how many cops to change a light bulb?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:55 pm

i swear i have ghosts! i'm haunted! :yh_devil :yh_ghost .... last night 3 of my lightbulbs all burned out simultaneously! what are the odds of that?:eek: and i only had one spare.

i HAD to have porch light, so went without lights in other areas. anyone else have poltergiests?

Tombstone · Post by **Tombstone** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:56 pm

No worries! You probably had a voltage surge sometime that day - that'll get your bulbs burnt pronto.

But...if you do see ghosts, hide!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:00 pm

Tombstone wrote: No worries! You probably had a voltage surge sometime that day - that'll get your bulbs burnt pronto.

But...if you do see ghosts, hide!you would have a rational explanation! MEN! i liked the ghosties. :-1

pina · Post by **pina** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:18 pm

Three cops needed. one to change the light bulb and the other two hold his coffee and donut.

Oh dear, our LC is possessed.

Is there a priest in the house

Jives · Post by **Jives** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:22 pm

That happens to me all the time! I think it's because they are rated for a set number of hours, then, since they are all installed in the house at the same time, viola! They all burn out at the same time!

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:23 pm

hmmpht, another man heard from! :p ...i'm calling this guy.........

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:19 pm

i just noticed that donut reference Pina! very cute! :p

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:30 pm

Jives wrote: That happens to me all the time! I think it's because they are rated for a set number of hours, then, since they are all installed in the house at the same time, viola! They all burn out at the same time!

Thats exactly what I was going to say! Lol! Happens to me all the time too!

What I usually do is take bulbs from the rooms I don't need them in, for now. So if no-one needs a bath that night, I'll pinch the bathroom bulb until tomorrow, when I can get a new one. (We have a separate loo! lol) Or I take the landing light, etc. There are enough lights around that we 're not thrown into pitch blackness, just shadowed. If you can't do that hun, you'll have to stock up ready for next time. You don't wanna get con-fuse-d in the darkness, do ya?

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:52 pm

I converted to compact fluorescent bulbs several years ago. They use much less electricity, they last for thousands of hours, and they emit very little heat. (Most of the energy consumed by an incandescent bulb is converted to heat , not light. Light just happens to be a useful byproduct).

Beware the no-name bargain CF bulbs. Some of them are pretty shoddy, and quit working, negating any money saved on your electric bill. I've had good service from General Electric CF bulbs.

R.B.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:08 pm

SnoozeControl wrote:

I have a problem with disappearing socks. I'm not sure if its supernatural or I'm just a complete slob.

it's those same gnomes that steal butters' underwear late in the night.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:22 pm

Okay...we can rationalize all day, but......................we know they're out there. :yh_alien :yh_alien2

Close encounters of the light-bulb kind.

Close encounters of the sock kind.