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#1

Our TOC is rattling cages again, stirring the pot.

Shame on you, TOC, it’s like shooting ducks in a barrel. Far too easy for a man of your many talents.

:lol:

I learned a new word…“bickerment.” From our esteemed Tony W.

Tony said:
I am a great fan of Judge Judy. You know, that font of what should be self evident Jewish wisdom, who dishes up large dollops of common sense to the schmucks who are stupid enough to display their ignorance and stupidiity for the whole World to see on her show.

It never ceases to amaze me how the English language evolves. The schmucks on the show often (inadvertently because of their ignorance) add to our lexicon of new words.

I guess those that can’t express themselves properly resort to creativity to explain themselves.

Hence “bickerment” came from a dingbat who didn’t/couldn’t choose between bickering & argument when describing a situation. As it happens she probably got it right anyway.

#2

Dear Steve,

Looooooong thread. Where do you find the time to monitor another forum? I have difficulty with 2. Arrghh.

I noticed they were pushing NiCd batteries. Have there been any previous discussions about NiCd vs. NiMH ? (Advantages/disadvantages in large scale train applications, etc.)

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik

#3

Joe the pros and cons have been shared around here and there, although I can’t remember there ever being a conclusion…I use both…

cale

#4

TOC shoulda posted it over here as well.

Ni-cads in my stuff.

#5

I pitched my NiMH cells and went back to Nicads. much better performance in my opinion…I had a bunch of the NiMH go bad in a realtively short time…conversly I have Nicads that have been around for over 10 years…

#6

NiMh suck.
Have half the number of recharge cycles of NiCd.
NiMh are critical on charging. Easily overcharged which will kill them quickly.
They crap out quickly.
They go flat on their own. (With one exception. ENELOOP AA size, which are a mix of Alkaline & NiMh).