Oddest comment from a sane person about your lights? Part 2

[Illum]

Continued from here.

I've been laughing so loud after reading:
"If there is a 50% chance of rain you'll carry an umbrella. There is a 100% chance it will get dark tonight."
that i've quoted it to my girlfriend.
Responce was:
"Just because it's dark, it does not mean that You need a flashlight".

I'm speechless for the moment.

I'm still speechless from the day when my camp buddy left his flashlight at home but packed flares for the camping trip

I guess some people just don't see the significance of flashlights...PERIOD

 

[RAF_Groundcrew]

Continued from here.



I'm still speechless from the day when my camp buddy left his flashlight at home but packed flares for the camping trip

I guess some people just don't see the significance of flashlights...PERIOD

Unless I'm swimming.... I can lay my hand on at least one light without moving my feet at all. The type of light depends on how far from home I am or plan to be. Minimum EDC is an Arc AAA-P. On a recent holiday to my wife's parents' holiday villa in Turkey, I packed several SF lights, up to and including my SF M6 as part of carry on luggage...... I got asked what my job was by Turkish airport security (but I didn't get anything confiscated, not even the 30+ Lithiums I was carrying in hand luggage).

 

[Burgess]

seems i don't know too many "sane" people . . . .



But i NEVER discuss the price/cost of my stuff. :tsk:


Camera equipment, flashlights, etc.


Uninformed people simply don't "get it".

And those who DO "get it" already KNOW !



If they really press me, i simply answer:


"See your dealer."


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[Big_Ed]

Tonight, when I showed two of my buddies my new Surefire L4, one of them commented that I could sell my flashlight collection and retire with the money.

 

[Illum]

Tonight, when I showed two of my buddies my new Surefire L4, one of them commented that I could sell my flashlight collection and retire with the money.

imagine that, wow, :thanks: I just found a constructive reason to buy more lights :nana:

 

[Big_Ed]

Yeah, just think of flashlights as investments. Especially rare and antique ones. Some have gone for pretty high prices on ebay as we've all seen.

 

[KDOG3]

Who are these "sane" people that you speak of?

 

[Valolammas]

I can't quote, because I wasn't there, but my wife told me the other day, that during their coffee break, she mentioned to a co-worker that I'm a flashaholic. Reportedly her colleague couldn't stop laughing for several minutes.

 

[IcantC]

I can't quote, because I wasn't there, but my wife told me the other day, that during their coffee break, she mentioned to a co-worker that I'm a flashaholic. Reportedly her colleague couldn't stop laughing for several minutes.

 

[Burgess]

i don't understand what is so funny about being a Flashaholic.

:huh2: ___




But then, perhaps i may be a bit biased !




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[KuoH]

Yup, there are two ways to interpret that word, and the "unenlightened" will probably chose the less desirable one.

KuoH

I...she mentioned to a co-worker that I'm a flashaholic. Reportedly her colleague couldn't stop laughing for several minutes.

 

[TorchBoy]

Addicted to... "flashahol"??? :huh2:

 

[Valolammas]

Yup, there are two ways to interpret that word, and the "unenlightened" will probably chose the less desirable one.

Oh, I just rephrased it in English. She didn't use that word of course, it doesn't even exist in Finnish. She probably just said something like (translated) "my husband has a flashlight hobby".

As for being funny, I don't really get it either. I do understand that it may seem an odd hobby to many people, but as far as hobbies go, at least it's a pretty useful one. And there are plenty of weirder ones out there...

 

[PAB]

I can't quote, because I wasn't there, but my wife told me the other day, that during their coffee break, she mentioned to a co-worker that I'm a flashaholic. Reportedly her colleague couldn't stop laughing for several minutes.

Addicted to... "flashahol"???:huh2:

Maybe she thought it meant addicted to flashing. That would be worth a good chuckle.

 

[TorchBoy]

Ha ha. But it was in Finnish. I thought it might have been the anatomical connotations, but I can't think of an appropriate way to mention that it is very much a guy hobby. (I guess that'll have to do.)

 

[PAB]

"If there is a 50% chance of rain you'll carry an umbrella. There is a 100% chance it will get dark tonight."
that i've quoted it to my girlfriend.
Responce was:
"Just because it's dark, it does not mean that You need a flashlight".

I'm speechless for the moment.

Just because it rains doesn't mean you need an umbrella either. But smart people that don't want to be inconvenienced prepare for problems that have a significant chance of occurring.

 

[Valolammas]

Maybe she thought it meant addicted to flashing. That would be worth a good chuckle.

Indeed. I wonder how long will take until I can come across the word "flashaholic" without thinking of that interpretation...

 

[IcantC]

Not really about me owning lights, but buying one. I purchased a Mag for the ROP mod. A friend asked what I did that day, I said I stopped by to grab a flashlight. His reponse "You bought a flashlight?Why?" He had the biggest clueless expression as if flashlights have no use and are obsolete :-/.

 

[Diesel_Bomber]

I'm really thinking that if these people were sane they wouldn't be making odd comments. (TIC of course.)

:buddies:

 

[Stromberg]

I can't quote, because I wasn't there, but my wife told me the other day, that during their coffee break, she mentioned to a co-worker that I'm a flashaholic. Reportedly her colleague couldn't stop laughing for several minutes.

I think that flashaholism is so new thing that the majority doesn't yet understand and respect it like addiction to cars, stamps etc. Or maybe the co-worker thinks its just another manly way for compensating something..?