What did you use your flashlight for today?

[groutboy_1]

Past couple of days here in this little Massachusetts township that borders with CT. ...Its been Marijuana party nights around my street! All you had to do was get out of your car, and get a small buzz...There was that much smoke around! Like people were burning bales! Personally, I don't really care if people self medicate...As long as there Not bothering anyone else...Unfortunately, like alcohol -(night time public boozing on dark streets)-it brings out the young hoodlums who are just getting gassed-up so they can entertain themselves with criminal misconduct/Mischief/fights(assaults).

 

[Tmack]

I used to indulge in the devil's lettuce when I was a kid.

The only thing I'd be fighting was the seal on a bag of doritos

 

[groutboy_1]

Yup! Lived up in Bangor,ME when I was younger...A long time ago...That's all the kids would do up there...Drink/Smoke/Trundle Bed parties...don't ask...Anyhow, my township has a definite drug, and crime problem...Unfortunately, that creates overzealous Law Enforcement on occasion...Saps away from freedom...Imagine getting stopped by Local PD for using/carrying a flashlight! Because P/O believed people at night with flashlights are suspicious!? (A lawful tool !) But, wouldn't stop and harass a group of teens smoking blunts, and wandering around under the cover of darkness...Up to who knows what...Kind of why the town Domino's delivery guys got robbed twice!!! Misplaced priorities!!!!

 

[Tmack]

Lol i know the feeling.

I live in one of the top 10 most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.
A few years ago we were number 1 yaahhhh!
The corner of North Ave, and Belair Rd, Baltimore City MD.

I've been stopped for having a flashlight many times. Completely searched, questioned, even cuffed because I met a description. That's their favorite thing to tell you.

I just say I collect, and build flashlights, and they usually shut up.
One night I had a tk75vnkt and tk61vn out for me and my girlfriend.
They stopped us and said they got a report of a white female, and Hispanic (I'm 1/2 Asian) breaking into houses on that block.......... Oh and they had flashlights. What a joke. We were walking to the 7/11 for God's sake.

I then shined the light into the trees and told him to get his light out.
He told me to get the '____' out of his sight. I guess he was mad he didn't get us on anything.

I've been told by cops, "I stopped you because you don't look like you belong in this neighborhood" just because I'm not black.
Crazy stuff man.

 

[SparkLite]

Used my Ti Preon P2 to confirm the earth switch was indeed closed on some 33kV ABB switchgear...


and my D40A on high (tail standing) in the middle of the substation to provide illumination while we switched feeds from one supply to another... :thumbsup:


Made the engineers ooh and ahh for a minute before they quickly evacuated after seeing me don my arc-flash spacesuit... :devil:

 

[Bigblue]

I guess he was mad he didn't get us on anything.

Where'd you hide the rifle? ha

 

[Tmack]

Haha. I did walk into my house with a fully loaded bandoleer, and my pistol grip shotgun in a "quick draw" case (you can blatantly see the pistol grip lol)

Sometimes you have to remind your neighborhood how stupid it would be to try anything to my family, or my property.

 

[kbuzbee]

Sometimes you have to remind your neighborhood how stupid it would be to try anything to my family, or my property.

I get a similar effect just walking my 6'6" 300# body out to get the mail. There's gotta be easier targets out there

Ken

 

[groutboy_1]

Lol i know the feeling.

I live in one of the top 10 most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States.
A few years ago we were number 1 yaahhhh!
The corner of North Ave, and Belair Rd, Baltimore City MD.

I've been stopped for having a flashlight many times. Completely searched, questioned, even cuffed because I met a description. That's their favorite thing to tell you.

I just say I collect, and build flashlights, and they usually shut up.
One night I had a tk75vnkt and tk61vn out for me and my girlfriend.
They stopped us and said they got a report of a white female, and Hispanic (I'm 1/2 Asian) breaking into houses on that block.......... Oh and they had flashlights. What a joke. We were walking to the 7/11 for God's sake.

I then shined the light into the trees and told him to get his light out.
He told me to get the '____' out of his sight. I guess he was mad he didn't get us on anything.

I've been told by cops, "I stopped you because you don't look like you belong in this neighborhood" just because I'm not black.
Crazy stuff man.

Man that's not good! It sounds like you live in a DMZ! I know MD. is very notorious for high crime cities,and areas...I mean my area isn't as bad as that...Though the area is starting to flood with illegal aliens Because MA. has" sanctuary cities/towns." You know, "bring in your MS-13 bros...The politicians need your votes! "Your talking about the state of Massachusetts where it requires Local/State Police permission to have a permit ( FID-D card) just to purchase/carry/ and own pepper spray and mace...Tac lights will be next...As well as videocameras/digital cameras...P/O's don't like being monitored....just like us....

 

[Tmack]

Yeah its so sad that you don't have to look very hard in most states to find the scum.
I need to get my son out of this hood asap.

 

[kbuzbee]

Yeah its so sad that you don't have to look very hard in most states to find the scum.
I need to get my son out of this hood asap.

I agree 100%! There are NO cities I would want to live in. Period. Get a place out in the country and be done with it

Ken

 

[Bigblue]

Yeah its so sad that you don't have to look very hard in most states to find the scum.
I need to get my son out of this hood asap.

Agree, anywhere there's a nice city, a crime-filled neighborhood is not far away.

Come out to central / south Jersey. Just not in or close to Camden though, unless you don't like your cars.

 

[Bigblue]

I get a similar effect just walking my 6'6" 300# body out to get the mail. There's gotta be easier targets out there

Ken

If you can run the 40 at 4.9 or better, Giants can use you on their o-line.

 

[groutboy_1]

Used Nitecore EA 4 Pioneer to illuminate a maintenance cage.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Quark Pro QP2L-X. Had to go out to the garage. While outside, shinning my light around the yard, I saw a young possum walking up and down the fence line.

~ Chance

 

[cistallus]

Room's regular lighting died moments before I had to do some work including a call, no time to get a replacement bulb.

I just put my tailstanding EagleTac SX25L3 on High (second highest level) and it lit up the room fine for an hour and a half. Was hot, but not too hot to hold, when I turned it off. Batteries (three 3400mAh Soshine 18650), that were at probably 4.10-4.15V at start, were at 3.90V.

 

[UnderPar]

To illuminate the mechanic fixing my motorbike last night. He eventually hide his flashlight upon seeing my lights.

 

[groutboy_1]

Nothing....Still to bright outside....

 

[groutboy_1]

Saturday, 2:46p. Sunny, 81°f pleasant. Need a Flashlight brighter than the sun that can operate in these conditions! Other than that...nothing.....

 

[Bullzeyebill]

I use my SF M6LT in the sun, and it is brighter than the suns reflection on the ground. It has an amazing huge hot spot with all of the light in that hotspot. Using 2X18650's.

Bill