On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:17:25 -0500, Bill wrote:
When I discussed the delay with them after 8 weeks, they said that the
batteries were *FREE* (so I didn't have anything to complain about).
I played with them a bit over whether the batteries were really
free--but that was their position.

I was going to post one of my caustic replies to this message, but
with Bill's mind set, it's a guarantee that it would fall on deaf
ears.