What did you use your flashlight for today?

[IMA SOL MAN]

Just call me Mood Killer. 😎

I'll wager you have been called more than that!

 

[Monocrom]

Yup, but at my age I don't care. 😁

 

[JoeJoe]

I shook a Ramen dry powder seasonings packet the other day (it was actually a S. Korean Ramyeon) holding the corner, it has never ripped by shaking it down before. Today, it ripped and left a small triangle in my hand an the entire packet flew about 5 feet away onto our ceramic tile living room floor. Shrimp powder and hot spice powder everywhere. I was PO'ed to say the least. I sponged some of the visible powder up. But to find all the particles, and to find anything dropped on the floor, I placed my flashlight parallel with the floor and right on the floor and it shines the beam straight out and travels on top of the tile brightly to see all sorts of things. You would be surprised how much dirt and hair is down there. Vacuumed the remaining powder so the house would not smell shrimpy. We do this on all rugs as well. I also used it to take the garbage can to the road in case a snake was on the driveway. I am new to REAL LED flashlights and will be getting a few in the near future. I want a far throw and an EDC or Tactical, reliable, under 100e each. There is a lake or series of dredged areas and lake areas behind my home that go from water to almost dry (Florida sand bottom) and sometimes we hear Coyotes. I may mess around and spot them in the lake grass just for fun. I just like bright lights. The light i am not proud to admit is a HD Defiant brand 2 C cell tail click that has high, med, low, strobe. It got wonky after 3 months or so and flickered and would not go through the cycles properly. Took it apart, raised the spring tension on the bottom and unassembled the 2 brass holder rings and then reassembled. Works like new, but I want better!

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I used a 365nm UV light w/Woods filter to check a $10 bill for the fluorescent security strip and found it. I was trying to determine why this bill was rejected by a change machine. Looks like it was an issue with the machine.

 

[LuxLuthor]

Living in Mississippi now, and was tracking (with my Mag 1185) an alligator passing by on far side of metal fence after my dogs alerted.

 

[newts]

that is genius. also your daughter has good taste in lights.

 

[Monocrom]

I used a 365nm UV light w/Woods filter to check a $10 bill for the fluorescent security strip and found it. I was trying to determine why this bill was rejected by a change machine. Looks like it was an issue with the machine.

If a bill is excessively wrinkly it can become too soft. Change machines and vending machines work best with bills that don't have excessive wrinkles in them, and are still at bit stiff. If too soft, a bill can wrinkle up a bit as it goes inside the machine. Causing the machine to not be able to read or recognize it as a proper bill. Thus, spitting the bill back out.

Far too many times to count the number of occasions I had to use a stiffer bill in my wallet to get what I wanted from a change or vending machine. After the darn thing refused the first, softer bill I inserted into it.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

If a bill is excessively wrinkly it can become too soft. Change machines and vending machines work best with bills that don't have excessive wrinkles in them, and are still at bit stiff. If too soft, a bill can wrinkle up a bit as it goes inside the machine. Causing the machine to not be able to read or recognize it as a proper bill. Thus, spitting the bill back out.

Far too many times to count the number of occasions I had to use a stiffer bill in my wallet to get what I wanted from a change or vending machine. After the darn thing refused the first, softer bill I inserted into it.

You know Monocrom, this was likely the culprit now that you mention it. That bill was fairly crinkly.

 

[idleprocess]

Walking the dog this evening and he lunged at something I couldn't see (usually rabbits). But I heard pronounced slow wingbeats and just caught a large silhouette across a background light source in my peripheral vision some ~30 meters away. Pointed the FW3A at it and recognized a night heron as it swung within ~10m; hit turbo and watched it disappear over a house across the street.

 

[Ulightme]

Today I used my Wuben UV flashlight to cure the trits into my Ti Manker Mini Striker.

 

[rwolfenstein]

I was rattling bushes today with a trusty Surefire E2D Ultra. Making sure to move to houseless individuals over to the public transit center.

 

[Monocrom]

Lit up two dudes sitting in an SUV with my Thrunite TT20 on Turbo.
As I approached their trespassing selves parked in an out of the way spot, but with the vehicle's lights on, I heard them cheering and wooping and hollerin.' So, either they were watching some sort of sporting event on a phone or tablet or....... perhaps some very impressive "Adult" entertainment video. Didn't find out which it was. Their antics immediately came to a halt when I lit them up, and politely informed them it was time to go.

I'm seriously considering bringing my Imalent MS12 Mini to work.

