On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:12:53 GMT, Jethro
wrote:

That and the
fact that they'd be quite nickable, if not as stairlifts, for the metal
alone.

That's 26 sealed lead acid batteries to nick for a start before
bothering with the difficult bits :-).

(Second hand stair lifts have almost zero value as stair lifts).