Flashlight Story Collection

[carrot]

iamerror pointed out a few more that I missed, and I found a few more, so here's a nicely-sized update.
Power outage
Power Out - Funny!
Flashaholics' day - and always have a corded phone!
Christmas Program Gone Fenix!
:-O Family Flashlight Intervention! :-O
Ever met a CPF'er?
SL 1W Luxeon saves ICU patient

 

[carrot]

New threads...
How my Inova T3 saved my @ss last night...
"And then I pulled out my flashlight" stories
Took my McLux PD to the Beach...
A little fun with the new neighbor
Flashlight Story: Weird people order pizza

 

[JimH]

Added "Funny Birthday Story" by MacGyver to CPF Wiki.

 

[carrot]

It's been awhile since I last updated... so here we go:
New stories!
Blackout report!
Ever helped others with your lights?
Funny Birthday Story
64 bit processing, it's GOOD!
Teased with a 10 second blackout
New to this forum a little introduction story

 

[brightnorm]

deleted

 

[carrot]

Holy pink unicorns, Batman! I've collected an absurd amount of stories that the index post is simply HUGE. Well, anyway, new stories since last bump/update. Please PM me if I missed any.

SF E1 and Arc AAA @ Disney World
Some real-world LED applications...
Walking the cat... with an A2 <-- shameless self-promotion!
SF A2 in Rio de Janeiro
The importance of a backup light...
Fog and flashlight light sabers
My E2e broke up a cat fight...
Power just went out... Woohoo!
E1L + F05 saves the day

 

[carrot]

New stories!

LIGHTS OUT! The worst time for your light to go out?

SF E2L at Knob Creek (short)
Finally converted some of my family members... (short)
Flashaholic becomes flashahol-ee?
A positive security experience with my lights?!?
Another EDC Story
Possible change to the E2L? Plus, my story about Surefire service.
Fun with keychain LEDs and RC toys
Office Blackout
Converted the most beautiful girl I have ever met to flashoholism today (sort of)
Religious Flashlight Experience.
Flashlight prank goes off perfectly!

 

[carrot]

Trying to work on my term paper... couldn't. New stories added since last update:

New use for A2 discovered
Good Flashlight Intentions gone bad...
Helped out my local Fire Dept...
Small town cops, gotta love em
greenLED goes to the movies...
Reason 21 why you should always carry a flashlight
Streamlight TL-3 story
Good way to start the day!

Again, if anyone's seen a story I've missed please PM it to me.

 

[carrot]

I've been taking a bit of a siesta from updating my story collection because I've had a lot of things to take care of in the past few weeks. Anyway, plenty of new stories since my last update:

Wife unknowingly a flashaholic!
It finally happened... I dropped my Ti McLux onto pavvement
Will work for Surefires
Light Salesman demo goes awry -- Pelican M6 LED
dragoman's flashaholic moment...
tankahn's ROP story
boostmiser's A2 story
Let an ER Doctor borrow my M3 tonight
ROP may have saved us...
What happens to the light once it's left the touch?

 

[JimH]

carrot,

Here's another good one for the collection

 

[carrot]

LOTS of new stories! I haven't updated in a long time, so here's a treat for October!

Aloha... a flashlight story
Two years of waiting - Finally a blackout
ROP Flashlight use story
Vindicated At Last. ( A Hospital story.)
"That's not a bright light, *THIS* is a bright light..."
Interesting outing with my HDS...
Oddest use of your flashlights
Uh oh... another one bites the dust...
LOL... My Wife's Comments on Her Fenix E1
My son (Aged 7) built a hotwire...
ARC LSH-P vs. very angry pregnant python
Ever been in a black out and NOT lit up?
Another occurence to scare my relatives into getting more lights...yay!
And night becomes day!
So I tried firing a handgun while holding a light today...

Blackout tonight!
Funny conversation about UV flashlight
Oh look, the power's on in that building...
Ah, just remember my first camping flashlight story
Dr.'s office blackout
Here's what I did when the lights went out
Flashlight saves the life of ... my mailbox!
I got my manager hooked!!!
He he he... Freshly Minted Flash-o-holics!
Finally some action for my E2D on a bad day
another EDC-saves-the-day story
Flashaholism saves Marc from ticket
Spouse Dealing with Flashaholism
Flashlights at the zoo?!?
Sad day for Lumens....
M3 at the scene of an accident
How to silence your neighbor
Blackout on Fathers Day
got caught 'naked' last week
4th of July in the heart of the ghetto
Look for the light...
Ooh! Ooh! Another flashlight story!
Surefire G2 saved me from a bad situation
Surefire C3 Clears A Path
Dont mess with people collection shopping carts
Hellfire caves and fun in the dark
New use at work for my Mag11

 

[carrot]

34 new stories...

