Do you refrain from turning on house lights as excuse to use flashlights?

Just curious...

Of course.

House lights? What's that?

NO.


(although, it is said, overcoming denial is the first step)

Depends. If I'm just passing through a room/hallway, it's easier to just use my torch rather than to turn the lights on and off for each stretch. Especially if said room/hallway only has a light switch at one end.

Absolutely!

There must be dozens ( if not hundreds) of CPFers who freely admit to doing this, lol.

There are even a select and honored few who fervently hope for power outages so they can use their lights.

There are some who even go so far as to cut off power to their own house, to demonstrate to their families how vital it is to have flashlights available at all times.

I don't think there has ever been a CPFer who has gone so far as to engage in an act of sabotage to a power supply in order to demonstrate the point. That would be taking things much too far.

Sure saves a lot on the monthly lectric bill .

I just wish the neighbors would stop calling the police reporting my house is being burgled .
_~

By houselights, do you mean the glow from my C9000?

Hah! My wife just complained last week that she is pretty sure the bulk of our monthly electric bill is probably going to, "that ridiculous giant glowing recharger that's always on in your study" (C9000).

When I explained that it is more than made up for by the fact that I almost never turn houselights on, she gave me a rather dubious look.

Even my Wife avoids turning on lights for a jaunt down the hall. As for myself.... well...

If only power outages can be bought, I'll


Sigh... life's unfair.

I'm doing it right now!

Especially with my H30 on my head...

I must admit I felt stupid when my wife caught me like that the first time...

I'll bet there are worse things your wife could catch you doing!

:tsk:


But, walk around the house by torchlight? Absolutely - every day. What's the point of having them if you don't use them.

Maybe power outages can be traded like carbon credits

OFC.

I even make needless excursions down to the garage or back of the garden as an excuse to use my torches.

Guilty.

I use my flashlight at night to keep from waking someone up. At around 4-5 lumens its more suttle than a 100 watt hallway light. Plus I get back to bed quicker without eye shock.

yep.
my Surefire T1A is always round my neck, and i use it instead of turning on the house lights.
it is also great for staggering to the toilet in the middle of the night as it doesnt affect night vision when on minimum.

i do also use some of my brighter lights to just light up a room quickly, even to just walk to the fridge