It’s always the same: expect 98% of the “peasants” where you work or study to not have a dedicated light on them. At best they’ll have phone flashes to eat up their batteries. I know for a fact only one person where I work has a light, and it’s one of those cheapo zoomies with a terrible blue tint.
The only other concession in the place is one of those emergency LED wall lamps (that usually stay, you know, plugged on the wall and turn on when they’re not being fed power through the outlet) used as a lantern – and even that much is only because the big boss of the place (agreeable but ignorant lady) paid out of pocket after a blackout come dusk time led us to close early because of security concerns (books are valuable!), and the total murk inside led to MUCH criticism. The front entrance/exit that evening was only lit up because I lent my own lights to the co-workers there, which was something that I’m not forced at all to do and I made it very clear that day; don’t want some small time sycophant boss wannabe thinking that courtesy was an obligation. :cowboy_hat_face:
(And even that one was following another, shorter blackout in full daylight a week or two before that plunged the inside of the place into the murk, despite the translucid skylight in the middle of the building and the windows all around the walls.)
On a nicer note, I don’t hear any teasing over carrying 3+ torches on me, and I convinced a workmate to buy a Lumintop Tool CRI on a US$10 sale Next item I’m gonna promote is the Zanflare F2, because AA’s
I normally have a few in my bag, but yeah, I don’t want anyone taking any of mine into the can with them, so it’s buy or go all Helen Keller down the hallway.
When you play the XBox 360 game Alan Wake (highly recommended for a flashaholic) and afterward, build a light to specifically replicate the beam pattern and performance of the titular character’s flashlight.
I did.
And for those who haven’t played the game, your flashlight is your most valuable weapon. Throughout the ENTIRE game. Other than some gratuitous product placement, that game was extremely atmospheric and very fun.
And you start synchronising your own holidays with the national holidays of China.
Plus point: it looks as if that is getting you more days off than before.
“You might be a Flashaholic”, if you call a compact thrower + a flooder + a headlamp + an emergency keychain light as a starter kit for your non flashaholic friends.
Next item I’m gonna promote is the Zanflare F2, because AA’s 
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