In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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Oh that sucks BRENDA. I hope you didn't wrench or bruise anything.
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Oh jeez. I just read your other two posts Brenda. How are you feeling?
Do you have one of those reacher grabber things? If you gently sqeeze it around the bulb you should be able to change it without getting on a ladder.
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I'm doing okay. Had a hot water bottle on my lower back earlier and I will do that again when I go to bed.
I do have one of those grabby things and I should see if that will work because it is the best light in the kitchen/living room area.
Hope you feel better.
It wasn't my idea, but I did a Google search for how you could change a high lightbulb without a ladder and that was the only answer that came up which didn't require MacGuyver level skills and tools and materials you probably don't have.
Is the bulb incandescent or LED?
You'll probably want to be extra careful if it's anything but LED when you're squeezing and/or be wearing some protective covering for your eyes.
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Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll take it easy for a couple of days.
I tried your suggestion a couple of times and I can't get a grip on it to turn. The bulb is too round and the ends of the grabby thing aren't flat.
It's just a plain old light bulb in the light fixture.
Do you have some rubber bands?
Maybe you can put a few paper towels around the grabby bits and wrap the paper towel on them with some rubber bands?
I would imagine with the grip of the bands and the extra padding from the paper towel you could get that bulb out of there.
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Just got invited last night to Christmas Eve at my friend's house where I went on Thanksgiving. The rest of my family that used to host Christmas is now heading out to the east coast for two weeks because my brother and his family out there are still afraid of Covid and haven't come back home since Christmas of 2019. My aunt and Grandma were going to come by on Christmas Eve, but I told them not to even try with the snow and the single digit temps and that I'll be out there to visit for a few days once it's warm enough that I'm sure my car will start by New Years instead. Then I'll get to see their Christmas tree too.
I've got to go get some wrapping paper and Christmas cards today before the deep cold sets in. I didn't buy anything special for anyone, but I do have a ton of things in my basement that were either free after rebate or bought so cheaply that wrapping them up with cards will cost more than the items inside did. 
But it's all useful stuff. 12 packs of LED bulbs that I got for 98 cents, hand lotion bottles and drain sticks I got for free after rebate, and a torpedo level for my friend that I got for a buck after rebate. I also got some really cool multi-color LED smart bulbs I got in a really good deal on a package of electric stuff with the power company a few months back that I'd never install in my house because I'd have to download apps on my tablet to even control them and I don't want any smart stuff in my house. They're already stuffed to the gills with smarthome stuff anyhow, so I'm sure they won't object to them.
My buddy told me he's still trying to get that fridge for me and told his sister-in-law that I could use it instead of them giving it to the bank when they hand the keys over on her dad's house who just passed away recently. He told her that he was hoping he could get me to paint his daughter's bedroom with him in exchange.
I told him it was going to be a surprise after he got his pool table set up and was done with the basement, but I was going to offer to paint her room anyhow since he seemed so adamant against it while we were eating dinner on the last day we were painting down there. I just wasn't going to bring it up until the basement was squared away because I knew the painting and moving wasn't something he was enjoying and didn't want to overwhelm him. All I wanted in exchange was for him to get the paint, come pick me up, drop me off and feed me while I was working on it. But that fridge would still be cool.
So she's going to get a little "IOU a painted bedroom" Christmas card.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Oh that sucks BRENDA. I hope you didn't wrench or bruise anything.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
Doesn't feel like any serious damage. Just was a little sore last night.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Oh jeez. I just read your other two posts Brenda. How are you feeling?
Do you have one of those reacher grabber things? If you gently sqeeze it around the bulb you should be able to change it without getting on a ladder.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
I'm doing okay. Had a hot water bottle on my lower back earlier and I will do that again when I go to bed.
I do have one of those grabby things and I should see if that will work because it is the best light in the kitchen/living room area.
Hope you feel better.
It wasn't my idea, but I did a Google search for how you could change a high lightbulb without a ladder and that was the only answer that came up which didn't require MacGuyver level skills and tools and materials you probably don't have.
Is the bulb incandescent or LED?
You'll probably want to be extra careful if it's anything but LED when you're squeezing and/or be wearing some protective covering for your eyes.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll take it easy for a couple of days.
I tried your suggestion a couple of times and I can't get a grip on it to turn. The bulb is too round and the ends of the grabby thing aren't flat.
It's just a plain old light bulb in the light fixture.
Do you have some rubber bands?
Maybe you can put a few paper towels around the grabby bits and wrap the paper towel on them with some rubber bands?
I would imagine with the grip of the bands and the extra padding from the paper towel you could get that bulb out of there.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
No rubber bands but paper towels yes. That might work. I will see if I can find any bands on my walk today.
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Out for my walk. Things to do.
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Back from my walk and I managed to get the light bulb out of that fixture I normally use but couldn't get the new one in. Dropped it 3 times and on the third time it shattered on the floor. I managed to get all cleaned up though so that is good.
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Damn... sorry to hear that Brenda. You were so close.
At least you got it out without breaking it. The only way to really get it out at that point is either with a pair of needle nose pliers, or with a spare potato.
If you can get one, you may want to try an LED bulb. They're built really sturdy compared to the glass ones, and if you did drop it you wouldn't have a mess on your hands even if it breaks.
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Quote:. Wish I could come over to help, but I'd probably drop one, too!
Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from my walk and I managed to get the light bulb out of that fixture I normally use but couldn't get the new one in. Dropped it 3 times and on the third time it shattered on the floor. I managed to get all cleaned up though so that is good.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Damn... sorry to hear that Brenda. You were so close.
At least you got it out without breaking it. The only way to really get it out at that point is either with a pair of needle nose pliers, or with a spare potato.
If you can get one, you may want to try an LED bulb. They're built really sturdy compared to the glass ones, and if you did drop it you wouldn't have a mess on your hands even if it breaks.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
I know. I was cursing the whole time as it hit the floor.
You have a good point about it breaking on the floor and not in the fixture. I have needle nose pliers, bought them years ago but I would never have been able to get the base out.
You must have been reading my mind SIX. I was thinking after mah jong tomorrow that I should look for a different type of light bulb for the fixture.
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