Last night around 9pm I was at a friends house. We were all on the back patio when heard a very loud crash and the sound of a car being pushed down the street. We all ran to the front of the house to see that a four-door car had run into an SUV that was parked on the side of the road. People who witnessed the crash said the guy was going around 60mph. The driver's side of his car impacted the rear of the SUV and the bumper of the SUV was less than a foot from the steering wheel of the car. The driver was inside, still conscious but bleeding heavily from his face and head. A guy pulled him out the window and immediately everyone started yelling for a flashlight. Well, being a flashaholic and all, and EDCing an Arc4+ of course I brought it out to light up the situation. Soon after an off-duty EMT from a few houses down arrived and took my Arc4+ and it ended up swapping hands a few times between a few people. I was glad I could help by providing a light but was slightly concerned that these guys who possibly had the drivers blood on their hands were handling my Arc4+. As it turned out the driver had minor injuries. He was very intoxicated and was probably in jail a few hours later. I cleaned and disinfected the light thoroughly afterwards but was still overall a little frustrated with what had happened. So, I suppose now I will have to EDC my usual, Arc4+ and ArcAAA, and a disposable light for such emergencies. Perhaps a Dorcy AAA would do nicely. Then I could hand it off and not even worry about getting it back. Hmmm…EDCing two lights amazes most non-flashaholics, EDCing a third as a loaner light would be even harder for them to understand /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
So am I just crazy or has anyone else felt the need to carry a loaner light?
So am I just crazy or has anyone else felt the need to carry a loaner light?