"Maybe he is a bit cheesed off that PCE's batteries ordered a...

"Maybe he is a bit cheesed off that PCE's batteries ordered a year ago still haven't arrived."

rightly so, banjo,
specially if they have gone via way of fairbanks, which has one redeeming feature:
at least he will know that they have been thoroughly - "tested", eh?
wonder if they fit them out with a new case before delivery, like those "factory refurbished" (just like new) tv's from reputable maunfacturers, which show up on e-bay.

LoL.