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my craziest storage story by far
« on: June 01, 2013, 01:03:46 AM »
so, last year I found the flashlight pictured below in a unit. It was in a belt holster with a charger hanging out of the back of it. I plugged it in and the next morning found it to be the brightest flashlight I own, plus it didn't take batteries. Naturally it went with me a few days later to check out some units.  I'd brought along a friend to help my load up after. We got to a locker and I pass him the flashlight and tell him look in the back between a couch and dresser to see if he can read the side of a box. He grabs the flashlight and has trouble pushing the switch. He places his hand over the top, manages to flip the switch down and also press a button on the other side I had yet to notice. Suddenly there is the loud crackle of an electric arc, and my friend hits the ground like a sack of rocks. That was the moment I discovered the flashlight doubles as a stun gun. The only person that seemed unamused was the auctioneer, who thankfully let me stay when I gave him the short story of having bought the light from him at auction a few days prior. In summation, until you see a good friend hit the dirt in a cartoonish fashion, then spend the rest of the day with a bewildered look on their face like you would expect to see on someone who just **** their pants, you likely could not fathom the hearty belly laugh I had the remainder of that day.


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Re: my craziest storage story by far
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2013, 07:00:24 AM »
See it here in half a dozen or more videos.


Good thing it wasn't a child or some one with a heart condition  who accidentally discharged it.


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« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2013, 02:56:15 PM »
Yeah that was lucky. Call me naive but I would have never guessed it had a double purpose. Wasn't funny when it happened, but hilarious after. Just goes to show, know what you've found before you mess with it.

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« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2013, 04:16:15 PM »
When I was a kid, I found a small bottle of mace in the bushes. I thought it was cologne/perfume so I sprayed myself and my friends. It wasn't a pleasant afternoon.   ???

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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2013, 11:58:28 AM »
Travis - I'm sorry, but as bad as I feel for ya, that story just made me laugh.

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Re: my craziest storage story by far
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2013, 03:42:36 PM »
Travis - I'm sorry, but as bad as I feel for ya, that story just made me laugh.

If you think that's funny, you should read this:
http://storageauctionforums.com/introduce-yourself/welcome-to-storage-auction-forums-if-you%27re-new-here/

Re: my craziest storage story by far
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2013, 12:20:12 PM »
Not in California and I carry one everywhere I go. Had a very bad reaction to pepper spray years ago. Someone sprayed it in a store and it went throught the ventalition system. I was sick for a week. I have a tazer in my drawer at the store and one in my purse. Much safer for me than the spray.

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« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2013, 06:09:12 PM »
I actually have one of these as well.  I bought it for the shop.  Just in case someone came in, said "hey that was mine!" and got physical about it with the wife.

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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2013, 07:59:10 PM »
Are you talking about stun guns or real Tazers that fire the electrodes?


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