"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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SNIP

: I'm totally amazed. He sounded like he was telling the
: truth. Wow! That's a long time on one set of batteries.

I have one of these, given to me by my son about five years ago:
http://www.safe-light.com/store/safe...lashlight.html

When I got home from visiting him, I put it in a dresser drawer and forgot
about it. Three and a half years later I came across it and it was still in
'glow mode'. It uses a 9 V. battery which was 5 months past its expiration
date.