Well, the wife finally said it!I got home from work today and opened a package, she saw the batteries and spacers, not a word.Then she saw what they were for…and I got the dreaded, “ANOTHER flashlight?”Then the”how many do you need?“. How many do I need….NEED?That was a hell of a thing for her to say to me.I was going to be a wise ass and answer that mabey I should start bying more guns again….but for once, I kept my mouth shut!I hope she dosen’t see the two I have comming!Glad I’m heading to camp next weekend….may end up having to live there for a while.Hey Scaru…your not far from east WVa right?-Rick
One of the first milestones. Soon enough they'll be calling the police on you. :P
https://budgetlightforum.com/t/-/9116
Yeah, I'm not to far from WV why?
I might be living at my cabin if I keep buying more flashlights at this rate. I can’t help it though…there have been a lot of really good deals lately!If you (Scaru) start hearing reports of aliens north of Romney next weekend you will know who is responsable!There will be a few TRJ12s lighting up the woods Fri. and Sat. night, looks like something out of X-files if the fog is just right!
Maybe there will be synchronized alien sightings, I have been playing with my X6 the past few nights. :D I love your logic, "The flashlight is half off! It's so cheap, I might as well buy a few." :P
Excellent move, especially if you don't want to live on the couch for awhile. 
I just read the thread you linked….and no BS, I have new neighbors moving in at the end of the month next door!And I often light up the woods behind the house when I can’t sleep!I really might have to move into the cabin afterall!!!
LOL! I hear that from my fiance every time she finds out I ordered another light or pull out my lights and play with them. "Don't you have enough flashlights already?" or "How many flashlights do you need??". Just heard it today in fact when she found out I ordered a Thrunite T10 & Ti while she was at work.
You're just not a true flashaholic until you hear complaints like that from your significant other. 
I haven’t had that yet, but my mother in law gave me the “what do you need all those for?” a couple of months ago. My wife butted in “It’s harmless, its a hobby - could be worse things he’s into”.
Then a month ago mother in law had a fall, and was immobile for a while. I visited her in hospital, and brought her over dinner a few times when she got home - and showed her my new torch. “Oh, it’s harmless I suppose” she parroted.
Someone told my wife she was a bit OCD about her Kindle the other day. She downloads mostly the free books every day, and has spent ages the last few days organising books on her new Touch. Me? I keep quiet. Anybody asks, “It’s harmless”.
Good luck at the cabin. 
I do think im lucky with my Mrs,she has let me do whatever i like.That said my pet name or name she uses when a parcel arrives is Mr Multiples.I cant help myself when it comes to collecting stuff.Emptying the loft a few days ago.We ground to a holt when i forgot i had 7 target pistols and 4 rifles.Along with the kit that comes with them,amo[in multiples],scopes[multiples again],Gas cartridges[plenty of those]……its endless.
Zippos was an early addiction and intrest[20yr back].Snap on spanners and tools[quite recent and ongoing].Kites is my passion and ile never stop.Thers so much to need i luv it.Car detailing stuff and wax that costs way to much,pads,buffers,cloths,applicators.Even sponges are easy to go OTT with thers such a variety or I NEED factor.Gadgets that have the OOoooo i cant resist, me like,me need now,me buy,buy several.
Im realy bad with shoes,which shows my femanine side.Wrist watches.I used to buy one everytime we went on holiday.I also tend to have expensive tastes.My wife beleives if i was blindfolded in a darkroom full of watches.With prices from £0 TO £10,000,i would pick the most exspensive.Now its Flashlights,
If ther was an England team for MULTIPLES,i would be cAPTAIN.
DON…
Flashlights are like SEX … Too much is only just enough !
Before I met my very latest Wife , I always had a “reserve” of everything (that I bought) plus a “reserve reserve” … As I used up the original , the reserve moved into first place … I would then obtain a new “reserve reserve” … My house was tidy with everything in the correct places … Beers in the fridge with a small amount of space for food … I could do the chores whenever I wanted … If I wanted to do a job after being out with the boys , no problem … I could go fishing and shooting whenever I wanted … I could tie new flies with the vice clamped (carefully) on the kichen table and leave half-tied flies and threads and feathers on the table whilst I had a take-away curry … I could do my re-loading (32ACP , 38SPL , 357MAG , 9mm , 44MAG and 45ACP) at any time of the day or night … Go to the Gun Club whenever I wanted etc. etc.
Unfortunately , after the Dunblane incident , we had to hand in all our registered handguns (to be destroyed) at a huge personal financial loss … The compensation was way too low … I realise that this was nothing compared to those people that lost relatives and friends … I only lost a hobby that kept me occupied for several days a week (The rest of the time was for fishing).
I needed another hobby.
I got married.
I don’t now have control over the “reserves” and the “reserve reserves”.
I’m sure that there is a moral to this true story but I can’t put it in writing in case she reads this !
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Dunblanes distressing for anyone who remembers it,doesnt bare thinking about.
Im sure ther is a Moral that could fit both our storys/situations.Im not a suscriber to same sex marridges,but if your willing,i am.We could both divorce and marry eachother……… 
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Have a great weekend fella
DON…
:bigsmile: Tell your wife she is correct and you love her and go over and hold her and be as nice as one can be.
Next, did you get the text from your parents saying come home right away we are getting splitting up because when I look at your father I can not stop beating him in his head with my heavy coffee cup. Police keep coming out and said to go different ways before you kill your husband he has no memory results from coffee cup beatings.
Then when she leave wait for her call and tell her there is a 20 something blue eyed yellow haired girl who has move in and love playing house with me. Give me your parents address then we will pack up all your old stuff and ship it prepaid. Oh, your are correct as always no more flashlights just love this sweet young. People stop us and looks like a very loving granddaughter and father thing. LOL
Will that fix everything?
This thread reminded me that I should probably put away my collection of knives if I ever have a date over. Pretty sure leaving circuit schematics, soldered batteries, and wires on my desk is also a bad idea
hey RAW74… count yourself lucky. At least she didn’t say, “How come you never buy ME anything nice?”
LOL,YEH made my chuckle that did.
DON…
I usually lock up the Gimp as well...
>>>>>“ANOTHER flashlight?“Then the“how many do you need?”.
You might try: “ANOTHER pair of shoes? How many of those do you need?”
Worked for me.
you are extremely fortunate, usually things go very downhill from there, one person admitting they are not better then the other is vary rare
>>>>>>you are extremely fortunate, usually things go very downhill from there,
>>>>>>>>>>>one person admitting they are not better then the other is vary rare
Yeah, after 39 years together, we do have a pretty rare relationship. She actually likes the lights — to a point — and wants to see what I got, when they come in the mail.
Of course it helps when the nearest streetlight is 90 miles round trip, and we both need a flashlight for the most simple outside sojurn at night. So a different light every night adds a teensy bit of adventure to ordinarily mundane tasks.
“Which one should I use to see if Rick is home?” (Our neighbor lives about 1/2 mile away on the side of a smallish mountain, and she bounces a light off his parking spot. If she gets a slight red glint from his taillights, she knows he’s home —— a task for the 2010 or ke-5.)
But similarly, the lights that drive her crazy are the small beasts (like the sheep-in-wolf’s clothing KD C8), which are so bright that they are not very handy for near-field tasks, like taking out the garbage or turning the steaks on the BBQ. So I keep the powerhouses off to one side so she doesn’t have to sort through 50 lights to find a lower-wattage one.
So yeah, I am pretty lucky. Shoe-and-light-playful barbs get traded frequently with knowing smiles, point taken and understood.