What did you use your flashlight for today?

[Emanon0825]

Im kind of cheating because ot wasnt today but i used my fenix ld22 to look for a house key that dropped somewhere between the parking lot and a friends apartment. It was dark amd raining and made it that much cooler

 

[Foskey]

Used my Surefire G2L while working on a leaky washer.

 

[Nutdip]

Used my Surefire E2D to change out the thermo couple on my crappy home heater. A bit too heavy to hang out of my mouth but I was too lazy to run upstairs and grab a pen light. Gave my lips a workout. lol Worked great for the job. Low setting was just enough light.

 

[TEEJ]

I was in a very large, crowded parking lot picking up some friends who needed a ride due to the imbibing they had engaged in...and needed to let them know where in the parking lot to go to find me.

(I had agreed to pick them up earlier in the day)

I could see people milling about in front of the building, but I was a long way off, a few football fields worth, and could not tell if they were there...and my phone was dead...dying on the last text saying I was outside waiting for them.

After ~ 1/2 hr...I decided to lit up the Thrunite TN31 on strobe. I aimed it straight up, and fired off about 10 seconds worth of fireworks.

They saw the flashing light sabre shooting into the sky off in the distance, and, well, KNEW it had to be ME....and came over.

 

[Richub]

New year's eve, on a dark parking lot: Somebody placed a big fireworks pot to fire it up. One of us said he'd put it upside down, but he insisted it wasn't. A quick flash of my TK15 on high revealed the upside down text clearly. Oops.

This saved him from blowing his money into a dangerous situation for all of us. That pot gave us some beautiful fireworks now.
Only downside to this story was that nobody was interested in that TK15...

 

[TweakMDS]

Used my D25C Ti Clicky NW to get socks and underwear from the closet My bedroom light takes a minute or two to get to full output and combine that with our bedroom being such a huge mess at the moment that the closet door won't open all the way, it's very dark in the closet ^^

I also used my D25A Clicky XP-G to inspect my car for potential fireworks damage (those damned kids!) and luckily found none. GF used the Fenix E11 to look for our cats around the backyard. Then I have her the D25A and taught her how to look for animals' eyes with the moonlight mode while whistling to get them to look at you. Works very well, for those of you who are not familliar with that technique.

 

[Ishango]

Last night when my girlfriend went out to walk the dog after sunset, suddenly the lights in the park went out. She totally forgot she had the E05 on her keyring, but had enough moonlight to walk back home.

When I went out later to walk the dog again, the lights in the park were still out and made the park quite dark (the street on the other side of the water is brightly lit by street lanterns, but it didn't light up the park). I had enough moonlight to walk without problems myself, but I did however fire up my PD32 UE on burst to check how bright it shines outdoors and because I thought I saw some movement close by (but there wasn't anything to find).

Also I spoke to my mother-in-law days ago (during a belated Christmas party) and she told me how happy she was that I gave her one of my older lights (my Xeno E03). She says she uses it all the time using her old radio tuner (which is in a dark spot), but also outdoors when walking the dog (she lives near a lake which has an unlit walking area around it). My own parents each love their Fenix E11 and use it quite often as well. In one of my last posts I told about the water pipe bursting during Christmas. I forgot to add that my fathers E11 came out almost as fast as my own EDC lights. Makes me a proud flashaholic

 

[thelonewolf1124]

Not sure this is a real "use" but I used, okay played with, my pd32ue to burn holes in a red solo cup just to see if it could, and yes, 7 to 8 seconds half an inch away from the cup melts a nice round hole on burst. High also melts it but takes a little longer.

 

[jamesmtl514]

I walked into my usual bar on Friday night. It's a very dimly lit establishment. As i got in i see this guy using his phone LED to look for something, I looked right at him and said, 'oh we're playing that game' i pulled out my MD2 M61 219, pointed it where he was aiming and immediately spotted a black glove on the floor. He just looked at me incredulously and i turned off the light and went in as if nothing happened.

