How many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?

[Lone Star]

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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

7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs

1 to move it to the Lighting section

2 to argue then move it to the Electrical section

7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs

5 to flame the spell checkers

3 to correct spelling/grammar flames

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 brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty

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

3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group

13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, 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.

[Chief1C]

There should be a unit on standby for every two users, in case of electrocution...

[AnthonyM83]

Well, for those posting from L.A., each thread requires a fire captain, 3-4 fire fighters, 2 firefighter paramedics, two private EMTs, an ambulance, an engine, possibly a truck, and a paramedic squad, plus occasional paramedic intern, EMT trainee, and student ride-along (at same time).

[itku2er]

In this forum it takes 7: 1 to post the topic, 1 dustdevil to analyze it, 1 stuff shirted paramedicmike to look at it and read it then decide if he will post anything then come back and read it again to make sure he didnt miss anythig the first time, 1 spenac to add the humor incase things get too heavy, 1 Doczilla to add the MD side of things, 1 akflightmedic to monitor it and make sure it doesnt go awry. The most imporant one is the ADMIN he sits back and decides if the rest of us are over board or not.

that was just my 7cents worth

[Michael]

A few to post that light bulbs can't be changed. You can screw with them, but they'll always be light bulbs. What we need are heavy bulbs. Period.

[sirduke]

Lone Star, I believe you have hit the nail directly on the head.

Good One

[letmesleep]

Personally, the act of changing a light blub should be taken very serious due to many risks involved. One should take caution to first turn the switch off as to not get electrocuted, but with that comes the safety of being on a secure ladder so that you don't fall and potentially harm yourself. Some other issues would be the grip strength used to unscrew the old bulb then insert and screw in the new bulb for one could exert to much pressure and possibly break the new lamp and cut themselves. When dealing with a ceiling fan one should also be concerned about the fan blades because those little bastards can hurt when the hit you in the head, however, the power should be off thus eliminating this a potential problem.

Now with my extensive knowledge of said "lightblubs" I would have to say that I have found that there is only one that I prefer, and that is going to be the GE brand fluorescent bulb (you know the cork-screw looking thing). Now I'm sure somebody else here in the city will ridicule me for this opinion, but they should remember that I AM RIGHT, so any argument on this issue is nonsense, and they should stand down with any further input.

Here is the bulb that I am discussing as a reference: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/2CEJ3

I found this on Google

Now for the sake of discussion would this bulb be called a "light bulb" or a "lightbulb" or a "fluorescent bulb"? Personally I believe it should be called a fluorescent bulb because of the "longer life" (in regards to lighting) it provides, making it superior, and therefore worthy of a "higher licensure" for lack of a better term. The problem is that some will choose a bulb under the pretense of religion, culture, and yada yada. One should take caution with this means of making a choice as I have already stated that your decision will be wrong because I AM STILL RIGHT!

[firedoc5]

And don't forget at least three to somehow high-jack the thread getting off on some other tangent about their experiences of how they have changed light bulbs or other similar objects.

And two to say how changing light bulbs is below their expertise and make some rookie do it, under their supervision of course.

[Kaisu]

3 or 4 to get into an extensive argument about whether the light bulb changers are volley or paid - private or ff.... 12 pages of flames and deceased equine abuse, followed by 1 or 2 huffy exits from the site, applauded by 2 or 3 that incited the huffy exit. God I love this place!!!!!

[Lone Star]

THATS IT! I'M LEAVING THIS THREAD!

Oh, wait a minute....this is MY thread..... :oops: