22hornet
Enlightened
Hello,
A flashaholic story I would like to share.
Some sundays ago me and my wife went to visit the "fortress of Breendonk" a 19th century heavy fortress to protect the city of Antwerp. During the second world war, it saw use as a concentration camp. Two elder people I know personally spent some time there and, luckily, survived.
While we were visiting the dark fortress on a dark and grey sunday, it was difficult to see very well - at least to see all the details - in the dark corridors and very dimly lit rooms. That day my wife was carrying "a different handbag" and only had her ARC AAA CS on her. (her other bag contains 2 McKinleys - red and white - and a Fenix L2P.
So, she pulled out the ARC, only to find out that it wasn't enough light for the task. That day I was carrying my Surefire L2 (with rechargeable 3.0v cells) and she took it from me. Immediately everything around us was sufficiently lit (low mode) or either, brightly lit (high mode). The L2 truly remains a peerless light for lighting up rooms because of it's terrific flood.
That day there were not many visitors in the fortress. But a man who was walking close to us with his wife said: "thats good" and nodded his head. Thanks to my wife (I was using my ARC AAA DS which was a bit dim for "fortress illumination" that other couple suddenly could see a whole lot more, making their tour more interesting. They kept pace with us and were happy when we lit up unlit dark corridors. A few minutes later, another couple, one of the few as there were few visitors, started walking with us as well. These people regularly asked my wife to shine in this or another direction, allowing them to see things that would otherwise have remained in the dark.
It was an interesting day for this flashaholic
. Because these old fortresses and concentration camps remind me of a past that must not be forgotten. And my wife made the tour even better.
Kind regards,
Joris
A flashaholic story I would like to share.
Some sundays ago me and my wife went to visit the "fortress of Breendonk" a 19th century heavy fortress to protect the city of Antwerp. During the second world war, it saw use as a concentration camp. Two elder people I know personally spent some time there and, luckily, survived.
While we were visiting the dark fortress on a dark and grey sunday, it was difficult to see very well - at least to see all the details - in the dark corridors and very dimly lit rooms. That day my wife was carrying "a different handbag" and only had her ARC AAA CS on her. (her other bag contains 2 McKinleys - red and white - and a Fenix L2P.
So, she pulled out the ARC, only to find out that it wasn't enough light for the task. That day I was carrying my Surefire L2 (with rechargeable 3.0v cells) and she took it from me. Immediately everything around us was sufficiently lit (low mode) or either, brightly lit (high mode). The L2 truly remains a peerless light for lighting up rooms because of it's terrific flood.
That day there were not many visitors in the fortress. But a man who was walking close to us with his wife said: "thats good" and nodded his head. Thanks to my wife (I was using my ARC AAA DS which was a bit dim for "fortress illumination" that other couple suddenly could see a whole lot more, making their tour more interesting. They kept pace with us and were happy when we lit up unlit dark corridors. A few minutes later, another couple, one of the few as there were few visitors, started walking with us as well. These people regularly asked my wife to shine in this or another direction, allowing them to see things that would otherwise have remained in the dark.
It was an interesting day for this flashaholic
. Because these old fortresses and concentration camps remind me of a past that must not be forgotten. And my wife made the tour even better.Kind regards,
Joris
