Always always always carry a lighter
It's saved me from a beating on 2 seperate occasions- once because I could give some drugged up twat who didn't like non-smokers a light and the other because it was one of the cheap-ass Poundland ones with an LED and I was able to see that there weren't in fact any stairs outside the unlocked stairwell door, only a 2 floor drop.

Plus they're useful if the barman doesn't have a light for flaming drinks :P
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Thu 16 Apr 2009, 14:17, Reply)