What did you use your flashlight for today?

[PartyPete]

Another Halloween has come and gone and of course this is the one holiday where you can really have fun with your lights. I usually take a few lights with us but this year I just wanted something simple and small for my pockets so I took the trusty Fenix E12.

Definitely a light that has never let me down; surviving many camping/hiking trips, various outdoor adventures and the occasional trip through the washer/dryer and still works like a charm.

Although it was a fairly quiet Halloween, we still enjoyed walking around the neighborhood on a brisk October night, going door to door....and of course enjoying some of the candy my son got!

 

[kj2]

Took my Fenix TK76 with me, when I walked the dog. Some people find it an ugly light, but I dig it

 

[aginthelaw]

Took my Fenix TK76 with me, when I walked the dog. Some people find it an ugly light, but I dig it

+1 on the ugly part, but it is Halloween so it’ll fit right in. Anyone remember mighty man’s faithful dog, Yuk?

 

[Repsol600rr]

Opening day of deer season here in WI. Used my black diamond revolt, fenix rc05se and uc35 v2.0 on the trek in before the Sun came up and on the way out as well. Gonna do it all over again in about 6 hours or so.

 

[peter yetman]

Yetman saves the day!
Last night at the rehearsals for "Sally Potter and the Trousers of Doom" the Lighting Man wanted the house lights off, for obvious reasons. The Piano Player didn't have any means of lighting her music, unlike me - my sound desk is lit up like Christmas Tree.
I couldn't find a plug in light for her, so I got a spare mic stand and put my Overedied Malkoff onto medium and pointed that at her music. after the first half the cell was down to 60%, but I swapped it for a fresh one. The first cell was charged again by the time we went home.
Yes, I even have a spare charger there.
P

 

[tech25]

Always prepared!

I used my PK-PR1 to keep the baby out of the dark. We went shopping, with the baby in the stroller and as it was cold I put the hood all of the way down blocking the wind which made it pretty dark inside. I put the PK on low to light up the inside, the baby got to play with it while having light.

The PK-PR1 is kept in a pocket of my coat with a primary. Cold won’t bother it and the well spaced modes and floody beam are perfect for backup duty. This is the only light for closer uses that the cooler tint- for some reason- doesn’t bother me.

 

[Rockjunkie15]

I used my x70 last night to scare the dark out of the night.
https://i.postimg.cc/RVyqsD65/F722-D258-17-C8-4-D82-BCA3-BB180-DBE3-FF2.jpg

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

That's an amazing flashlight and a great picture.

~ CG

 

[ven]

WOW thats awesome..............

 

[bykfixer]

Great Scott!!!

 

[bykfixer]

Heater troubles:

My ac went down at the end of the summer. Blower fan issue (again). Swapped out control board. Worked for an hour. (Used my PL2 on low to see inside the cabinet.)

Keep in mind I work out of town so Saturday is my only day to do this.

Hire a pro to diagnose. He says motor is bad. Bad news is that motor was so crumby they stopped making it. Have one custom made. 3 week turn around. It's cold now.

Install new motor and squirrel cage. Old motor refused to come out of squirrel cage. Another week to wait on squirrel cage.

Install those, add power... zap!! Fuse blows. Seriously?
After several hours I figured out the 'pro' had put a wire back incorrectly. Heater ignition control board fried. (Used PL2 and a Solitaire for that part.)

Another week later the board was installed (using PL2 again). Nope. Thermal limiter switch now an issue. Meanwhile Mrs. Fixer is walking around in a hoody all week while electric space heaters keep it bare-able.

Thermal limit switch replaced today. Nope, still trips. While running I see stuff glowing in the heat exchanger. Rust. Spend hours cleaning out the plenum (hoping rust doesn't mean plenum leaks). Used my SureFire EB1c for tunnel beam deep into the 2" diameter channels. All rust gone now, walls inside are clean now. Fire it up. Fan stops working on fast and thermal switch trips.

Man, I'm done. I cleaned up, made a phone call and hired a REAL pro to come blow this piece-a-junk up and install a new one.

