Turn it off and use a potato to get the broken end out.
Easy Bake. Flop-a-palooza. Woosh. Pop. I don't skulk.
Angel ,'Shells'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Strix - Jan 10, 2014 12:32:14 pm PST #16851 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Steph L. - Jan 10, 2014 12:32:28 pm PST #16852 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
As does Strix!
Strix - Jan 10, 2014 12:32:36 pm PST #16853 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Team Potato #3!
Hil R. - Jan 10, 2014 12:33:05 pm PST #16854 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Hmm. I just got back from vacation, so no potatoes here. And whatever I do will have to wait until morning, because if I turn off the fixture, then there's not enough light to see what I'm doing.
Also, shouldn't light bulbs be made better than that? It took almost no pressure at all for the bulb part to come off.
Steph L. - Jan 10, 2014 12:33:08 pm PST #16855 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Tater tater tater, WOO!
Imagine that like a cheer.
Steph L. - Jan 10, 2014 12:33:48 pm PST #16856 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Well, you *can* leave the light on, it's just safer to turn it off.
-t - Jan 10, 2014 12:34:20 pm PST #16857 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Love the potato x-post.
curly parsley is decor not flavor
Strongly disagree. Curly parsley tastes better to me. YPMV
I picked up my butcher CSA package yesterday, so I think tonight will be whatever steak I got, with fennel and leeks because I know I have those lying around.
Sue - Jan 10, 2014 12:38:41 pm PST #16858 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I would turn off the light and power if you can, and use pliers to grab the metal rim of the bulb and unscrew from there.
lisah - Jan 10, 2014 12:39:44 pm PST #16859 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Potato Tool cross-post!
Steph L. - Jan 10, 2014 12:43:24 pm PST #16860 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I mean, it pains me GREATLY to waste an almighty potato for something other than good eatin', but it is an effective way to get that broken base out of a light fixture.