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Vindicated Again!
Well, it happened again.
I was in the office, typing away, when suddenly I found myself typing by the light of my flat screen monitor. The power went out -- and it wasn't even storming. Most of the office area is internal, so there are no windows, and I noticed the emergency lights didn't kick on.
As it happens, one of the excellent little Countycomm.com slider-switch LED keychain lights was hanging around my neck attached to my ID badge. I turned that on and walked around with a surprising amount of blue-tinted LED illumination to accompany me. I gave another one, a red LED model, to Andy, who works near me.
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I took the 4D Maglite that I keep in brackets mounted under my desk, unscrewed the light head, and place the shaft on my desk, where it served as a giant electric candle.
I found my boss sitting in her office stubbornly going through notes for a meeting with a dim conventional light; I gave her the much brighter NightCutter 5P I keep in a pouch on my "tactical shoulder bag." She used it to continue her work and even took the light to her meeting, returning it to me afterwards with her thanks.
http://www.themartialist.com/images/5p.jpg
I took the Strion that sits in a charger attached to my desk and loaned it to several employees in different departments, who needed the light to see to shut down their machines (running in fast-dwindling uninterruptible power supplies).
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"You should charge for your services," one employee said to me.
"As it happens, I sell flashlights..." I said.
I love these vindicating moments. I have been insufferably smug for the remainder of the afternoon.
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your a flashlight -aholoic. Don't worry, you are not alone. My buddy sells lights too, and usuallly carrys way more light than he personally needs. I don't like to over do it in the gear dept, for casual wear . Usually only a light and knife or 2 as well as extra ammo and my CCW piece.
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Phil
You seem like you would be a good man to have around in the event of another major power grid failure. Good Show Mate!
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Good for you. You and my father would get along well. He keeps flashlights everywhere too. Tell me, do you love little radios as well.
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''Flashlitis Gravidus'' is not treatable - the only palliative even is - donate lotsa fresh batteries to the afflicted - they will smile gratefully!
I cannot even remember where all my flashlights are - E1e of course on person at all times but as for the others -- geez - one by bed, one in truck (oops, make that two) .... one in motorbike bag, and er ... another three or more ''somewhere'' .
Hurrum .......... Why then do I see others and wanna buy em! Nope, it ain't treatable.
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Maybe you're my long lost brother. :)
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Haha - we's all brothers here Lee - flashlights or no! :smile:
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Let's see, Phil, you found yourself in darkness and had the incredible idea to flip on a flashlight.
How do you come up with these ingenious ideas?
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A better question would be why no one else bothers to think of that...
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...because then the story doesn't have a hero.
