Xspook

July 18, 2007

LED there be light!

Filed under: Equipment, Flashlights, Survival — xspook @ 9:19 pm

Florida is the land of the newlyweds, overfeds, nearly-deads and frequent (often prolonged) electrical outages. In addition to hurricanes, the Sunshine State has the most numerous and violent thunderstorms in the world. Everyone who isn’t out on the beach with their head in the sand and a lightning rod sticking out of their — back pocket — while meditating on the advantages of denial owns a couple of flashlights and (presumably) attempts to keep them in good repair.

Trouble is, electrical equipment that is seldom used involves maintenance, and who in the world is going to set up a maintenance schedule for a flashlight? (more…)

Hello world!

Filed under: Uncategorized — xspook @ 5:57 pm

Who am I? You can call me Ed.

Why do I think I can write this column, and why would I want to? There’s so much communication nowadays that I think we get buried in superficial stuff and think we know more than we do. I talk to people who think it’s ok to shoot a burglar, if he’s inside their house. Not! (Well, it might be in a couple of states like Florida. (more…)

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