Well, you *can* leave the light on, it's just safer to turn it off.
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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.
Steph L. - Jan 10, 2014 12:33:48 pm PST #16856 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
-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.
Hil R. - Jan 10, 2014 12:44:14 pm PST #16861 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
While I had the ladder out anyway, I unscrewed all the dead bulbs from my other light fixtures. Six new bulbs to buy. I'll have light!
msbelle - Jan 10, 2014 12:47:08 pm PST #16862 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I replaced 5 bulbs after Christmas and what a difference, the old bulbs gave off a yellow light and the new ones are white light (which I greatly prefer). They were all in the kitchen and living room the kitchen opens into, so it was dramatic - no idea how long some of those had been burned out.
Jessica - Jan 10, 2014 12:48:42 pm PST #16863 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wow that sounds so much safer than the "pry it out with needlenose pliers" method I used last week. (They had rubberized handles, so I did not get electrocuted. For the record.)
-t - Jan 10, 2014 12:48:48 pm PST #16864 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I love a natural spectrum bulb. It's about time for all the CFL's we put in when we bought the house to need replacing, I should think about what I want now. LEDs?
meara - Jan 10, 2014 1:33:48 pm PST #16865 of 30000
LEDs are where it's at. I have weird bulbs in most of my house (expensive-ass 40 floods which are less common than 30 floods) and even the CFLs burned out more than I liked. But Costco had them as LEDs and they've been awesome. And I like the light better than the CFLs too.
The only issue is I replaced a sconce light in my bedroom with regular-bulb type LEDs and they make a weird buzzing/humming noise (that I haven't noticed from other ones) and I can't decide if it's just because it's closer, or if it means they're one day going to explode and kill me or something.