Arc AAA saves my butt! (now about Arcs in the shower and cows)

Lux Luthor · #1 10-07-2002, 05:58 PM

I was at Brant lake in the Adirondacks this weekend, and I took a stroll along the lake shoreline behind some houses. I couldn't see very well at all, so I reached for my Arc on my keychain.

As soon as I turned it on, I realized I was about 1 foot away from walking straight off of a 5 foot stone wall. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] I barely managed to stop in time. If I didn't have the Arc, I could have easily sprained my ankle, broken my leg, or at least gotten really scraped up.

Yes, I know, I should have had a flashlight. But it was just a few minutes of strolling behind some houses. I had probably almost half a dozen lights in the car, but I didn't think I would need them.

Thanks be to Peter and the Arc AAA. Now I always have a flashlight on me no matter what. I would not be surprised if one of these days someone's life is saved by one of these little wonders. [img]graemlins/icon14.gif[/img]

Sigman · #2 10-07-2002, 06:14 PM

>I would not be surprised if one of these days someone's life is saved by one of these little wonders.

Maybe your's was saved! A 5' fall can do some damage, well the landing part at least!

Saaby · #3 10-07-2002, 06:46 PM

>Yes, I know, I should have had a flashlight.

Ah, but you did...and that's the beauty of it.

Gransee · #4 10-07-2002, 08:33 PM

And that is the kind of account I like to hear. This is exactly why we try to make lights small enough to be there when you need them.

This made my day Lux Luthor!

[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Peter

KenBar · #5 10-08-2002, 01:51 AM

On a much less elegant story...the Arc saves my life nightly!
I wear the Arc around my neck.
I live in a house with 3 women.
My wife and 2 daughters threaten me with death if I ever miss.

B@rt · #6 10-08-2002, 02:03 AM

Carpe Diem · #7 10-08-2002, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by KenBar:
On a much less elegant story...the Arc saves my life nightly!
I wear the Arc around my neck.
I live in a house with 3 women.
My wife and 2 daughters threaten me with death if I ever miss.

Helpful Hint From Heloise...

If your battery ever goes dead on one of your trips, just sit down!

[img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

RY3 · #8 10-08-2002, 04:21 AM

I won't miss...but can't help with the splash!! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Someone posted this a while back. [img]graemlins/icon15.gif[/img]

TOB9595 · #9 10-08-2002, 04:39 AM

It wasn't till RY's post that I got it. DOH!

Lux Luthor · #10 10-08-2002, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gransee:
And that is the kind of account I like to hear. This is exactly why we try to make lights small enough to be there when you need them.

This made my day Lux Luthor!

[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Peter

Glad to hear it, Peter. It's one fine little light you've got there. I'd say it's one of VERY few lights I own, that I'm satisfied with just the way it is.

Tomas · #11 10-08-2002, 04:09 PM

Heh. Another "minor" save:

My Arc AAA lives on a lightweight stainless steel chain around my neck, and a few months ago the power went out while I was showering.

The bathroom in my apartment is an interior room with no windows, off a hall with no windows, and gets dark as the inside of a cow when the lights go out.

I simply reached down and twisted the Arc AAA on and continued my shower. By the time power returned I'd finished my shower, dried off and dressed.

Without the Arc AAA even just finding my way out of the bathroom would have been hazardous.

Thank YOU, Peter.

Saaby · #12 10-08-2002, 04:44 PM

"I simply reached down and twisted the Arc AAA on and continued my shower." [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

Darell · #13 10-08-2002, 06:59 PM

Ya know... here in Davis we have fistulated cows. I'll bet it isn't all that dark in there with the fistulator open.

**DONOTDELETE** · #14 10-08-2002, 09:44 PM

Since getting my AAA it is now my EDC and my solitaire has been relegated to obscurity.
[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] (Just trying to justify my new dig. cam. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] )

T-Rex · #15 10-08-2002, 09:45 PM

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Originally posted by darell:
Ya know... here in Davis we have fistulated cows. I'll bet it isn't all that dark in there with the fistulator open.

Why do I not like that visual?

"Gee, I wonder what's inside of this cow's digestive system"?

JackBlades · #16 10-09-2002, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tomas:
My Arc AAA lives on a lightweight stainless steel chain around my neck, and a few months ago the power went out while I was showering.
I simply reached down and twisted the Arc AAA on and continued my shower.
Thank YOU, Peter.

You wear a flashlight in the shower?? [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]
Wow, I really am among some true flashaholics... [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

**DONOTDELETE** · #17 10-09-2002, 05:58 AM

Glad someone else mentioned it first.
I often turn out the lights in the bathroom, switch on one of the Arc AAAs, and hang it from the shampoo caddy that hangs from the shower fixture. The colored lighting is really cool in the steam. Gonna have to try it with a UV model when I get one.
OK, OK... I am easily entertained and need a life. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
It's fun, though. You can do things with an Arc AAA that I wouldn't try with other lights. After reading Darell's "Mr. Science freezes an Arc AAA", I tried it with a turquoise. Again, pretty dang cool.

Jonathan · #18 10-09-2002, 08:32 AM

Quote:

It's fun, though. You can do things with an Arc AAA that I wouldn't try with other lights.

Gives a scary new meaning to this topic's title....

Saaby · #19 10-09-2002, 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by virgo:
Glad someone else mentioned it first.
I often turn out the lights in the bathroom, switch on one of the Arc AAAs, and hang it from the shampoo caddy that hangs from the shower fixture. The colored lighting is really cool in the steam. Gonna have to try it with a UV model when I get one.
OK, OK... I am easily entertained and need a life. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
It's fun, though. You can do things with an Arc AAA that I wouldn't try with other lights. After reading Darell's "Mr. Science freezes an Arc AAA", I tried it with a turquoise. Again, pretty dang cool.

My AAA has also been in the shower. I like to shine it up towards the head and look at the celing of the shower--water stream makes cool shadows.

"Gee, I wonder what's inside of this cow's digestive system"?

Mr.Science want a new project [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] nevermind--on second thought, I'm not going there [img]graemlins/icon15.gif[/img]

**DONOTDELETE** · #20 10-09-2002, 02:00 PM

Only here at CPF could we get so far off topic.
;-)

Lux Luthor · #21 10-09-2002, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by virgo:
Only here at CPF could we get so far off topic.
;-)

That's why I updated the title! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/icon15.gif[/img]

Tomas · #22 10-09-2002, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JackBlades:
You wear a flashlight in the shower?? [img]images/icons/confused.gif[/img]
Wow, I really am among some true flashaholics... [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Uh, yeah, I do. [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img]

There are very few times I'm not wearing my Arc AAA. It shares that stainless chain with my Medic-Alert tag. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

I have my second Arc AAA on the way (a UV) and will probably be ordering a couple more white.

I suppose one of these days I'll need an LS, too . . . [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

(A pair of LS would make killer headlights for my wheelchair!)

Take care,

**DONOTDELETE** · #23 10-09-2002, 09:02 PM

Eewwww!!...
Nasty. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
I'll let somebody else try that application.