: one of those AA solar panels that WTFH has been trying to persuade me to get for years
But that’s more for keeping a charge rather than charging from flat, so I went looking for a battery pack to get me moving. Loads of them, all suspiciously similar with the kinds of brand names fly-by-night Chinese drop sellers use; so I had a look on Halfords’ site as they’re still reasonably reputable. The one they had that seemed suitable was also on Amazon for about fifteen quid less though, so they didn’t get the sale
So stuff will be arriving tomorrow, and until it’s sorted out I’ll have to use up food from the freezer
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