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1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently
1 to move it to the Lighting section after 2 have argued to move it to the Electricals section
7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
5 to flame the spell checkers
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct
19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what supermarkets are offering discounts on brands of light bulbs, and what customer service they expect in a lightbulb shop
4 to say that they've been disappointed in Lightbulb Live for the last 4 years
12 to ask why those 4 keep going to Lightbulb Live only to complain about it
1 to break the news about the new limited release light bulb
1 to post that the news was already broken in another thread and start a poll about reading entire threads
12 to post that they shouldn't mention limited releases because someone might buy them to resell
1 to insist he has every right to buy and sell lightbulbs
1 to obsessively insist that no-one should make profit from lightbulbs on this forum
5 to post that they've collected 11 of the limited edition lightbulbs already so might as well get the whole set.
32 to not bother posting because there's no post count showing anymore
8 to say that their electric company sent them 4 free lightbulbs, when quite clearly they would have preferred the moon on a stick.
6 to post thinly veiled criticisms of forum staff's management of lightbulbs
15 to post that forum staff can do exactly as they want with their own lightbulbs
6 to pretend they were just asking innocent questions about lightbulb management and didn't do anything wrong
1 to ask that forum staff backup all mention of lightbulbs so they can write a book about their really interesting life with lightbulbs
11 to reply that it's not a personal lightbulb anecdote storage facility
7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including pictures, and add "Me too"
5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs"
1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.
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« Reply #1 on: January 8, 2009, 1:50 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: January 8, 2009, 2:06 PM » |
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ha haaa touche mon ami....
what goes around comes around
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« Reply #3 on: January 8, 2009, 2:18 PM » |
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Indeed it does Herr Flick... Steve...  |
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« Reply #4 on: January 8, 2009, 2:30 PM » |
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Talking of lightbulbs  People in the UK are apparently stocking up on the now older tungsten lightbulbs because the EU has ordered shops to not stock them any more, favouring the newer "energy saving" bulbs. I got this from another forum and also found out that these newer energy saving bulbs contain poisons and as yet no one recycles them so these posions go straight to landfill once disposed of! Steve... |
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« Reply #5 on: January 8, 2009, 3:13 PM » |
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and they cost more and are not as bright you need 2 for 1 in a room.
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« Reply #6 on: January 8, 2009, 3:26 PM » |
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What about photo lamps?
Will they be banned too?
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« Reply #7 on: January 8, 2009, 4:38 PM » |
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It's not about stocking the offending bulbs. Manufacturers are prohibited from manufacturing 100w bulbs, they'll soon be prohibited from making 60w bulbs .. oops I'm getting into category 6!
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« Reply #8 on: January 8, 2009, 5:30 PM » |
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Eee when I was a lad, we used oil lamps and candles. |
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« Reply #9 on: January 8, 2009, 5:33 PM » |
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we had to eat our candles.......
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« Reply #10 on: January 8, 2009, 5:42 PM » |
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We only had Fork Handles..  Steve... |
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« Reply #11 on: January 8, 2009, 5:43 PM » |
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and they cost more and are not as bright you need 2 for 1 in a room.
That depends on how big your room is.   I'd still like to know about the photo bulbs though. Andy |
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« Reply #12 on: January 8, 2009, 5:53 PM » |
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Talking of lightbulbs People in the UK are apparently stocking up on the now older tungsten lightbulbs because the EU has ordered shops to not stock them any more, favouring the newer "energy saving" bulbs. I got this from another forum and also found out that these newer energy saving bulbs contain poisons and as yet no one recycles them so these posions go straight to landfill once disposed of! Steve... We recycle them in Norway Steve, they go in the poisons environment station  Ive got a lovely little collection in my hall  |
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« Reply #13 on: January 8, 2009, 6:08 PM » |
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Talking of lightbulbs People in the UK are apparently stocking up on the now older tungsten lightbulbs because the EU has ordered shops to not stock them any more, favouring the newer "energy saving" bulbs. I got this from another forum and also found out that these newer energy saving bulbs contain poisons and as yet no one recycles them so these posions go straight to landfill once disposed of! Steve... We recycle them in Norway Steve, they go in the poisons environment station Ive got a lovely little collection in my hall Thanks for that Jenny, I'll pass that info on to the forum I mentioned above. Are you charged for that at all? Steve... |
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« Reply #14 on: January 8, 2009, 6:20 PM » |
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Eee when I was a lad, we used oil lamps and candles. Should we add: 1 to discuss how lighting was a lot simpler in the old days.
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« Reply #15 on: January 8, 2009, 7:02 PM » |
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And recycling Al and Steve the benefits of candles v energy saving bulbs visa vie the environment |
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« Reply #16 on: January 8, 2009, 10:12 PM » |
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I'd still like to know about the photo bulbs though.
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« Reply #17 on: January 9, 2009, 12:03 AM » |
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Talking of lightbulbs People in the UK are apparently stocking up on the now older tungsten lightbulbs because the EU has ordered shops to not stock them any more, favouring the newer "energy saving" bulbs. I got this from another forum and also found out that these newer energy saving bulbs contain poisons and as yet no one recycles them so these posions go straight to landfill once disposed of! Steve... We recycle them in Norway Steve, they go in the poisons environment station Ive got a lovely little collection in my hall Thanks for that Jenny, I'll pass that info on to the forum I mentioned above. Are you charged for that at all? Steve... No, thats free, the Miljøstasjon is at the Shell garrage, you just as for the key and you sort all batteries, small electricals, bleaches and chemicals and paints, and light bulbs and florescent strip lights etc Stops all that kind of thing going into the environment. We have huge paper bins as well, and we recycle tins and glass there are huge bins locally, as well as recycling clothing with the Salvation Army. |
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