hahahaha, man you guys have it rough on that side of the pond. You mean you weren't able to grow up with a punch card in your wallet that allowed you to once a month walk in to the store and get one free cheap-ass AA, C or D battery that lasted about 25 minutes, and when it did work, if you put it in your flashlig...er, I mean torch, it made it burn a dim brown? Savages!