My wife saved a life today, thanks to her Fenix LOP!
"Who brings a flashlight to class anyways?"
THANKS "CANDLEPOWER FORUMS" MEMBERS!
glowing garbage can!
A True Story - Pelican LED shines the way
Couple Fenix's = Possible lifesavers
Inova XO3 saves the day!
Hands off my torches?! -- Funny!
Flashlight Stories?
The Cyanator lights up Radio City Music Hall !
I goit to use my new toy!
Why I edc an Arc-AAA P
Flashlight in church saves Christmas
i think my surefire may have saved my life
Another use for a Streamlight TL-3
So I finally got to use my Arc AAA for real
I just made my first convert!
Good for snorkeling
wait a min, let me get a light
Last weekend was a redeeming one for the flashaholic in me...
Me, my buddy's, Silvia, and my SL 4AA Luxeon. Enjoy!
my flashlights save the night
Surefire M6 finds the cat!
Surefire A2 to the rescue
Wife is a believer now...
Kids say the darnedest things...
Used my Stinger to thwart some thugs
Ghost Hunting Flashaholic
Fenix L0P-SE (almost) saved my life
Lesson learned: Always attach lights while kayaking
Budding Flashaholic Story
A flashaholic's priorities
a flashlight story in nyc
Surefire True Stories

As a side note, I need a way to weed out the "bad" and find what are the most interesting stories here... May request nominations for "best" stories in the future.

 

[sims2k]

Excellent stories about flashlights. But it took me many, many hours to read through all of them. Thanks...

 

[brightnorm]

Carrot,

Please keep adding if your scheduie permits. These are fascinating!

Brightnorm

 

[BSCOTT1504]

Great idea carrot. Keep the stories coming! :thumbsup:

 

[carrot]

Sure thing, brightnorm! I have been pretty bad about updating this regularly, but I've been saving all the stories I've come across. Some time I'd like to aggregate all the stories and put it in some Digg-like system where people could vote on whether they liked or disliked the story so that the "best" stories would find their way to the top of the list. Don't foresee that happening soon, though.

Light helps avert trouble
BIG flashlight story
Swimming with the Kroma!
I was going to give you a nice full review...
InstaRaver: Have flashlight will travel. Lotsa Pics!
Actual nighttime flashlight use (unusual for me)
A2 story...
Found another GREAT use for my Draco!
Right place at the right time
Surefire L1 vs. John Deere **Wow**
Night Hike Story - Without lights? For awhile...
Power Outage Last Night
Sent in U2 for repair and...
Has a flashlight truly saved your hide? How? (Or Minimag saves stupid hunter, lol )
Fenix P1D-CE saved me from a cold night out in the bush!! (controversial)
A Co-worker's first reaction to LED flashlights....
Couple Fenix's = Possible lifesavers

 

[Pistolero]

Carrot, this is an AWESOME thread.
Thanks for putting it together and thanks to all the submitters.

 

[carrot]

New flashlight stories since last update. As I am not on the forums nearly as much as I used to, I especially appreciate when people let me know of various stories being posted on CPF. From now on, when I am PM'd the link to a story I will acknowledge the sender in the next "new stories" post.

Bonehead Flashlight Stories
AAA Survives 5 years Lost in a Cave
Police wanted to fine me for riding without taillight, they really made my day!
These lights are a part of my life
Had my first flashlight-aided altercation last night!
It's good to BE PREPARED with an EDC flashlight
Flashlight Helps with Defense
Non-flashaholic friends, we all have them
Had a Blackout on Saturday !
P2D CE Lights the Hollywood Bowl
I HAVE SHAMED ALL OF CPF...SORRY ALL
Surefire E2L Cree vs. Japanese steel & the wild...and the winner is???
New Surefire L1 lights up the Bad Guy
Lights lend a helping hand
How my light helped keep me from trouble!
Lucky I had a light!!
Gave my L1P Away - Great Story !!
Ti PD-S Goes To Half Dome

 

[carrot]

First update in nearly a year. As always, I appreciate when people let me know of stories on the board as I can miss things. Special thanks to Fusion_m8, Tachikoma, and parnass.

Possibly saved a life last night with two of my flashlights!
Harry Potter taught me about flashlights
Surefire L2 drew attention!
My very first Mini-Mag light
Wife and HID... a success story
"The third car is on fire!"
Always glad to help someone out with a flashlight...
Flashlight used in a survival situation, what's your story?
Girl uses Gladius strike bezel to good advantage
Making a flashaholic, the hard way
Real life stories?
A geeky dad with his flashlights embarasses his daughter!
Flashaholic husband to the rescue
Flashlight power comes to aid in power outage
P3D R100 Rebel true story
My U85 helps me save a life.
Things break at the worst possible time!
My flashlight got me stopped...
Flashlights and Hot-Headed Motorists
Your true stories
Larson's corn maze
Cool experience - Night walk in Wildlife Refuge
Funny flashlight experiences -- tell here
Anyone ever ask you, Need a flashlight?
You guys gotta check out this dream I had about flashlights last night
Went hiking tonight
Dr. tries to steal my L0P
Talking flashlights with the police today
haha...finally gone away from Maglites!

 

[SaturnNyne]

THANK YOU, CARROT! I love stories and feared you'd abandoned your collecting.