December 15, 2007
Surreal
Now I have to start out saying I'm NOT a big "Conspiracy" person. I don't believe anyone is Out to Get Me, or that there is a master plan to make my life, or anyone's life really, bad.
But....that being said, I do think that Light Bulbs communicate with each other. Yes. Yes I do. And I think they have a very warped sense of humor.
Case in point. This week.
I don't use a lot of lamps or lights. I have my desk light for when I'm working, my dining room light, that I actually keep dimmed, for when I'm in there. In the kitchen I very rarely turn on the overhead light as I don't really need it. Just the light over the sink and the one over the stove - with the kitchen window I'm good. And at night I much prefer watching TV by candle light, cause it's just plain relaxing and very soothing.
OK, now that I've explained THAT, let me go back and tell you about this week.
First, the one outside light on the garage went out. Then....the light in the back of the utility room. Next day, my desk light blew. Then, the light beside my chair in the living room. Not long after that, the OTHER light in the utility room went, as well as the light in the hallway going to the bedrooms. Yesterday, the overhead light in the bathroom went to be followed by the light in the stairwell going DOWN to the basement.
Bastards. So now I have to replace 6 regular bulbs and 1 3-way. All at one time.
Now you TELL me they didn't plan that out....go ahead, just try and convince me.....
To make matters worse, I only have 3 bulbs in my stash. So it looks like a trip to the store is in order......I'm going to have to spend a fortune just buying lightbulbs.
Damn things anyway.......I swear, it's enough to make a girl paranoid.
Posted by Tammi at December 15, 2007 07:41 AM | TrackBackThis time of the year, the voltage tends to fluctuate a bit based on power lines icing, increased furnace use, etc. High voltage burns lights fast, and it usually takes out more than one at a time. So don't be paranoid.
Posted by: og at December 15, 2007 09:57 AMYeah, I was going to say surges. Og beat me to it. ;)
Or, yeah. Could be some kind of light spirit demon thing... riiight.... ROFL!
Posted by: pam at December 15, 2007 10:14 AMYou're right, those bulbs clearly aren't rag tag dead ender light
bulbs... Iran is behind it, that is a coordinated assault on Tammi's
crib. Damned radical electrons...
Try some of those twisty fluorescent things. There's no filament to
bust inside of 'em. Just gas, so, don't feed 'em bean-o.
Redneck is right - especially in the utility rooms and the stairwell going to the basement. They take a little bit of time to reach full strength on the lighting (so they can fool you by looking very dim when first turned on) but they don't burn out - or rather I haven't had one burn out. Even in sockets where regular incandescent bulbs burned out fast and furious.
Do NOT put one in any switch that has a dimmer... otherwise, you can use them where ever there is a regular bulb - and they use way less electricity. We have even replaced some of our recessed lights in this house with the florescent version of that type of light (can't remember what it's called right now).
See, here I thought it was just *me* (because, you know, the world does REVOLVE around me...). When we lived in Alaska, our bulbs went out ALL. THE. TIME. Especially if the front door or basement door was slammed. They didn't like that and would *poof* and go out.
When we moved here, 2 days after we moved into this house, I had 3 of the 4 exterior lights plus the light in the hallway and one of the fluorescent bulbs in the garage die. And they continued to die off in 2s and 3s all year long.
My in-laws came in early October. I made sure that all 4 exterior lights were working (all had burnt out) by installing 4 brand new bulbs. Two days after they get here, 2 die. A week after they leave, the other 2 die. MacGyver came home to a dark house. *sigh*
At least it's not just me.