Kinda off-topic, but I am curious: What do Australians call their significant others?
When I read this, I guessed you might be from California* 
(sorry about that..)
In my case, I call her my wife. Some more politically correct people (and unfortunately they seem to be increasing in numbers) might say "partner" whether or not they're married, but that would be very much the exception.
Normally, if somebody uses the "P" word, it means that they're co-habiting, but are not married.
Of course, Australia is quite a large and diverse country, so this will not apply for everybody!
Cheers
* One of my mates at work is from LA, we often joke about "PC Speak"
Very funny and also very disturbing as i can identify myself in some definitions. XD
"The remote control is now a P60 host"
Thanks for the great laugh. :) That was the bullseye in my seratonine dosage system that started dispensing hard. Might not be fun to all but for me was just perfect.
I might add some new:
- Justifiying purchase of unneeded equipment just to test battery capacity and level of degratation with time along with graphs for each owned cell
- Trying to purchase a IR non contact thermometer to assess whole flashlight body temperature and to test which design has greater heatsinging capabilities
- Wrapping 18650 cells with insulating tape to make them not rattle and while at it doing a very nice aesthetic job even knowing the battery would hardly ever be visible but just in case if someone comes by when you have one "exposed" in a charger...
- Having not often used flashlights in a drawer carefully stored in separate bubblewrap bags
- buying outrageous amounts of battery plastic cases
- Carrying more than 1 flashlight on a daily basis
- Carrying one (at least single 18650 flashlight) at some friend wedding (keychain lights doesen't count).
- Taking time and carefully polish SS flashlights on a monthy basis untill mirror finish while wearing cotton gloves to not fingerprint it.
- You often look at your flashlights and wonder if the emitters are cenetered perfectly along with futile attempts to try to measure with a ruler or similar tool
- You carry 2 spare batteries for your lux meter and contemplate new imporved versions on how to build a perfect ligtbox (integrating sphere)
- Start thinking if a multilight holster isn't a bad idea. http://www.manafont.com/product_info.php/multipurpose-military-nylon-oxford-material-pouch-black-p-5254
- Your survivalist needs get you in danger of becoming a knifeaholic and checking which flashlight holster could also accomodate a kinfe without scratching your HA coated flaslighlight. (there is also a risk of trying to match the knife based on the flashlight aesthetics)
- You already know the lumen output needed and color temperature along with tint for every mundane and exotic flashlight task.
- If your led emitter of choice isn't driven up to max specs allowed you immediately realize that the driver must be junk and you start heating your soldering iron before going to find where you have left the "spare" drivers you ordered at DX or KD months ago...
- You buy this: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27551 to carry a spare 18650 cell with you in true mil-spec fashion.
- Have spare coated and non coated flashlight lenses for p60 hosts or others.
- If you have a bike you also have a bunch of flashlight mounts for various tasks. Also at least once in a while you feel the need to make your own 18650 based tail light with hi-med-lo just in case you encounter fog.
- You must at least own 1 zoomable light and often look at it how badly designed it is along with futile attempts to expose the few strong points in an attempt to justify the purchase.
- You have at least one of each Q3, Q5, R2, R5, MCE, XM-L, and SST or similar flashlights.
- Once in a while you find yourself in a bathroom in total dark assessing relative output of your flashlights while being carefull to not be caught by your wife (or girlfriend) doing it.
- On a foggy day take a walk around your house with various flashlights and look at the beam in fog.
- You have already 10 or more excuses ready to explain the carrying a flashlight with you when someone asks: Wow nice that you have a light with you... but how come you carry one?
- In pure daylight when youre waiting a bus or friends to pick you up you start cleaning the lens of your flashlight just to pass the time. Having a special lens cleaning cloth along it just amplifiy your addiction.
- When you see a great deal on a flashlight you never really wanted you feel the urge to buy it justifying it as a true bargain.
- You have at least 2 headlamps even if you not need a single one.
- When a tailcap squeeeks it is a sign that the flashlight must be cleaned and lubed asap. In serious flashlight addicted individuals some remorse might kick in as how did you even dare let it happen! If this happen in public you feel ashamed.
- You know your lights blindfolded just by hearing the clicky switch sound.
You know you're a flashaholic when you dream about being surrounded by flashlights instead of being surrounded by beautiful women. 
It might be somehow correct if the beautiful women youre draming about carry holsters just in case you might need to check something. :D
The ultimate flashaholic dream for me would be ME surrounded by a bunch of the most beautiful women in the world and all of them had flashlights. 
Isn't that a "fleshaholic" rather than a "flashaholic"? ;)
Good one Don. 
When you can't stop reading all the threads here even when you're suppose to be working.
When you keep asking questions about them.
Does buying your first two (hopefully) decent flashlights days apart and then before they've even been shipped ordering a bunch of batteries, a wf-188, and a little prolux 3834 before batteries have been shipped count ?
Hmm, may need some more batteries, and I'll have to get a power supply and rig a cell holder from plastic conduit for the prolux...
Those are classic signs of a full blown FLASHAHOLIC. :O
I think I qualify. I just bought a couple of 18650s. I don't have any lights that take 18650s. But now I have a justification for buying a new light in that format. And a charger.
Indeed, now you *have* to! Otherwise it would be as bad as not buying those thing you didn't want in the supermarket even though they were buy-one-get-one-free! :P
Rule 34 :D
I would suggest, you buy also a new shelf. You will need one soon....
...and probably a bigger appartement by the end of this year.
Maybe you didn't know it. There are many more nice 18650 flashlights, than you may think now.
Concusion: Order some more 18650s too!
Maplins have a great switch mode bench top power supply - 0-20v 0-5A, overkill for a hobby charger so to justify the expense I'll have to buy some emitters and start turning heatsinks. I'm sure it'll have other great uses too ...
You might be a flashaholic ….if a crescent moon or bright stars make you mad …. because it isn’t dark enough to show off your newest flashlight .
If your friends are discussing race …and you begin to refer to people as …Warm, neutral and cool.
As a policeman …if you’re chasing down a killer who thinks breaking all the light bulbs in the building gives him an advantage …… you just smile…
…If you know exactly how many lumens 87 candles on grandmas birthday cake is putting out.
If the PWM on your electric razors charging light bothers you …you might just be a flashaholic
Does the fact that I’m annoyed by PWM in cars DRL in my mirrors qualify me as a flashaolic ?
This thread is absolutely hilarious, thanks for resurrecting it.
… When you know the people behind the flashlights by first name: Hank, Simon, Paul…