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Powerless<br />
for once
Mom! Wake up! There’s a power cut. The TV won’t<br />
switch on and my video-game doesn’t work either!<br />
Marc, what time is it<br />
I told you: nothing works around here now!!<br />
Of course… No coffee… the timer didn’t work…<br />
and my mother will be here any minute!<br />
This can’t be happening! Now I have to WALK<br />
down ten flights of stairs!<br />
Great! Even the lights are in on this…<br />
I made it. It’s a miracle I didn’t fall!<br />
I couldn’t even use my torch!<br />
Remote control alarm and<br />
central locking! "#!!<br />
Now my door opener is flat too...<br />
Right… Taxi it is!
Traffic is insane<br />
this morning!<br />
Tell me about it. All the signs on all the road<br />
works are out of order. It’s a complete mess!<br />
It’s just one of those days…<br />
Late night last night Had<br />
problems getting out of bed<br />
this morning<br />
Did you see the papers this<br />
morning Another serious<br />
accident on a building site.<br />
Ever since batteries in power tools were<br />
banned, there are more and more accidents due<br />
to people tripping over power cables...<br />
Did you know that people suffering from diabetes can no longer use<br />
their insulin pumps or glucose meters and it seems that the same goes<br />
for people using hearing aids!<br />
Don’t tell me this remote control doesn’t work either! How can I<br />
check today’s agenda<br />
Because of the batteries<br />
Hello<br />
Good Morning Katia. This is Peter<br />
of the press service. I’m afraid we<br />
will have to cancel your press<br />
conference today… No, this is<br />
not a joke! Most of our audiovisual<br />
equipment is malfunctioning.<br />
All this and I need to leave<br />
for home again to meet the<br />
Bourgemestre to talk about<br />
local waste management<br />
legislation!!<br />
Oh, I forgot to tell you.<br />
Remember those promotional<br />
euro calculators and radios we<br />
ordered in Hungary for the election<br />
campaign The supplier just<br />
called to tell us they can’t deliver<br />
them anymore. Something to do<br />
with the batteries.
It’s because all the road work signs<br />
are kaput!<br />
I know, I know….<br />
This is fine. You can stop here.<br />
That’s her!<br />
Excuse me, what is<br />
going on here<br />
Someone broke into your apartment.<br />
The alarm system was down and unfortunately<br />
you can’t buy back-up batteries anymore.<br />
Having trouble with your<br />
cordless phone, Madame<br />
I think I’m going<br />
crazy! I have to call<br />
my husband!<br />
No electricity! No batteries!<br />
What a nightmare!!<br />
I HAVE to get my Group to vote<br />
against the amendments!<br />
The position of the Committee<br />
is clear: the amendments to<br />
the batteries report are<br />
rejected by a majority<br />
of members!<br />
Illustration: André Taymans | Design: www.morris-chapman.com<br />
For more information on portable batteries, please visit www.epba-europe.org
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