My wife schools some plumbers

We were having some plumbing issues awhile back, and my wife stayed home to deal with the plumbers. While working, they took out a panel in our linen closet so they could check out the pipes running into the tub/shower. As you can imagine, it was pretty dark in there.

One of them pulled out a matchbook, but my wife has a strict "No igniting the linens" policy and suggested they get a flashlight. Unfortunately, they'd left it in the van. At this point, my wife then got my bedside light for them, a Wolf Eyes Sniper 6ax with a Cree drop-in module that I purchased from Pacific Tactical a year or so ago after seeking advice from this board.

They were initially skeptical that such a small light could be of much use, but that attitude changed immediately when she turned it on. She tells me they gave it a review of, "Ooooh..." before asking where they could get one.

Quinn_Inuit said:

They were initially skeptical that such a small light could be of much use.

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And they where willing to use a match instead of getting whatever cheap light out of the van.
Nice story BTW.

heh, did the same thing to a pizza delivery guy a couple of days ago. he had a mag 2D.... and i whipped out a fenix ld20.

Where'd you get that!? how much?

That is hilarious, but I'd probably send those plumbers away if they were willing to do quality work by match light. . . . .

Morelite said:

And they where willing to use a match instead of getting whatever cheap light out of the van.
Nice story BTW.

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Exactly what I was thinking...

Yucca Patrol said:

That is hilarious, but I'd probably send those plumbers away if they were willing to do quality work by match light. . . . .

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Seriously, WTF?! A MATCH!?

For future reference, it's infinitely more humbling if you put together sleeper pink Disney Princess light for your "loaner light" when one is needed as such.

2x14500 on a 5-cell Magnum bulb should do nicely...

Marduke said:

For future reference, it's infinitely more humbling if you put together sleeper pink Disney Princess light for your "loaner light" when one is needed as such.

2x14500 on a 5-cell Magnum bulb should do nicely...

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OK, Marduke, you'll have to help me make that light. . . . . . seriously, I've got most everything else but a serious incan, and this is the first one that really tickles me pink!

Great story!! :thumbsup:


One of the security guards that comes and checks the doors are locked when we shut the club is in love with my E2DL

Whenever I throw it to him, his eyes light up lol

Stress_Test said:

Seriously, WTF?! A MATCH!?

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By my calculations, thats about one candlepower. :laughing:

Marduke said:

For future reference, it's infinitely more humbling if you put together sleeper pink Disney Princess light for your "loaner light" when one is needed as such.

2x14500 on a 5-cell Magnum bulb should do nicely...

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Haha! I think I'll have to do that... "Here you can use my daughter's princess light."

One of them pulled out a matchbook,
but my wife has a strict "No igniting the linens" policy . . . .


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PS: Smart Lady !

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Wow using a match for lighting...:candle: I could have seen using a cell phone maybe

I can't imagine being in a profession that requires lighting dark spaces and not having a flashlight of some kind on you at all times during work.
It's like being a legally blind optometrist.

Marduke said:

For future reference, it's infinitely more humbling if you put together sleeper pink Disney Princess light for your "loaner light" when one is needed as such.

2x14500 on a 5-cell Magnum bulb should do nicely...

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Funny you should say that, i got my daughter the energizer Disney Princess torch the other day (so she wouldn't play with my MD2/M60 anymore) and thought... this thing is wimpy. I was considering starting off with putting the leftover 3 watt MagLed unit in there with 2 cr123's (would take about 15 seconds with a file to make them fit) and just seeing how that went

PoliceScannerMan said:

By my calculations, thats about one candlepower. :laughing:

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Lumens? Lux? Beamshots? What light meter did you use for these "calculations"?

C'mon, if you're gonna post technical info, do it thoroughly.

Sounds like a good way to get blown up...guess they've never heard of methane gas? Must not have gone to plumber school...

I'm glad you all enjoyed the story.

I was pretty surprised by the match thing, too. OTOH, it's a really good plumbing company. So far, they've always come precisely on time and fixed problems quickly and cleanly.

And I love the overpowered Princess flashlight idea. My wife is a big fan of cute things, and I think that would blow her mind.

Great Story

PoliceScannerMan said:

Stress_Test said:

Seriously, WTF?! A MATCH!?

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By my calculations, thats about one candlepower. :laughing:

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Yeah, but it's probably about, what, 2 lumens? I think a smooth reflector would help with throw. :candle:

But seriously...a match?! Good lord--talk about unprofessional. Good story, though!

This is a great story.

The princess flashlight is a great idea and I've seen a version of it. At the lower MI get-together we had... blindasabat brought a cheap plastic light... I think it was yellow and blue. It looked like something you'd give to your kid... except he put some sort of hi power bi-pin bulb into it:devil: It was very bright.... and you can only run it for 5 seconds at a time or it will melt Only on CPF....... I loved it.