The water heater drip pan is not a cure for a leaking water heater. It's just a temporary safeguard until the drip is fixed.
What did you use your flashlight for today?
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The water heater drip pan is not a cure for a leaking water heater. It's just a temporary safeguard until the drip is fixed.
BluGrass
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Yeah drained the whole thing. Probably have to replace it. Trying to get it fixed would just be a bandaid.
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I turned a series of flashlights on today for no reason at all. Not for wall checks, nor laughs. None of the usual reasons like darkness or finding a crayon that rolled under the sofa.
Just did it because the voices told me to.
I turned a series of flashlights on today for no reason at all. Not for wall checks, nor laughs. None of the usual reasons like darkness or finding a crayon that rolled under the sofa.
Just did it because the voices told me to.
akula88
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There was a citywide 2-hour unscheduled outage. Unluckily, our supposed standby diesel power generator for the building also conked out.
Had to use a couple of lights for ceiling bounce to lit up our bed room and living room.
Had to use a couple of lights for ceiling bounce to lit up our bed room and living room.
BrisketBBQ
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Early morning locking the front door with the key fob to my car loose in hand. Somehow managed to drop the fob in bountiful summer bushes surrounding our front steps as I put the house keys in my pocket. Hands and knee, nothing but bush, bugs, leaves and the occasional spider web. A fine kettle of fish. Malkoff MDC HA TAC from my back pocket, 10-seconds of searching with the Malkoff and I caught a glint of light on silver about 2-feet in. No harm, no foul, smiled at my stupidity and on my way.
PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
Today I wound up getting trapped in an elevator with two co-workers. After stepping into the elevator and pushing a button for a floor, the doors closed and then... nothing. No sounds, no movement. Pushed the button again and... nothing. Pushed the "open door" button... nothing. Pushed all of the floor buttons - nothing.
10 minutes in, the overhead lights switched off. The only light in the elevator was the floor indicator LED display. Fortunately I had my PD35 on me and used it for a ceiling bounce to provide illumination while we tried to come up with an exit plan.
Eventually one of my co-workers reached someone in the hallway via cell and had him push the call button. This started the elevator up again, at which point it proceeded to that floor and the doors opened. Phew!
I used the stairs for the rest of the day. :sweat:
10 minutes in, the overhead lights switched off. The only light in the elevator was the floor indicator LED display. Fortunately I had my PD35 on me and used it for a ceiling bounce to provide illumination while we tried to come up with an exit plan.
Eventually one of my co-workers reached someone in the hallway via cell and had him push the call button. This started the elevator up again, at which point it proceeded to that floor and the doors opened. Phew!
I used the stairs for the rest of the day. :sweat:
Must admit, that's why I never use the elevators at my nightshift job when doing my rounds. If they stop or get stuck, I'm screwed as I have no one who'll notice I'm missing. No one to call for assistance.
tech25
Flashlight Enthusiast
The one time that I got stuck in an elevator was with 3 police officers, 4 firefighters and 2 EMTs will a lot of equipment. One would think us "professionals" would look at a weight limit... :thinking: it was over quickly (a firefighter comes in handy when stuck in an elevator )
as for flashlights, between us all we had a bunch of streamlights, surefires, maglites and a Malkoff.
as for flashlights, between us all we had a bunch of streamlights, surefires, maglites and a Malkoff.
tech25
Flashlight Enthusiast
Back on topic. I went to work for a couple of days and left a Zebralight (and a couple of other lights) for my wife. She rolled her eyes when I told her where it was. I always keep the tailcap rotated so as to lock it out, when I got back the light was moved and the tailcap was tightened. I count that as a win!
Modernflame
Flashlight Enthusiast
In that crowd, I expect Streamlight, Surefire, and Maglite. Who had the Malkoff? Must have been you?
Hopefully, one of the EMT's had some oxygen. That's one crowded elevator!
LED Monkey
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I used my flashlight to look for another flashlight.
Come on now you know you've done it too
Come on now you know you've done it too
rrego
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During the week, used two lights to "light up" bath time for the kids.
One day, it was two Surefires - 320 lumens Z2X and G2X Fire Rescue Orange 320/50 lumens (on 320 lumen mode).
Another day in the week, two Malkoff M61W, one in a SolarForce L2T Stainless Steel and one in a standard L2T.
:thumbsup:
One day, it was two Surefires - 320 lumens Z2X and G2X Fire Rescue Orange 320/50 lumens (on 320 lumen mode).
Another day in the week, two Malkoff M61W, one in a SolarForce L2T Stainless Steel and one in a standard L2T.
:thumbsup:
I used my flashlight to look for another flashlight.
Come on now you know you've done it too
Yup!
As for me, Olight M1T Raider to check a very dark fence-line where I heard something suspicious; out in the company parking lot during my nightshift job. Nothing. must of been one of the numerous stray cats on the property.
usdiver
Flashlight Enthusiast
Surefire FirePak was deployed for mosquito hunting. Nice wide coverage... skeeter can't go under the radar with this one!
PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I used my flashlight to look for another flashlight.
Come on now you know you've done it too
And there it is, your moment of Zen...
YAK-28
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you sure made a good choice with your pd35 and seem to have gotten your money's worth out of it. what light did you use before it? any thoughts as to what might replace it for you?
Last night Mrs. Fixer and I returned home from dinner and heard a hoot owl in the next door back yard. Man that thing was loud. Once inside it sounded like it was setting on a window sill outside my den. Ordinarily I love the sound of a hoot owl off in the distance. But this one was max volume some 80 feet away and wouldn't shut up as we tried to hear the television.
After a while it was like those annoying neighbors who stick a speaker out their window after 10pm and aim it at your house. ENOUGH STUPID OWL!!
I whipped out my Streamlight ProTac HL4 and lit up the night next door. Partly out of curiosity to shine in in the eyes of said owl and partly to simply light up the back yards a few doors down. It was like BigFoot was approaching as even the crickets stopped chirping while it was turned on. The late summer night critter sounds all became silent. Including the hoot owl. Suddenly this giant ptaredactile looking creature takes flight and flew off in the distance. A bit later I could hear the hoot owl hooting far enough away that again it was charming.
After a while it was like those annoying neighbors who stick a speaker out their window after 10pm and aim it at your house. ENOUGH STUPID OWL!!
I whipped out my Streamlight ProTac HL4 and lit up the night next door. Partly out of curiosity to shine in in the eyes of said owl and partly to simply light up the back yards a few doors down. It was like BigFoot was approaching as even the crickets stopped chirping while it was turned on. The late summer night critter sounds all became silent. Including the hoot owl. Suddenly this giant ptaredactile looking creature takes flight and flew off in the distance. A bit later I could hear the hoot owl hooting far enough away that again it was charming.
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PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
Yeah that PD-35 goes everywhere with me and I've gotten a lot of good use out of it. Before that I was using a PD-32, and I recently bought a PD-36R (1600 lumens max) for my next EDC. I really like this range of Fenix products. They're easily pocketable and produce a lot of light for their size.