It's a package unit and everything has been replaced except for the ac compressor and the heater exchange. It's been one thing after another every year. Some things twice now.

Between those two items it will cost the same as a new system. I just have to pay for the install.

We're not breathing steam indoors as the house is some 45 degrees warmer inside than outside. But this deal has me thinking Florida would be good right now.

 

[Richub]

I get to thinking "What/where the eff is this world/society going to?" a lot the past months.
Being rude and unthankful seems to be the new mantra of the day these last couple of years...

A few examples:
- Last week I saw a lady searching a dark garden for something, and I got my Jaxman E2 out of my backpack and lit up the ground at her feet.
She jumped up as being stung by a hornet and told me to "Put that effing light away, if I wanted light, I'll ask for it!" I just walked away...

The next day I hear a couple of ladies in the bus complaining about how people never help each other out these days. I looked around and guess what: That same lady was among them. :huh:
I couldn't keep quiet and told them I knew why I'm not that helpful anymore, and told that story of the previous evening. Next thing I know that 'lady' literally spat at me, but missed.
The bus driver stopped the bus at the nearest safe point, and told the ladies to get out. Of course it was all my fault, according to those ladies...

- Last summer, I was riding home on my bicycle in the night, and got cussed out for having a too bright headlight. It was a Fenix BC25R on medium (150 lumen)...

- I got kicked out of a restaurant for lighting up the menu with my Nitecore Tip CRI so an elderly man on the table next to me could read it. The waiter ordered me to "Turn the light off! There is light enough in here to read the menu." I told him: "Well, I disagree, as I had trouble reading the menu too." Next thing I know that waiter called in the owner and we were asked to leave. We just left, but on the way out I lit up the ceiling with my friends Fenix RC40 on turbo. A lot of jaws hit the floor on that moment.

- Walking through a museum, we had to go through a dark hallway with a couple of steps up, and a lady in front of me almost tripped over these steps. I got out my E2, and lit up those steps for her. While she thanked me, a doorkeeper walked up to me, demanding I'd hand over my flashlight to him. I was like: "What? Because I helped someone with a bit of light?" Then he tried to take it from me with force. Well, my knee reached his crotch faster than his hand could reach my flashlight. Of course all of this led to a talk with the owner of that museum, which ended up in that doorkeeper being fired on the spot.

It's not all misery these days, thankfully, I got a load of thanks for being helpful the last months, but this rude, unthankful behavior of people is getting more and more obvious these last years... Where will it end..?

 

[bykfixer]

Gettin' that way here too Rich.

World's gone crazy. But you know what?
Doing right by your neighbor is still the right thing to do.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

I used a Spark headlamp to light the way while replacing the convection blower/motor on our pellet stove.

While it's obvious my labors were appreciated, a "Thanks dad." woulda been nice.

~ Chance

 

[LGT]

C

I used a Spark headlamp to light the way while replacing the convection blower/motor on our pellet stove.

While it's obvious my labors were appreciated, a "Thanks dad." woulda been nice.

~ Chance

Cool. I like the way the cat just finds a place.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

Let’s not go off topic. Those experiences could be shared in the Cafe.

Bill

 

[bykfixer]

Today I lit these for no particular reason.

Then I used an Innova X1 to light a hallway. Then after dark I stepped outside with a couple of classic Maglites just to shine them on a neighbors backyard.

It was a day to unwind in general, so I just lit flashlights and giggled like a third grader who had just successfully snuck a peek up teachers dress.

 

[Chauncey Gardiner]

Now I'm giggling. :laughing:

~ CG

 

[thermal guy]

Me and my 3 year old used a hds U60XR to look for a missing doll she just had to have.2 hours later and nothing. Good thing I had the 2X123 body on it 😄

 

[tech25]

One of the kids locked the bathroom door at a relatives house. The lock wasn’t a typical pop open from the outside and it had dirt in the mechanism. Out came my HDS on a lower output to clean it and see how to open. The rotary really helped find the perfect balance to see without too much glare off of the polished handle.