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    What operating system do you use?

    Fedora 9 on both laptops here. I switched to linux from w2k when it started phoning home - I don't think I should need anyone's permission to use my own computer. Never looked back.
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    FedEx missed me by 6800 miles

    Crap, and I'm not at home! o_O Oh well, at least it's in the right hemisphere now :)
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    Music:

    A well performed cello concerto, e.g. Elgar's 85 in e-minor, or one of J. S. Bach's suites, will literally take my breath away. Nothing else will do that, although I do enjoy a wide-ish variety of music.
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    FedEx missed me by 6800 miles

    I wonder if this is some kind of record. My FedEx international priority package is fast becoming more travelled than I am! 9 days and still in transit. I'm not sure I understand why Johannesburg, South Africa, is a neccessary stopover on the way from West Virgina to Iceland :confused: Has...
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    WHY DID I EVER FIND THIS FORUM!!!

    Don't forget to take a good flashlight or ten with you! Any suggestions? :D
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    Things I've learned the hard way . . .

    Re: Things I\'ve learned the hard way . . . Sarcasm just isn't worth it. A mean person with a sharp wit is still a mean person. This took me far too long to learn. Fortunately, many of the people I needlessly pissed off in my youth believe I've changed. Ever thought about what you'd say at a...
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    Wee New light From Lummi.

    a two-stage wee would be a weewee... I wanna wee now! :D
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    Personal rant / venting frustration....

    This is why I'll never be a successful businessman, I just can't see people as things to be used and discarded as profit decrees.
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    Emergency Food

    And scurvy! :ohgeez:
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    Birthday gift help- Your Favorite Fenix?

    I don't think that's a very good idea. I never leave lithium cells unsupervised in the charger, I'm not willing to bet the house and family on the QC of cheap chargers.
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    Is Fenix LOD CE still the best AAA light?

    I've had the 10440's for a few days now and all I can say is WOW! The amount of light from this tiny thing is incredible, and it makes a nice hand warmer too! :D
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    How do I explain to my wife that I just placed 4 seperate orders today for new EDC's?

    It was quite a bit of work, yes :) Still, not a second wasted! There are sillier things done on night shifts, I'm sure. Yours truly w/steel vest Just in case anybody's wondering about the shoulder seam Try googling the word "maille" and you'll find that this flashlight hobby is pretty tame...
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    Dexlight 16-mode CREE at DX

    Well, I find the .2Hz strobe (1 blink for every 5-6 seconds) of the Photon Freedom really useful, and I suspect the fast strobe might be a nice little attention getter if I'm ever stranded on a busy highway. But I'd have to agree with you that I haven't met anybody yet who enjoys a faceful of...
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    How do I explain to my wife that I just placed 4 seperate orders today for new EDC's?

    Re: How do I explain to my wife that I just placed 4 seperate orders today for new EDC's? After I spent 2 months making a 33 lbs chainmail vest* while doing tech support, my wife takes a relaxed attitude towards my hobbies...I had 6 simultaneous incoming orders at one point, and she barely...
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