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I have found that Energizer Ultimate Lithium (which can be had in AA size) are very good in cameras (very long life), although they are not cheap (probably £8 for 4 batteries). My camera is a Fujifilm Finepix S2980.
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You're right about the Energiser Lithium batteries.

My first digital camera was a Kodak brick :-D it ate ordinary batteries in a few days but the AA Energiser lithium lasted a whole year, well worth the extra price.
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I have a Finepix 30, goodness knows how old it is, it was best buy on Which? years ago and I bought it the following year for about half price. I have only charged it once or twice a year and I don't think it's ever gone flat on me.

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Had the cop copter buzzing around the village for the last half hour, tried to photo it on my 20x zoom Pentax Optio but the sky's too bright, just got a blank screen. :(
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The red rose has come into flower now, gorgeous scent, no idea what name it is, had it years. Think the outside petals have suffered a bit of rain damage.
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All the outside petals on my roses are scabby this year too.
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Had to go to Chester le Street today and the former marketplace is being given a facelift. Hard to see but the river/stream is open to view now, previously covered over.
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myglaren wrote: 13 Aug 2020, 20:15 Had to go to Chester le Street today and the former marketplace is being given a facelift. Hard to see but the river/stream is open to view now, previously covered over.

Mustn't have been through there for ages, used to drive through it every day back in the early 80's.

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We used to be there often, usually the market on a Saturday and Ibbitsons butchers, also long gone.
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Go on POTD viewers have a look at this.....food and drink of the A collection of Interesting Awful Camper Vans/Motorhomes thread.

But how often do you see these, and how often do they come up for sale. Mathewsons Auction 22nd August 2020



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Now that't different!

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The V8 sounds quite dreadful. Shudder to think what the mpg might be, with 3-speed auto box and a wardrobe/parachute in tow - 15-17 would be my guess. Interesting sight, though.
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Someone seems to have left a bag of nails under the bonnet! Although the fitting out has been done well but it does leave a question for me:
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Why??:? :? :shock: :( :?
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That's always been my question Mick,

Both campers and caravans mostly get used for two weeks and stand on a drive for the other fifty.

Why trudge around like a tortoise with your home on your back when you can jump on a plane. train. bus or car and go stay in a nice hotel, often for less cost overall.
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Prebends Bridge Durham with inscription from Sir Walter Scott's Harold the Dauntless. A Poem (1817)
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I just noticed the amazing similarity between our signatures at the moment bobins:

Mazda MX5/MX3, C5/C5, Honda VFR**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]/Suzuki RF900 Not to mention the number of posts!!:
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