On 19/10/2012 11:57, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:18:51 +0100, Michael Kilpatrick wrote:

It's more a question of whether the households with said board games,
books, etc have also got some candles to see them by!

Nasty dangerous things candles unless you are talking tea lights and even
then you need to be careful.

As for anything battery forget it if you want it to actually work when
needed or provide a decent amount of light for more than a few minutes.

I have fixed emergency lights over my stairs and near the distribution
board. They will provide light for the four hours they are supposed to
and are very useful for making the house look occupied during a power
cut. The batteries do need to be replaced every few years though.

Colin Bignell