You Just Know Your A Flashaholic When......

[välineurheilija]

When you check the delivery confirmation number online to see where on route your latest flashlight purchase is and see that it's still far far away...but you go down to the mailbox anyway and check if it somehow magically arrived sooner :p

LOL :)

 

[knegolf]

When you automatically gravitate towards the flashlight section in any given store just to make fun of the inferior pieces of outdated technology.

 

[Jash]

Your kids have more flashlights than most anyone you know, and they're brighter too.

 

[FoxyRick]

A concerned neighbour calls round to tell you to be on the lookout for the prowler who's been seen again, nosing around with a flashlight on the fields behind the houses, and to check your doors and windows are locked. A policeman calls later that night to say the same and ask if you've seen anything.

You nod appreciatively and keep you mouth shut, because it was you trying out your latest purchase!

(true story)

 

[FoxyRick]

You have more flashlights than socks .

You have a flashlight clipped on your sock!

 

[Tiresius]

when your keychain light can light up a whole livingroom that one standard house bulbs cant.

 

[Burgess]

when your Computer Hard Drive has a directory named " Flashlights ".



when you not only have Lots of flashlights,
but you also know HOW LONG a set of batteries will LAST,
on ANY available brightness level.
(whether Ni-MH, Energizer Lithiums, or even lowly Alkalines)


Heck -- you even know if the light will Gradually Dim, or just Go OUT ! ! !

;)
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[TEEJ]

When you get punched by a non-flashaholic for talking about flashlights.

An acquaintance asked if she could borrow a flashlight. I asked her what beam profile she needed. She said "I don't care, just give me a flashlight"

I said, I have different ones, some with wide beams, some with narrow beams, some that are brighter or have better color rendition....

She cut me off, glazed donuts for eyes..."Look, a flashlight...one that goes on and makes light...they're all the same, don't make it complicated"

I said, no, wait, would you go into home depot and just ask for some wood, wouldn't they ask if you wanted a 2x4 or a sheet of plywood, etc?

She said "what are you talking about, if I went into home depot and said I wanted wood, they'd give me some wood"

I said "maybe if you lost some weight"

(That's when she punched me)

:D

 

[jamesmtl514]

Lol, hilarious. Love the end!

 

[LGT]

When you own 50+ lights, and were to grab one out of a bag, you would know what it is without looking at it.

 

[Jash]

When you own 50+ lights, and were to grab one out of a bag, you would know what it is without looking at it.

This is so true. I find it funny that when I reach into my top drawer I know which light I've touched just by the knurling or the clip.

 

[garryt]

Last night I decided to read my kindle in bed. Rather than turn on the bedside light, I tail stood my Nitecore D11 V2 instead, just so I could use it...

 

[ledmitter_nli]

...You're more worried about the threads on your lights being cleaned and serviced, than your car.
...You have to look for an object twice because you where admiring the beam profile.
...You charge the lume rings on your light before climbing into bed.
...You shield your IPX-8 standardized light from the rain.
...You purchased an air duster can and a LENSPEN.
...You peel the labels off white bezel sized medicine bottles.
...You've fantasized being cast away with an HID SOS beacon light.

 

[Cataract]

When you automatically gravitate towards the flashlight section in any given store just to make fun of the inferior pieces of outdated technology.

... and still think about buying one anyways because you don't have one that's rubber coated.

when your Computer Hard Drive has a directory named " Flashlights ".

[...]
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LOL! It just feels so natural to have that directory, I never would have thought about that one. Makes me think of:

You maintain an excel sheet of all your lights, runtimes, beam profile, lumens, throw, etc... and even make lists of which lights to bring for specific occasions (camping, caving, hiking, ...)



TEEJ: :crackup:

 

[Unicorn]

I don't remember his name anymore, but in 2004-2005 we had a member posting from Iraq. He was a civillian contractor at Scania. Commo or computer support I think. He also set up a small radio station for the troops while he was there. He survived a mortar attack and learned why they were told to build a dog leg entrance into their tent with sandbags.

In that same time, I was deployed to Saudi Arabia (supposedly a combat zone they tell me) and spent a lot of time here too.

 

[Yourfun2]

When your last incandescent burns out and you have to give your guests a flashlight. Today I emailed my tax advisor and asked how many flashlight I can write off as a lighting expense.

 

[ledmitter_nli]

...You know what "fivemega" "pila" and "cottonpicker" is.
...Your computer desktop is host to no less than 3 standing lights (on each side).
...You've ceiling bounced the outside entrance to your home.
...You've ceiling bounced the inside of your vehicle.
...You've ceiling bounced the inside of your refrigerator.
...You've turned off the street light at the end of your block.

 

[kestrel140]

I was watching a show on tv and the actor had a flashlight. I was more interested in identifying the make an model of the flashlight then the actual show.I think the flashaholic bug has bit me.

 

[Cerealand]

When you read threads like this to see how many of the posts matches yourself.

 

[jamesmtl514]

When during a power outage your neighbors think you have power.

When you pull out your HID to light up the inside of their house for them, from across the street...

When people cone over, see your lights from afar and think it's a chess set...then suggest you make one