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Andy Dingley wrote:

I had the **** taken out of me for my "twenty quid tape measure" when I
first got it.

Well... *I* bought a Starrett Model D125(64443) DIGITAPE.

I did.

For real.

Guess what?


$ 11.00 (that's ELEVEN) frickin' dollars for one of those obscure 3
volt MnO2Li batteries to power it.

I was trapped. TRAPPED! I tell ya...

http://www.contacteast.com/product/g...parent_id=1681

comes with 'Long Life' Lithium battery.
The slightest bit of motion, and the thing turned itself on.

But I was the coolest for a little while. Chicks dug me.