Beaming With Pride....

[skillet]

As I am about to leave tonight for a weekly appointment...

Son1 - "Dad, There was a power outage at school today.."
Me (taken aback) - "What!??"
Son1 - "A power outage at school."
Me (pretty ancy at this news) - "Who else had a light?"
Son1 - "Nobody." (I'm almost dancing with excitement now)
Son2 - "Yeah, It was really dark."
Me - "How long did it last?!?"
Son1 - "3 or 4 minutes"
Me - "Aw, man, Did the emergency lights come on?"
Son1 - "No. Not where were at."
Son2 - "I just flashed mine at the teacher and then hid it and flashed it again and she wanted to know where that light was coming from."
Me - "This is great.. A real power outage.. In the day, even"
Son1 - "Yep."
Me - "You know, the ideal light would have been a long running LED, since your E1 w/KL1 wouldn't last all that long if it had been an extended outage."
Son1 - "Oh, I had more batteries.. My spares carrier was in my backpack..."

I had nothing else to say... I had to find a hanky for the tears... :mecry:

Gordon aka:skillet

I was elated beyond words at this incident. It was better than if it had happened to me. I gave both my teenage sons a Surefire from the "flashlight shelf" (as my wife calls it) for Christmas.. I don't regret it at all.

You know people say that children are just a product of their parents beliefs... What's wrong with that???

 

[PhantomPhoton]

Quality flashaholic parenting!
Good job passing the torch on to those boys.

 

[binky]

That's a fantastic story!

They've got their priorities straight. Spares carrier. Hehe. Probably forgot to match their socks or bring an extra pencil but they've got their spare batts. That's classic. :twothumbs:

 

[Oddjob]

Good story! Kids learn well by example.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

Talk about raising your kids right..
You've started them down the long,slippery slope, that ends with them being broke but with enough lights to light up the entire Columbia River...
(I'm in Portland,OR..) !!!

I'd say your son had his priorities straight.. (Forget the mismatched socks,and my hair being uncombed..where's my Surefire w/spare batteries??)
Edit: Which school do your kids go to? (I'm just curious..)

 

[adamlau]

The best story I have read all day

 

[Valolammas]

Nice story, sounds like your kids have their priorities right. Good job!

 

[skillet]

Talk about raising your kids right..
You've started them down the long,slippery slope, that ends with them being broke but with enough lights to light up the entire Columbia River...
(I'm in Portland,OR..) !!!

I'd say your son had his priorities straight.. (Forget the mismatched socks,and my hair being uncombed..where's my Surefire w/spare batteries??)
Edit: Which school do your kids go to? (I'm just curious..)

My children attend school in Green Co, KY... GCHS(boys) and GCMS(girl)

Gordon aka:skillet

 

[woodrow]

:thumbsup: