What do you say?

[Cosmo7809]

When you pull out a flashlight and a non flashaholic says why the @%$& do you carry a flashlight what is your response?

Mine are my sig -"its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it"
-"riding the subway in NYC you dont want to be in the dark on a packed train"
-they are a great all around tool.... carry one and see what I mean"

So lets hear them

 

[Flying Turtle]

I just tell them I always carry one. Sometimes I'll admit to it being a hobby. I've gotten to the age where I really don't care what they think.

Geoff

 

[defloyd77]

I'm a smart*** person so when I pull one out and use it and get asked that I say "oh silly me" and turn it off on 'em :devil:. Get's my point across very nicely, especially when they end up bumping into something. (Note, we are 21 year olds and we have fun doing that stuff to each other:touche: ).

 

[Oddjob]

When you pull out a flashlight and a non flashaholic says why the @%$& do you carry a flashlight what is your response?

Mine are my sig -"its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it"
-"riding the subway in NYC you dont want to be in the dark on a packed train"
-they are a great all around tool.... carry one and see what I mean"

So lets hear them

Nice sig line.
I never get asked if my light is helping them in some way. Other times I just say it comes in handy and I list some instances.

 

[climberkid]

lately i have been reverting to saying it can be really fun to play with them. so i whip out one of my many edc lights and show how it works and how to get to the strobe mode or sos or something interesting and they either get bored and drop the subject or are interested and hopefully go out and get a light.

 

[Tomcat!]

I generally don't get people saying anything, other than to say "oh good", because I usually only take out a light when it's actually needed. The comments come when they know you have three lights on you. Then I'm a geek. All I can do is smile and think 'you should see the other stuff I'm carrying!'
:thumbsup:

 

[generic808]

Because I can

 

[Nos]

Because the spare batteries i carry should make sense. :laughing:

 

[TONY M]

I generally don't get people saying anything, other than to say "oh good", because I usually only take out a light when it's actually needed.

+1
I don't think anyone has ever noticed me carrying an EDC unless I took it out when needed, people usually appreciate it when I help them. I don't carry huge EDC's like some though.

 

[jabe1]

Better looking at it than for it!

 

[mwelch8404]

Because no matter how long you live, half of your life will be at night.

 

[divine]

Because I like to see.

 

[Federal LG]

"Because I like to blind curious people!"

(And I turn it on on TURBO mode in theirs eyes!)

 

[Cosmo7809]

Because no matter how long you live, half of your life will be at night.

I like it

 

[GPB]

You could always try: "I carry a knife too...don't **** me off"

 

[Lunal_Tic]

Because I'm in Japan where everyone it seems carries umbrellas at a hint of rain I usually have this response ready that I pinched from a fellow CPFer.

"If there's a 50% chance of rain today you'd probably carry an umbrella right? Well there's a 100% chance of dark . . .every day."

Thanks to who ever came up with that one in the first place. It translates pretty well.

-LT

 

[DonS2346]

Ah, the better to see you my dear.

Actually I tell them I am an old fart and a light helps me to see what I really need to know.

Even my wife now agrees with me.

 

[isneyk]

When you pull out a flashlight and a non flashaholic says why the @%$& do you carry a flashlight

They say "why?", I say "why not?"

 

[climberkid]

They say "why?", I say "why not?"

+1, works every time! lol

 

[srvctec]

I just say "Because I haven't developed the ability to see in the dark."