Sunday Night
2009 January 18
I just changed a lightbulb. My life is very exciting. It broke off in the socket and I had to use some pliers to try and twist it out. Then I realized that I should probably turn off the power before sticking my hand in a light socket. I also realized that I’m quite out of shape and had to rest many times because it was too tiring to stand with my arms above my head at an awkward angle trying to put force on a socket, but not so much as to break the socket and also trying to avoid getting flakes of lightbulb in my eyes. I should probably go do some pushups.
Scott says you’re supposed to use a potato to get the light bulb out.
I’ve heard that too, but the glass separated nicely from the metal part, so there wasn’t much to sink the potato into. The pliers were good for bending in an edge so I could get a hold of it by hand.
I saw a whole kit at Home Depot for changing light bulbs. It was like $25 or $35. It had this plastic claw which you could attach to a pole and some other stuff. I guess that wouldn’t help with a broken one. Imagine paying for, well, a hand basically. I guess it’s for if the light bulb is hot or really way up high??? Anyway, thought you might think that was funny!
That kit reminds me of this thing I saw on TV or a magazine, it was an ad for a system that would wash your face for you. You hold up this motorized thing to your face, and it will do the scrubbing. Insanity. If you’re going to use energy to hold up some mechanical thing to your face, why not go the extra mile and apply some pressure with a cloth?