Batteries

Well, I managed a twenty-minute bath without stopping the clock...

My cycle computer (with its brand-new battery) stopped working again after the bike fell over on a Sheffield stand; I initially assumed that the magnet and/or transmitter had become displaced, but no amount of adjustment made any difference. Eventually it occurred to me that the battery might have been dislodged internally, and when I managed to prise off the cover -- always a fiddle -- this fortunately proved to be the case: one end had been jolted sideways enough to break contact but not enough to open the cover.

And after several days of wondering whether the flashing red light on my replacement central heating controller represented 'Alarm' or 'Receive' (according to the labelling it doubles as both!) I finaly got worried enough to look it up on the Internet, having failed to find the original manual in my Box of Manuals, and discovered that it meant 'low battery'. I also immediately remembered exactly where said manual was, and was then able to consult it as to how to change the batteries... yes, you really do need to use a coin to open the battery cover, as directed. A butter-knife will not work! :-p

First hot-water-bottle last night....