Preamble: I have dispensed with swearing and using bold as you did since I consider that in poor taste.
I though about adding a disclaimer to the my first post, but I'm afraid based on your comments, this wouldn't have made a difference. *
Notwithstanding that, if it isn't obvious (from the responses so far I think it is), OF COURSE I DO NOT HOPE for anything bad to befall ANYONE during a power outage! *Perhaps "...hoping for a blackout?" in the thread title was a bit of a stretch, so I have removed it.*By the way, "Or worse" in your post is a partial quote - thanks for trying to make me look like a horrible person.
Now for my rebuttal.*
You sir, need to lighten up (no pun intended).*
I know that many members here who are light collectors are also avid gun collectors (BRAVO by the way!). Many of them talk about not having enough guns. Do a search - there is no shortage. I wonder, have you expressed outrage here over such a hobby given that guns (whether intentionally or accidentally) kill many innocent people each year across the USA and elsewhere? Or have you reserved your outrage for those who don't mind a temporary short-lived power interruption. Perhaps further reserved for those who also have only been on the forums for a short time, like me?
I wonder, do you find it offensive that a lot of these 'search lights' are meant to look for missing women and children? How could you collect something which is meant to be a tool to help those in dire straits? *How about tactical lights, many of which are made to be mounted to a rifle which is used to hunt animals? Perhaps this whole hobby is not in good taste?
Better still, have you made inquiries into the safety and welfare of those in China who are without a doubt not being paid as much as you or I to build/assemble all of your beloved torches? My guess is no, no, and no.*
Perhaps your remarks might be more appropriate if I had started a thread such as this in a site dedicated to remembering those who perished in a storm which also delivered a widespread prolonged power outage.*
Before you try and turn a member into a pariah, stop and think.*
Realize where you are, and in this case, that this thread was started in the name of our common enthusiasm of using lights and the spirit of light collecting. *Not because I don't live in the "real world" like you.*
By the way, I love warm weather. I have made a note not to start a thread next summer saying I am looking forward to the next heat wave here. After all, people die every year of hear exhaustion when it's too hot.*Wait a minute. I also love snow storms so I can ski. Maybe saying so is in poor taste because roads become dangerous and more people have accidents.
Have a nice day.*