Today I had an A/C guy come out because I had a clogged drain pipe and some ducting changes that needed to be made to equalize out the house (yes, we needed A/C in the middle of winter here in south Fla today
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So the guy goes up in the attic to start cutting and re-doing some ducts. He has one of those DeWalt lights that run off the same batteries as their rechargable drills and other power tools. The ducts he needed to work on were in a corner and it was dark. I watched him so I'd know how to adjust it myself later on if need be.
He was clearly having trouble with seeing what he was doing and the DeWalt wasn't putting out enough light. He asked if I had a big light he could borrow, like a 120V worklight or a big lantern. I went down and got one of my Tigerlights. I had just bought them and this was my first big chance to really utilize one. He looked at it and laughed and asked if I had anything bigger. I said don't worry, it'll easily be good enough. He looked a little irritated and clearly didn't believe me, it was really hot up there and he was in a hurry.
So, he looks it right in the lens with a snicker and before I could utter a word of warning he turns it on. It was hot off the charger and he took a full face blast at about a foot away. He jumped back, dropped the light, yelled holy s***, and nearly put his foot thru the ceiling drywall. It took him about 5 minutes to recompose himself and finish the work. We laughed about it afterwards as he's writing up the big bill and needless to say he's going to order one.
So the guy goes up in the attic to start cutting and re-doing some ducts. He has one of those DeWalt lights that run off the same batteries as their rechargable drills and other power tools. The ducts he needed to work on were in a corner and it was dark. I watched him so I'd know how to adjust it myself later on if need be.
He was clearly having trouble with seeing what he was doing and the DeWalt wasn't putting out enough light. He asked if I had a big light he could borrow, like a 120V worklight or a big lantern. I went down and got one of my Tigerlights. I had just bought them and this was my first big chance to really utilize one. He looked at it and laughed and asked if I had anything bigger. I said don't worry, it'll easily be good enough. He looked a little irritated and clearly didn't believe me, it was really hot up there and he was in a hurry.
So, he looks it right in the lens with a snicker and before I could utter a word of warning he turns it on. It was hot off the charger and he took a full face blast at about a foot away. He jumped back, dropped the light, yelled holy s***, and nearly put his foot thru the ceiling drywall. It took him about 5 minutes to recompose himself and finish the work. We laughed about it afterwards as he's writing up the big bill and needless to say he's going to order one.