 

[blah9]

Yesterday my wife and I went on a little 2.5 mile night hike with the TK75 and TK45 in the woods. We had an E21 and an LD01 as backup (along with plenty of spare batteries). Hopefully we'll get to go again today.

As a side note we used the iOS app EveryTrail for the first time to track our progress and we were very impressed with how well it worked with my phone placed inside my pocket the whole time. It did a pretty good job of tracking us.

 

[PlayboyJoeShmoe]

Friday night I brought my 18foot Gooseneck trailer home with two items on it because I ran out of time to deliver them. I used my trusty P2D mouth held on low to tarp the stuff because it was going to rain Saturday morning.
Last night I used my Quark 123 on moonlight mode to visit the bathroom.

 

[Inline6Silvia]

I have a 2nd gen Streamlight Microstream. It has the revised pocket clip that allows it to clip to the bill of your ball cap without having to remove the pocket clip and turning it around. My car has been having issues running correctly. The symptoms I was having meant I should have been throwing a check engine light. I know how to check the codes myself if the light on the gauge cluster was lit up. However It never lit up. I get home late and clip my Microstream to my hat, and proceeded to pull the gauge cluster out of my dash to find my check engine light bulb was burnt out. Replaced it and re-installed the gauge cluster. All this was done while my Microstream illuminated the way acting as if it were a headlamp. I then proceeded to check the codes and it turned out I had a bad ignition coil. Replaced it and all is fine. Microstream has got to be one of the best 18 bucks I've ever spent.

 

[pyro1son]

Last night I used my brand new Nitecore EA4, on turbo (why not hey!), to change some light bulbs in my otherhalfs flat. Lit the room up brilliantly, so impressed with the little light.

 

[robcope]

Had to use my Fenix e25 to search under her recliner for her cell phone that I accidentally knocked out of her hand, ooops lol.

 

[Cataract]

The appartment over me is empty at the moment. I used my H52d and V11R on low modes to go for a night tour (door wasn't locked, but I was ready to give lockpicking a try :devil. The place is in slightly better shape than mine, but I decided that if I move I'm going to make it worth while and find a place away from the main boulevard traffic, not just move up one notch.

 

[Gas]

Getting something out of the other fridge in my shed, it was dark and early ha ha

 

[Monocrom]

The appartment over me is empty at the moment. I used my H52d and V11R on low modes to go for a night tour (door wasn't locked, but I was ready to give lockpicking a try :devil. The place is in slightly better shape than mine, but I decided that if I move I'm going to make it worth while and find a place away from the main boulevard traffic, not just move up one notch.

If the apartment is on the top floor, a move might be worth it. Then again, downstairs neighbors can be obnoxious too. As for obnoxious neighbors who think they're better than everyone else, well; that's what lawsuits are for.

Anyway . . . Last night I used my Lowe's 2C Task Force model after walking into the kitchen late at night for a snack. Didn't want to wake anyone else up. Kept the light off in the kitchen. Grabbed a new container of milk. It felt a bit too light. Shined my light on the jug of milk, noticed a bit was missing off the top. Realized that a loved one must have taken a small drink of milk earlier in the day.

 

[TweakMDS]

Used my Tank007 E09 to convince my colleagues that AAA flashlights can be bright and have quite a bit of throw. They're quickly getting tired of me demonstrating every single flashlight when I get them, but I see the want... NEED for lumens slowly growing in their eyes

 

[Cataract]

If the apartment is on the top floor, a move might be worth it. Then again, downstairs neighbors can be obnoxious too. As for obnoxious neighbors who think they're better than everyone else, well; that's what lawsuits are for.
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Nope, not top floor or I would be moving already... although the woman next door to that app. is in her 80's and the woman on top weighs about 110 lbs and we talk whenever we cross each other... you're making me re-think now...

 

[Chrono]

Cats steal my things and i have to look under the sofa.