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

Lit up two dudes sitting in an SUV with my Thrunite TT20 on Turbo.
As I approached their trespassing selves parked in an out of the way spot, but with the vehicle's lights on, I heard them cheering and wooping and hollerin.' So, either they were watching some sort of sporting event on a phone or tablet or....... perhaps some very impressive "Adult" entertainment video. Didn't find out which it was. Their antics immediately came to a halt when I lit them up, and politely informed them it was time to go.

I'm seriously considering bringing my Imalent MS12 Mini to work.

Do you wear body armor? Seems to me, times are getting more and more dangerous and people are unpredictable. What you do is about as dangerous it seems to me, as LE traffic stops.

 

[letschat7]

I used to wear 3A body armour with a plate.

 

[Brokenarrow]

I walk around the property at night with a D1 with W1. Lights up the foxes nicely and somehow they are able to stare at it for a least a few seconds before running off. I cannot imagine what it must do to their eyes........

 

[Monocrom]

Do you wear body armor? Seems to me, times are getting more and more dangerous and people are unpredictable. What you do is about as dangerous it seems to me, as LE traffic stops.

I do have a level III-A bullet-proof vest. But the panels are far too many years old to be effective nowadays. Plus, it's a headache. No one tells you that they're much easier to put on if you have an extra pair of hands helping you. Putting it on by yourself is do-able, but aggravating. If you wear one in the summer without an undershirt on, you have to coat your entire torso in baby-powder or horribly regret it after sweating in it a few hours later. (Good luck covering your back without that extra pair of hands.)

And, how lovely no one tells you that you have to replace the panels once every seven years or the vest becomes significantly less effective in stopping incoming rounds. Nowadays I recommend getting a Backpack with a slot for a trauma plate. Can be worn in front, if needed. Use is as simple as putting on or taking off a backpack.

As for the neighborhood, there's nearly zero violent crime. And, almost all the residents are horrendously Passive-Aggressive. Put your foot down, let them know you're not putting up with their B.S., watch them fold up faster than a cheap Lawn Chair. Been at that client's site for a decade now. Random traffic stops are scary. Kicking out these neighborhood losers, not at all.

 

[rwolfenstein]

I do have a level III-A bullet-proof vest. But the panels are far too many years old to be effective nowadays. Plus, it's a headache. No one tells you that they're much easier to put on if you have an extra pair of hands helping you. Putting it on by yourself is do-able, but aggravating. If you wear one in the summer without an undershirt on, you have to coat your entire torso in baby-powder or horribly regret it after sweating in it a few hours later. (Good luck covering your back without that extra pair of hands.)

And, how lovely no one tells you that you have to replace the panels once every seven years or the vest becomes significantly less effective in stopping incoming rounds. Nowadays I recommend getting a Backpack with a slot for a trauma plate. Can be worn in front, if needed. Use is as simple as putting on or taking off a backpack.

As for the neighborhood, there's nearly zero violent crime. And, almost all the residents are horrendously Passive-Aggressive. Put your foot down, let them know you're not putting up with their B.S., watch them fold up faster than a cheap Lawn Chair. Been at that client's site for a decade now. Random traffic stops are scary. Kicking out these neighborhood losers, not at all.

How different the coasts are, I was issued new panels every 5 years. (Agency provided) Sure it gets hot out here, but I would rather be sweaty than bullet ridden.

 

[Monocrom]

How different the coasts are, I was issued new panels every 5 years. (Agency provided) Sure it gets hot out here, but I would rather be sweaty than bullet ridden.

I mean, if you knew that everyone you encountered on the job was a sad, Passive-Aggressive, joke of a human-being.... Would you bother putting on the vest? Like I said, I do have one. Could easily order new panels for it. Start wearing it. I'm more likely to get zapped by a ray-gun from an invading alien species from outer space, than from someone with a .9mm during my shift.

 

[rwolfenstein]

I mean, if you knew that everyone you encountered on the job was a sad, Passive-Aggressive, joke of a human-being.... Would you bother putting on the vest? Like I said, I do have one. Could easily order new panels for it. Start wearing it. I'm more likely to get zapped by a ray-gun from an invading alien species from outer space, than from someone with a .9mm during my shift.

Most common folks I deal with throughout my shift are college students. Most of the time it is education rather than enforcement. It doesnt change how I feel about wearing a vest, but your mileage may vary.

 

[bigburly912]

.9mm during my shift.

Y’all have some tiny guns out yonder way I do say.