What's up with guys and flashlights?

[Bramblethorn]

In my defense, I only buy them when they are cut rate, like 50% off. Black is the most common color for manufacturing reasons, I have a couple other colors but usually black. Now, an issue with black is that they can get overlooked. Leading to me buying another one.

You know what's helpful for finding black things at night?

 

[Jada59]

Dear God, I must be a man! I am big into flashlights and I have different ones for different rooms. I even have one on my key ring.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

People collect stuff (hoard is such an ugly word).

I have knives. Mugs. Hoodies. And a few flashlights.

Yeah, with me it's computer parts and dodas.

 

[MKvDeepSea]

My wife has a thing for flashlights, especially the free ones from HF.

 

[littlecordelera]

My wife has a thing for flashlights, especially the free ones from HF.

Dare I ask, what is "HF"?

 

[TarnishedPenny]

No disrespect, truly, but how many purses do you have? If it's more than three (one fall/winter, one spring/summer and - maybe - a formal clutch), then you've answered your own question.

 

[PapaDan]

By the way....

So an Amazon package arrived yesterday for my husband. I happened to walk into the kitchen when he opened it, and it was another flashlight. Honestly, he's got like a hundred flashlights already. No, seriously! Honest to God, it's got to be like a hundred! They come in all shapes and sizes, but obviously they only come in one color: black. Do they not make blue flashlights? Or maybe red? Or will light only come out the end of a black flashlight?

Men aren't all that different from women, we have to have our toys too. Sometimes our toys looks like things woman just don't understand, like flashlights and tools.

 

[PapaDan]

Dare I ask, what is "HF"?

I would take a guess at Harbor Freight.

 

[MKvDeepSea]

I would take a guess at Harbor Freight.

Bingo, PapaDan. Whenever we go there she makes sure she has her coupon for one of those little flashlights.

 

[littlecordelera]

No disrespect, truly, but how many purses do you have? If it's more than three (one fall/winter, one spring/summer and - maybe - a formal clutch), then you've answered your own question.

If it's more than three? Owning four purses is analogous to owning dozens of flashlights?

I'm sorry, but I don't see that as a valid comparison.

But it doesn't really matter. This is all tongue-in-cheek anyway. I do find his flashlight obsession weird, and I like to give him a hard time about it, but it's not like I really care.

And next time don't use purses. Use shoes.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

If it's more than three? Owning four purses is analogous to owning dozens of flashlights?

I'm sorry, but I don't see that as a valid comparison.

And next time don't use purses. Use shoes.

Or shoes, indeed. But I think most guys can understand the requirement for different shoes - trainers v sandals v hiking shoes v heels and so forth.

But we all know the gal with a closet full of different purses. Men look at that and think, "It's a bag in which she puts her keys and wallet. Why so many?" That's the only point I was trying to make. They have a hard time understanding that; most don't bother trying.

In any case, it could be worse. He could be collecting empty gin bottles. Or sports cars. Or mistresses.

 

[mrmister803]

I get wanting lots of flashlights.

A flashlight per room makes sense.

Say the lights go out at night. You don't want to bump around the house, in the dark, room to room, looking for a flashlight. You want it nearby. If you've got a flashlight in every room, there you go.

Plus, you want everyone in the house to have access to his or her own flashlight, in case the lights go out. Nobody wants to be the person without a flashlight.

Plus, flashlights for camping. They need to be smaller and lighter. Everyone's got to have one.

Plus, backups. Flashlights go bad sometimes when you don't expect them to.

If you really think it through, you need a lot.

This sums it up quite nicely. Not to mention, some flashlights are just terrible at illuminating. I've got a flashlight for each room (4 rooms), plus two spares. I also have brighter ones in the garage and shop for work purposes. I also have two in each of the three cars, and one tiny one on each keychain. And if all else fails, I've got the shitty cellphone flashlight. I live in the middle of "Grab Your Shit it's Hurricane Time!" Central, and also the country area where street lights don't even exist on the main strip. You never want to be the one hit by a car all because someone just didn't see you standing there. Nor do you want to try walking around a house at 3 am without light when the power goes out. And you damn sure don't want to try working on an engine or repairing a PC without proper lighting.

Also, I too thought this originally said Fleshlight.

 

[bone251]

Someday you will see the light and understand.

For now, this is just a flash in the bedpan.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

My wife has four pair of shoes,a pair of gym shoes(that's what they were called when we were back in school), a nice pair of black penny loafers, a pair of black pumps, and a sexy pair of CFM heels.

Unfortunately, she had a a closet full of purses of all kinds, yet, the only one she uses is a medium sized black over the shoulder thing. And the last time it broke, she just went and bought a new one instead of looking in her closet.

I have two pair of shoes, a pair of gym shoes and a pair of black dress shoes. I don't have a closet floor littered with purses. Although I do have boxes of spare computer parts. Motherboard, CPUs, memory sticks, hard drives(both good and no good), keyboards, mouses, and assorted hardware(old monitors, disk enclosures, etc.).

 

[littlecordelera]

Someday you will see the light and understand.

For now, this is just a flash in the bedpan.

Ha Ha!

Don't hold your breath!

 

[littlecordelera]

My wife has four pair of shoes,a pair of gym shoes(that's what they were called when we were back in school), a nice pair of black penny loafers, a pair of black pumps, and a sexy pair of CFM heels.

Unfortunately, she had a a closet full of purses of all kinds, yet, the only one she uses is a medium sized black over the shoulder thing. And the last time it broke, she just went and bought a new one instead of looking in her closet.

I have two pair of shoes, a pair of gym shoes and a pair of black dress shoes. I don't have a closet floor littered with purses. Although I do have boxes of spare computer parts. Motherboard, CPUs, memory sticks, hard drives(both good and no good), keyboards, mouses, and assorted hardware(old monitors, disk enclosures, etc.).

I have shoes. Lots of shoes. If shoes were people, my closet would be China.

 

[Jada59]

If it's more than three? Owning four purses is analogous to owning dozens of flashlights?

I'm sorry, but I don't see that as a valid comparison.

But it doesn't really matter. This is all tongue-in-cheek anyway. I do find his flashlight obsession weird, and I like to give him a hard time about it, but it's not like I really care.

And next time don't use purses. Use shoes.

I own more than one purse, only because people buy them for me, but I will likely never use them unless for some reason my current purse breaks or something and then I'll only use the other purse until I can get a new one. I am picky about my purses.

I am currently in the family room. I have 5 flashlights in here as well as three battery operated lamps. Normally one would be in my bedroom but we had a recent power outage.

I have a flashlight on a carabiner on my purse strap.

I have a battery operated lamp in my bathroom and another in the dining room. A flashlight in the garage and another in the kitchen. I also have a two pack of cheap flashlights with batteries in the closet in my room. Because... You can never have enough!

 

[imusis]

Although I do have boxes of spare computer parts. Motherboard, CPUs, memory sticks, hard drives(both good and no good), keyboards, mouses, and assorted hardware(old monitors, disk enclosures, etc.).

It's almost the same for me. I have all kinds of tech lying around the house just because I haven't had the heart to throw/recycle them away. I even keep an Intel Pentium 4 on my desk at all times cause I just like to look at it; it was one of the first CPUs I bought, and it went into the first PC I built as a child.

I have about a dozen of flashlights of varying sizes, and I keep one next to my pillow while I sleep. It's lying right next to me even as I type this. Lol. I have also made a couple of DIY flashlights se well, but they aren't much practical.