I put a perfectly good Streamlight in the kitchen junk drawer exclusively for her use but she still insists on grabbing one of my duty/fighting/defensive lights to look for whatever the hell she needs to look for. There's nothing like finding her using up the batteries on a 1,000 lumen Surefire to search for the cat. Then I go to work with dying lights. I've asked her not to do it, I've told her not to do it, but nooooo, it's just easier to pull one of mine off the nightstand.

Harumph. That is all.

I feel your pain. Add to the list: screwdrivers, knives...

Right there with you. I placed a sharp Buck penknife in the junk drawer to use when opening packages. I keep it clean and sharpened. Simple, right?

Not so much, the kitchen knives are 6" closer so they get used instead. I get practice sharpening.

At least she doesn't use them to pry of caps. My BIL has tipless knives from that one.

Spouses. Significant Others. You can't live with them, and you can't live with them.

I could dig a hole and hide my favorite flashlight in the back yard, and next week I'd see my wife using it to look at something on her toes...

Post-1000lumens.

Unscrew the heads enough that they won't make contact when the on/off switch is pressed. Odds are she won't figure it out.

Preach it Brother

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Originally posted by tsmccull:
Unscrew the heads enough that they won't make contact when the on/off switch is pressed. Odds are she won't figure it out.

"Honey? I threw out the broken flashlight...could you get me a new one?"

I was expecting a photo when I opened this thread.

Haha. I bought a dozen cheap Cree flashlight and stashed them all over the house, then locked my two good ones in the safe. Of course, she once opened the safe and marinated goddam fish in 300 dollar a bottle Japanese coffee whisky that was in the safe.

She likes the thickness of a bigger flashlight.

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Originally posted by Kraquin:
She likes the thickness of a bigger flashlight.

So size does matter????

Put a couple flashlights she likes on HER nightstand. Maybe even rechargeable?

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Originally posted by SigSAC:
Put a couple flashlights she likes on HER nightstand. Maybe even rechargeable?

Most women simply aren't wired this way. I'd leave the duty flashlights in your vehicle and only have cheapies laying around, or at least a good surefire on the nightstand but if she uses up all of the batteries, you're not finding out at work.

This is why I do not buy flashlights that don't take 18650 rechargeables. I'd be bankrupt by now from buying C123s if I did...its bad enough putting them in the weaponlights.

I cant yell at my wife for using stuff. She's better about putting it back than I am.

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Originally posted by IntrepidTraveler:
I feel your pain. Add to the list: screwdrivers, knives...

… and glue, twine and 3-in-1 oil.

A marriage cannot survive unless flashlights are shared equally. It's not something "important", like "her" bathroom being occasionally used by you.

A friend's wife once used his nice Buck knife as a hammer. The brass end was all pinged in from the picture hook ... Years later, I'd find it a nice reminder, but at the time, he was pretty hot.

My 2 yrs old helps her self to the nightstand flashlights. Never had to change the batteries till she came along.

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Of course, she once opened the safe and marinated goddam fish in 300 dollar a bottle Japanese coffee whisky that was in the safe.

My God Man. That made me weep.