Diesel_Bomber
Flashlight Enthusiast
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- Feb 19, 2006
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My neighborhood lost power around 2200 last night due to 65mph+ winds and downed trees.
Flashlights:
I used my SL PP Lux AA to do my standard evening closing-down-the-house routine, then settled into bed with my wife. We both read by the light of a DB-3W modded 3D Mag propped on the headboard with the reflector removed until we went to sleep. I got called to work around 0300 today and returned around 0445; used a Nite-Ize modded MiniMag to navigate the bedroom without waking the wife. Around 0600 I used my SL PP Lux AA to crank up the generator. Ran an extension cord next door for the elderly couple's O2 concentrator and invited them to breakfast. I used another DB-3W modded 3D Mag and a G2/P61 to check near trees and power lines for damage; nearly none in the immediate area.
My house is warm and toasty from the wood stove. I'm listening to my wife sing along with the radio, also listening to the throb of the generator outside the garage. I got to watch the sun rise while eating bacon, eggs, and grits with my wife and neighbors. Sipping my third cup of tea. And lastly, I'm sitting here at the computer, reading CPF.
Ah yes, life is good! :buddies:
Flashlights:
I used my SL PP Lux AA to do my standard evening closing-down-the-house routine, then settled into bed with my wife. We both read by the light of a DB-3W modded 3D Mag propped on the headboard with the reflector removed until we went to sleep. I got called to work around 0300 today and returned around 0445; used a Nite-Ize modded MiniMag to navigate the bedroom without waking the wife. Around 0600 I used my SL PP Lux AA to crank up the generator. Ran an extension cord next door for the elderly couple's O2 concentrator and invited them to breakfast. I used another DB-3W modded 3D Mag and a G2/P61 to check near trees and power lines for damage; nearly none in the immediate area.
My house is warm and toasty from the wood stove. I'm listening to my wife sing along with the radio, also listening to the throb of the generator outside the garage. I got to watch the sun rise while eating bacon, eggs, and grits with my wife and neighbors. Sipping my third cup of tea. And lastly, I'm sitting here at the computer, reading CPF.
Ah yes, life is good! :buddies:
