Who DESIGNED these things?

[Canice]

I live in an apartment. Like most apartments, it has no-frills lighting fixtures. That's fine, I don't really look at my hallway or bathroom ceilings much anyways. I do, however, have responsibility for changing the lightbulbs (lol, reminds me of a recent posting! :p). Clearly, the person who designed these fixtures made so much money off his endeavor that he himself was never forced to use his own #%*@! creation. Yes, I am talking about the little frosted "globe" that attaches to the ceiling plate by three --THREE-- screws, all of which must be tightened simultaneously in order to ensure that a) the globe is fastened evenly against the ceiling plate, rather than at a jaunty angle. And b) that the darned thing doesn't come crashing down 11 seconds after you step off the ladder. An effective execution of this otherwise simple task would require a minimum of two people to execute (two on a ladder?) and one foreman to direct.

Does anyone here know what I'm talking about??

[colleency]

oh, yeah.

[mbrogier]

Been there, did that. Whoever designed that thing should be shot.

[Amber Waves]

My old house had a kitchen fixture like that. In fact it DID come crashing down, missing me by inches!

[Peggy C.]

[i]Does anyone here know what I'm talking about?? [/B]Haven't a clue, just wanted to say hi to you!(and wished my smilies were working so I could give you a big toothy grin)

[Canice]

:D A big toothy grin to you, Peggy! :D

Glad I'm not alone. I was afraid I was the only one!

[HejazSunKat]

Originally posted by Canice
Does anyone here know what I'm talking about??

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah!! Whoever invented that joke about "How many whatever does it take to change a lightbulb?" obviously never lived in an old house. I've got those three screw jobbies all over my house. You've kind of got to do a fake 'let go' with your hand inches below the globe after you've tightened the screws to make sure the thing isn't going to go smashing to the floor in a million pieces (imagining the entire while your husband screeching: "WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT TILL I GOT HOME???!!!!"). I just got home 2 days ago and have basically done nothing but go around and change light bulbs. My house sitter apparently didn't think this was part of the job description. Even the light bulb in my dryer had burnt out but I guess I have to cut it some slack because the little guy has been working tirelessly for 10 years straight. I give it leave to burn out. If only everything lasted that long! While we were on our way home one of the hotels we stayed at had those Godawful energy saver bulbs!!! ARRRGGGHH!! I hate those things. Made me resolve to start traveling with my own light bulbs from now on! :D

[badunnin]

Originally posted by HejazSunKat
I just got home 2 days ago ...


Welcome back Linda!

[HejazSunKat]

Originally posted by badunnin



Welcome back Linda!

Thank you Darlin' :D

[AnnaSue]

I had one of those in my old apartment too, and mine did smash into a million pieces when I dropped it on a filing cabinet while trying to replace the bulb. I just cleaned it up and hoped they wouldn't notice when I eventually moved out, but they ended up charging me some ridiculous amount of money for it.

[NancyR]

Originally posted by mbrogier
Been there, did that. Whoever designed that thing should be shot.

I have never been in favor of the death penalty but every now and then when these things arise...........ditto for the guy (a woman would never be so mean) who invented the friggin little stickers on fruit :mad:

[Beachside]

I've got some "learning" to do...I see quotes on the various messages but other than clicking on the "quote" & "bold" buttons which didn't give me what I wanted (or at least it wasn't obvious to me) I don't know what to do...unless I am supposed to type in that little prompt box???

(from NancyR)
...........ditto for the guy (a woman would never be so mean) who invented the friggin little stickers on fruit


Oh yes NancyR...those little * @ * # stickers on fruits and veggies--90% come off with a little tug...the rest in varying degrees until you get the ones that won't budge. I have "enjoyed" the struggle too.:rolleyes:

(I think I have mastered the smilies--next it's quotes & bold?)

[jtoepfert100]

Originally posted by Amber Waves
My old house had a kitchen fixture like that. In fact it DID come crashing down, missing me by inches!

Yep. Been there. Except mine just feel unprovoked. Guess whoever put it in before I lived there didn't do such a bang up job.

Beachside -- with respect to quotes, it took me awhile, too. After a lot of cutting and pasting, I finally noticed the "quote" button next to the "reply" button on the bottom of each post. If you hit the quote button under someone's post, it automatically inserts their post into your reply. With respect to bold, you have to go into your user profile and make sure it is set up for vB Code, or something like that. A toolbar will appear when you go to post that gives you options for bold, italics, etc. Hope this helps. I'm not very good at explaining things.

[BarbaraL]

Originally posted by HejazSunKat: While we were on our way home one of the hotels we stayed at had those Godawful energy saver bulbs!!! ARRRGGGHH!! I hate those things.

What don't you like about those bulbs? I've never bought them, but sometimes (being an earth-friendly kind of gal)thought that I should. Is the light unpleasant, like fluorescent bulbs? Sorry for the hijack . . .

[Beachside]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jtoepfert100
[B]

Beachside -- with respect to quotes, it took me awhile, too. After a lot of cutting and pasting, I finally noticed the "quote" button next to the "reply" button on the bottom of each post. If you hit the quote button under someone's post, it automatically inserts their post into your reply.


Oooooooh! Thanks--if only I looked more and talked less! I must have seen that quote button before but the light didn't go on--maybe one of those three screws on the light fixtures being talked about is loose:D

I agree that the fixtures need to go...we have replaced most of them in our house, but the ones in the closets are still here, and I hate having to change those bulbs because "age" on the screws makes it even more difficult. (Time for another Home Depot/Lowes run?)

[oskie]

I came home from a business trip a few weeks ago and found mine full of dirty water! Yep, the apartment above sprung a leak and it filled up the ceiling light fixture and smoke detector. So now I have three rusty little screws to adjust each time. :rolleyes:

[Wendy w]

Been there, done that. And this wasn't asked on Sunday night. ;)

Welcome back Linda!

[colleency]

Welcome Back Linda!

Beachside -- Another way to use bold is to simply type a bracket, a b, a close bracket, type your text, a bracket, a slash, a closed bracket.

[ b ] Do this but without the spaces. [ / b ]

[Beachside]

Originally posted by colleency
Welcome Back Linda!

Beachside -- Another way to use bold is to simply type a bracket, a b, a close bracket, type your text, a bracket, a slash, a closed bracket.

[ b ] Do this but without the spaces. [ / b ]


Trying what I think you mean

On checking preview it looks like I did it...thanks colleency:D

Now just to remember!

[Beth]

Welcome back, Linda!

I've had those too. I think we have them in the closets now, but no where else. The only redeeming factor is that if one breaks, they are pretty cheap to replace (I had one that stayed up just to trick me until a door closed or someone sneezed or something). :rolleyes:

[HejazSunKat]

Originally posted by BarbaraL
What don't you like about those bulbs? I've never bought them, but sometimes (being an earth-friendly kind of gal)thought that I should. Is the light unpleasant, like fluorescent bulbs? Sorry for the hijack . . .

I would be happy to use them both for the 'green' aspect and because they save you money on your electric bill but I just don't like the quality of the light. It's just personal preference for me. In the hotel we stayed at they were just too bloody dim and if there's one thing I hate it's an ill lit room (guess because my 40+ eyes aren't what they used to be! :))

and thanks for the welcome homes, Beth, Colleen and Wendy! Very happy to be here! :D

[HejazSunKat]

Originally posted by AnnaSue
I had one of those in my old apartment too, and mine did smash into a million pieces when I dropped it on a filing cabinet while trying to replace the bulb. I just cleaned it up and hoped they wouldn't notice when I eventually moved out, but they ended up charging me some ridiculous amount of money for it.

You know I'm not surprised they might be expensive. I once broke the dish in my microwave and it cost an un-Godly amount of money to replace. I'm wondering if the type of light fixtures we're talking about are not much used in newer homes and therefore might be harder to come by if it needs replacing. We have a fixture in both of our bathrooms called a Lumiline bulb. They look like flourescents but are actually incandescent bulbs. Those things are like $27 bucks a piece and have to be ordered specially. I'd like to get rid of them but Bill likes them. Whatever the boy wants...:rolleyes: