Years ago, when my brother hosted star parties at his home (before all the street lights/farm lights and people arrived around his place!), I walked right into a railroad tie post in the ground in the dark at a party. My Mother has been giving me flashlights ever since! Birthdays, Christmas, every chance for gifting means a new and unusual flashlight for me! I love them. I have one that you squeeze really fast to make it work (no batteries); one that you shake to power; one that clips onto a cap or visor, a tiny, bright keychain light, one with a "telescope" to look through; one with a soft cover that floats in water; one that is flexible like a snake; a huge one that is also a lantern; several red lights for astronomy; one that hangs around my neck; one that has 3 colors of lights... who knew that there were so many possibilities! The effort I know she goes to for finding all these flashlights makes them all the more precious to me. AND, when anyone asks for a flashlight; I reply, "what kind?"
