Anyone ever ask you: Need a flashlight?

[Dr.K]

I was invited to go 4wheeling with some people I have never really hung out with. I showed up after dark to unload my wheeler, and this fellow and his son approached and asked, "Need a flashlight?". I almost lost it, I let out a hysterical laugh, then said calmly, "Man I am horribly addicted to flashlights, and have 4 on my person"

I then pulled out my G2 with cree drop in. Everyone was like, "WOW!"

I waited until we had been riding for awhile before I busted out the Tiablo A9 on fresh cells. Then I got another "WOW", later I used the P3D which received a "Whoa!"

I used the A9 for pointing stars during a "beginners astronomy lesson", at one of the break spots. Everyone seemed completely mesmorized that I even knew the constallations, much less several star names.

We had a load of fun, and I thought I would share the flashaholic moments.

 

[jbosman1013]

I know the feeling I work for WOW cable in michigan and when i am in customers houses I always get asked if i need a flashlight. I carry a minimag with cree upgrade and when most people see it, its like a deer in headlights.

 

[scottaw]

Nope, it's always me offering one up first.

 

[pfccypret]

I don't loan out my flashlights. 123As are too expensive and rechargeables disappear.

However, it is amusing. I was carrying my [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Brinkmann Maxfire LX one day when I was at the mechanics. He wanted to show me something and try to tell me that he was about to...err..."fix" something. Anyways, he was shining his little minimag and I pulled out my Brinkmann and shinned it. He was amazed at the light output. I wonder how amazed he would have been if I had been carrying a "good" flashlight.
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[USM0083]

At my job we are issued SF 8AX Commanders, so everyone has a light, but my Tiablo A8S blows the 8AX away. I also carry a G2Z with a Cree dropin in a V70 holster.

My coworkers know better than to ask me for a light. Or a knife, since I carry three and will pull out one in each hand when they ask for a blade to cut something open with.

 

[BSCOTT1504]

Doc I don't think anyone has asked me if I need a light. I'm like scottaw, usually the one offering a light.

 

[Dr.K]

If someone were to ask though, do you think you would LOL like I did?

The guy had no idea of my affliction, I mean addiction.

 

[elgarak]

Once my boss came up to me and asked (literally): "I need your brightest smallest flashlight!"

YEAH! :twothumbs:

He needed a light to illuminate a sample from the opposite side, since the microscope we have in our university department only has lights on one side. Out came my E1L; light needed to be short, and the sample was small, so the beam was perfect for that.

 

[MikeSalt]

Never happened to me, due to my obsession, but it happened to my girlfriend. Whilst installing a computer behind a dark desk, she was offered a plastic 2D Eveready. They were too late though, she already had her Fenix L0D-CE in hand.

 

[Valolammas]

Nobody's ever asked me, but I'd probably laugh if anyone did. Then, with my luck, I'd probably go through my pockets and realize with a sinking feeling, that I've forgotten to bring any of my lights.

 

[Fallingwater]

They didn't ask me, but they did ask a friend. She was about to take the crappy incandescent light she was being offered, when I said "you're probably better off with this one" and handed her my 123 Cree.