The power went out at the wedding I was at last night......

ryanv

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So over the last few weeks I have been getting a lot of crap from friends, family and co-workers about "why do you always carry a flashlight, you dont need it." Well last night was the night. I was at/in a wedding(not mine). IT was about 9pm, everyone was dancing, drinking and having a good time when all of the sudden, the power goes out.......... The entire place went black. All of the sudden from across the room I hear "RYAN, wheres your flashlight." I had all ready pulled the E1B from my back pocket. Lit up the large room enough for everyone to get a seat safely and wait (30) minutes for the power to go back on. I went over by the sheriff that was there and asked him where his light was, all he had was a cheap plastic 1D, $3 wal-mart special that was about 5 lumens......... It was a great "in your face" night!!!!!!
 

saeckereier

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Really nice would have been to pull out a HID and light up the place better than it ever was lit before :)
 

Wattnot

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Yup . . . nice save. I would have handed my pocket light to someone and gone out to the car and grabbed a couple more lights!
 

ryanv

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looks like someone took a pic of me with my E1B out saving the night. I had my L4 and G2 in my truck, but my truck was at the hotel......

I was also a little tipsy in this picture......:eek:
The room looks bright, but thats cause of the flash on the camera!


ryan170.jpg
 

qip

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:laughing: it just looks so out of place....its so strange that here you are in a suit at a wedding and you have a flashlight in your pocket ...i cant help but laugh and realize we are all a bunch of loons :crackup:...but its good to be prepared
 
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e2x2e

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Haha you look so proud in that picture-wouldn't we all be!
 

Patriot

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Thats a great story man! Thanks for sharing it.

Kudos to you for your preparedness. :)
 

Gunner12

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That flashlight matches your suit:)

Great story, I guess they won't be making fun of you hobby form a bit.
 

PhantomPhoton

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Good job my brother! Go forth and bring the light to the unenlightened.
E1B sounds just perfect for a suit too.
"... where's your flashlight" :crackup: Your buddy just had to get that in before you saved the day huh?

I'm surprised any LEO would be using what sounds like a cheap supermarket flashlight. Brightness aside, reliability is important to one's life in that job I'd think.
 

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Ryan, you make us proud :twothumbs


+ 1 :thumbsup:



Oh, BTW, did you "spotlight" any amorous couples

trying to "make the best of the darkness" ? ? ?

:devil:




Hmmmm . . . .


Just had another (devious) thought . . . .


You coulda' performed a "Flashlight Experiment",

to determine if a strong, strobing light

makes Drunk people nauseous. :whistle:

:barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf::barf:

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