Awesome read. So well written, funny, yet in reality not a million miles off the mark. 
I remember going through all of that too. There was so much stuff to learn about and then you had to ask whether you really wanted to get into the potentially explosive batteries combined with non UL non CE chargers to go with them. Then you think, "I need something brighter" so you go ahead and order all of it.
haha funny indeed, you have a nice talent visigoth, ty for post/write :)
That was a good read, visigoth. Funny and entertaining with a fair dose of tongue and cheek.
BIGWOOD is right: You are "one of us now"
I wouldn't worry about losing any friends...
LOL! I just had a 6th Sense /Shawshank Redemption moment! 
Never even bothered to look up the details for the OP...
Excellent read, and written with a healthy dose of humor - just what I needed !!!
Maybe I should switch my avatar from the green lantern to the riddler then. ;-)
Nein, mein Deutschelanders!
Li-ion ist nicht fur der fingerpoken UND mittengraben! Earschplittenloudenboomer! Spitzensparken! Blowenfusen! Ja!
Oh no! Ze Germans are coming!
LOL! What a great, written article. 
Thank you! Well, most of you.
Yes, I've been hiding in plain view.
Clearly there are some here who don't consider this probing, serious-minded investigative journalism. But those people are probably interested in dull stuff like revolution and famine. They can't be helped.
Nice article visigoth! quite entertaining.
This will certainly boost HP's readership. Their stock will definitely rise for a day or two after this article makes it way through the net. Normally that rag of the left wing propaganda machine would never be seen on my screen. Even a dead clock is right twice a day. Thumbs up to HP on this one in a million accurate articles.
It was awesome, Douglas and your affection for Solarforce was merely a confirmation . . . for better or worse, you are one of us. There is no escape. I tried a rapid detox for a few months . . .
recidivismFoy
BTW - Did you ever find an L2r?
On February 7, 2011, AOL acquired the mass market[7] Huffington Post for US$315 million, making Arianna Huffington editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group
If AOL wants BLF ... they just need to bring a bucket full of cash . Mr.Admin . will cave to such pressure .
Glad to see that BLF is having an external influence on the world at large .
No, I never found an L2r.
(And the politics of the Huffington Post are a bit less homogeneous than people might think. Especially in Canada: my editor is the wife of the man who coined the term "Axis of Evil.")
Croatia Rules!!
LOLz
at least Toni Kukoc does!
The Puffington Host usually brings-out the Andy Rooney in me.
R.I.P.
Where is Crow-at-ee-uh? Anywhere near Meh-hee-co?
Very nice read. The style is standard and you missed the cooking threads - embellishing it would have been hilarious.
Excellent story... I laughed, I cried, you know the rest...
...you peed your panties???