Let the Record show that "Stormin Mormon"
on or about Tue, 1 Dec 2009
08:49:54 -0500 did write/type or cause to appear in
rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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Work had lights, that time. Jim had told me that there had
been times when the power had gone out at work, and at night, a
factory turns dark real fast.

So the answer is a mini-mag - or other small light - on the
belt.
Mini-mags with the :LED replacement - because there is
nothing like reaching for a flashlight and discovering that the old
definition applies "An aluminum tube for the storing of dead
batteries" - at least with an LED - you can get some light from near dead
batteries.
And that is the Word to the Wise. LED flashlights come
small enough to put on your key chain, or otherwise "on you" (Or where
you can find it by feel). I'm not as bad as my buddy, who has five
pounds of stuff on his belt as 'routine.'

Finding my apartment was a matter of using the little light left
in the flashlight to find the door at the far end of the hall, and
backing up two doors. Enough light in the apt to find the candles.
And then find the fresher batteries.

One effect of becoming more religious - lots of candles, lots of
matches.

Yes, that is an excellent way to handle sudden darkness at
work. I really like the squeeze LED lights that fit on a key
ring. After a couple moments, my eyes adjust to the dark,
and they are totally useful. I like your "aluminum tube"
description. The Red Cross lady who spoke at the emergency
prep seminar recently, she advises against candles. Too much
risk of fire. That's why I like the ones in glass jars. Much
safer, I think.

I learned my lesson about candles and inappropriate "holders"
thirty years ago, Thanksgiving. Left a "candle going". In a wooden
box. Wax, wicks and wood really burn quite well. Lost my model
airplanes, radio, and most everything in the closet due to smoke and
heat. A "small, modest" fire.

A lot of people will drag out the candles in a black out, and have
no experience with them, other than "mood lighting" at the dinner
table. I have bought several old fashioned candle stands, the sort
with the handle. Light the candles for evening prayers, extinguish all
but one, take it back to the bedroom, where it has its place, and
finish getting ready for bed.
Same sort of thing goes for the decorative glass oil lamps. No
way to carry them which doesn't involve picking up a round thing which
may be slick with oil.

As we used to say in Naval Architecture Class: Plan Ahead, you
will need one someday.
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pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!