Are we not capable of a little better?

Wrathbringer27, it’s a combination word, a new kind of urban slang combining JackA with A**hole. Not nice at all and very instigating. And unfortunately, the kind of mentality we have coming in these days.

Damn I feel bad for Dale. You’ve been here much longer and you got cussed by a newbie. That’s juz wrong man. I have an idea who it was but I don’t wanna bring that up anymore. I hope the old timeys don’t leave us newbies. Its been a year since I’ve joined the community and I try to respect everyone even if there is a conflict of interests. Heck, sometimes I get a couple of users asking me for opinions due to the conflicts in the forum even though I’m a newbie. I juz don’t get it why there is a need to cuss at all. Everyone here is contributing to the pool of knowledge and some who spot a mistake or disagree with a certain statement gets riled up for no apparent reason.

I know this would sound silly but what about a blf market place that is a sister to this website? so all advertising and group buys go through that website? I am sure blf could make money of that?

That I think would be up to the admin to make a decision on.

Thanks Wrathbringer27, appreciate the thought, but feel for me for more important things, like I’m getting old. :stuck_out_tongue:

Really though, the process made me step back and put a lot of thought into the feelings and impulses involved. I don’t know if people around the world are aware of it, but Texas is now an open carry State. That’s right, people all over the place here now have the right to not only have a gun but wear it openly on their person. So if out and about, and it’s been a bad day, someone suddenly gets in your face with a “F you A**Hole!” Well, that person would die on the spot. That’s the impulse, and having a gun right at hand makes it so easy to happen. Are people aware that there can be that sudden a consequence to their rudeness?

So it made me realize that it’s better to stay away from people that are prone to be that kind of rude, than to be prompted into an impulsive reaction that would have life altering consequences. Am I the only one that gets that? Is our society so far down the path of destruction that once common civility is a thing of the past? I certainly hope that isn’t the case! But I see rudeness on a shocking level literally every day, young and old alike, men and women, all sorts of people, so casually flipping each other off and screaming and hollering at someone from the comparative safety of their car. Modern times, modern stresses, bring a lot of tension even while giving us technological advancements that blow the mind.

Maybe the legalization of marijuana is really a good thing. Obviously there’s a lot of people out there that simply need to chill…

For the record, I don’t carry. I’m getting too old and grumpy to risk letting things get out of hand on a gut reaction. I know, all too well, how easily it can happen though. I’ve had it happen to me. Right up to pulling the trigger, it happens so fast… I didn’t kill anyone, saw what was happening and put a bullet in the ground, but paid a severe price for it nonetheless even though it was really unintentional. So yeah, I KNOW all too well how other people going over the top can influence a chain reaction. Sadly, most just don’t get it.

Be nice. Pay it forward. It’s what makes the world go round and round smooooothly. :wink:

Does it make it safer to have your weapon out in the open so you can see who is carrying? Or is ease of access such a big problem?

Oh lol. I didn’t know about the open carry thing since in Singapore firearms and knives or any weapon is illegal to carry around in public. Another I noticed is that most members here are above 40 and I’m here lime only turning 19 this year. I’m taking my diploma now and am currently unemployed so there isn’t much choice for me except to save up only for a light I have a complete desire for. I hope the old timers don’t leave the community and continue to guide the newbs. Even tho there are some disrespectful newbies, some of us do really wanna learn and contribute to this pool of knowledge.

EDSG, I think not, I don’t like the concept but they didn’t care about my opinion. lol Scary, really, seeing little old ladies packing chromed .45’s and such. Conceal it, that’s fine, but why have to brag about it?

Anyway, was just trying to make the point that in-your-face rudeness used to come at a price, and can again. Society got away from people carrying guns to make the world a safer place. The safer place has been taken for granted, so I guess we’re sliding back down the hill.

Pressure, modern times, fast paced society.

Me? I like taking things slow and easy… :bigsmile:

19, in todays world, I don’t envy you that dude! lol 53 in todays world is hard enough…

Welcome to BLF everybody. I miss paisley. Remember the sixties?
Is there a 3V emitter out there that can handle a constant 7A?

To everyone at BLF, I could only say be kind to each other. I have failed at that at times, we all do. It is human nature. There's so much bad in the world right now, that it would be a wonderful thing to have just one place of asylum to go to and just have fun.

The forum has changed. It is less friendly than it once was, but most of that is due to so many members. When it was small, it was close knit. Even our admin has changed. As time goes on, people move on. Small towns tend to be friendlier, to the people living there, than big cities. Same for forums.

The Only thing that is Sure in Life, is Change and it can be good or bad, or good and bad, but it is change, like it or not.

I miss BLF, but I also realize that I had a part in taking it to a different level, never even realizing what the bad part of growing bigger could be. Helping can be hurting at the same time. You have to take the bad with the good and that is the hard part. Well, understanding it is the hard part.


The only cells that can run such an emitter are ScotchFire 10,000mAh. :stuck_out_tongue:

Sixties? Does anyone really remember the sixties? Seems to be some kind of haze on those, can’t wipe it off…

You remind me of this video clip edit :smiley:

OL there is a difference in being flat rude, obnoxious and hateful and being plain spoken. What I am speaking of is NOT the plain spoken ones on here but the others.

Well said, David.

I think it s a good opportunity to look at oneself, and figure out if what we do enables or discourages bad behavior. How we respond has much to do with that.

I try to think about applying this when responding to someone that is difficult. I don’t always succeed, but each situation is an opportunity to shine the light, not turn away from it :wink:

Yeah, it was a shame when BLF had that big crash in 1969. We lost all those early modding threads. Link from the mod squad was aread of his time with incandescent strobes, and Goldie Hawn made those far out mini mags with a butterfly hot spot.
“Sock it to me”!

The cussing here bothers me also.

It’s a flashlight forum and people are fighting over flashlights LOL

Seriously, the right to bear arms attacked and legalizing drugs brought up for zero reason…and we are supposed to wonder how threads get political and argumentative?

Shhhhh! Quiet everybody. Yoko Ono is up next.

Look over there…SQUIRREL! :slight_smile: