Questions for Callaway

[Callaway]

I think you are taking the My Way or the Highway forum more seriously than some other people are taking it.

Is that Okay?

I guess it's OK, but I think if you take something seriously when it's meant jokingly you could be offended or your feelings could be hurt.

By the way, I like your new avatar.  I think you should keep it.

[richard]

Or i just dont want the wrong people to look at my information.
 I can take a joke, besides this website has too many bugs so i cant risk it!  

[Callaway]

Or i just dont want the wrong people to look at my information.
 I can take a joke, besides this website has too many bugs so i cant risk it!  

The Modulators here can't see your personal information like your IP address, for example.

[odeon]

Or i just dont want the wrong people to look at my information.
 I can take a joke, besides this website has too many bugs so i cant risk it!  

Don't worry about the bugs. I just sold your personal information to an e-business.

[richard]

I have been getting alot of phon calls that i dont recognize

[Callaway]

I have been getting alot of phon calls that i dont recognize

I used to get those too, especially in September and October before the election.  I had recently gotten caller ID and was able to Google the untraceable phone numbers on most of the missed calls to find out that they were political survey takers who make "push polls" which say something negative and usually unprovable about a candidate, like for example, "If you knew that some people are saying that the candidate Ms. X is a practicing Wiccan, would that make you more or less likely to vote for her in the election on November 2?"  It would be a subtle way of trying to influence the voters by saying things most people would consider negative about the opponents of the candidate the people paying for the "push poll" favored.

["couldbecousin"]

I bought 9V batteries for my smoke alarms the other day, and accidentally stored them in the freezer!    Will they still work OK?

['andersom']

I bought 9V batteries for my smoke alarms the other day, and accidentally stored them in the freezer!    Will they still work OK?

There's only one way to find out. They will probably be OK.

[odeon]

Yes, they will be fine.

[Callaway]

I would thaw them and bring them up to room temperature before putting them into the smoke detectors, though.  If they are still sealed in the package, that will probably prevent external condensation on the batteries from moisture in the air as they warm up. 

['andersom']

I would thaw them and bring them up to room temperature before putting them into the smoke detectors, though.  If they are still sealed in the package, that will probably prevent external condensation on the batteries from moisture in the air as they warm up. 

Good point, will prevent corrosion inside the smoke detector happening.

["couldbecousin"]

I would thaw them and bring them up to room temperature before putting them into the smoke detectors, though.  If they are still sealed in the package, that will probably prevent external condensation on the batteries from moisture in the air as they warm up. 

Good point, will prevent corrosion inside the smoke detector happening.

Ah, I never even thought of that! Yes, they are still sealed. What happened is that the bagger at the supermarket put them in the same
plastic bag with my pints of ice cream, and I put the bag of ice cream away without noticing the batteries were in there too. 

[DirtDawg]

Yes, they will be fine.

You probably know that it mostly depends upon the type of batteries in question.

At room temperature some batteries regain their potential, after being exposed to extreme low temperatures; some do not.

If frozen, zinc/alkaline batteries are often useless after a short time in service. I would not put them in a kind of security device, anyway. Use lithium batteries in your security devices, please.

[odeon]

Yes, they will be fine.

You probably know that it mostly depends upon the type of batteries in question.

At room temperature some batteries regain their potential, after being exposed to extreme low temperatures; some do not.

If frozen, zinc/alkaline batteries are often useless after a short time in service. I would not put them in a kind of security device, anyway. Use lithium batteries in your security devices, please.

Yes, I know. Most likely the 9V batteries will fine.

["couldbecousin"]

Yes, they will be fine.

You probably know that it mostly depends upon the type of batteries in question.

At room temperature some batteries regain their potential, after being exposed to extreme low temperatures; some do not.

[If frozen, zinc/alkaline batteries are often useless after a short time in service. I would not put them in a kind of security device, anyway. Use lithium batteries in your security devices, please.

Thanks, I have to check the package now to see what kind they are!