Bright Ideas

 

As Murphy's Law would have it all of the light bulbs in my apartment managed to go out...on the same day.  Now I am not so completely helpless that I cannot change a light bulb, but the problem was that I had never before changed ceiling bulbs.  The precariousness of the situation was compounded by the fact that we do not own a step ladder in my apartment-no room for storage.  Consequently, my only option was to climb up on a bar seat equipped with a "spinney" seat.  Fortunately, I lived to tell the tale, but want to share some of my insights garnered from this incident.  First, always have an extra set (whether it is light bulbs, paper towels, toilet paper, dishwasher detergent, etc.) because, as much as you attempt to ration, the fact of the matter is that you never know when supplies will run out, and when it does run out it is inevitable that it will be at a time when you need a TON of that material.  Second, it is okay to use a 60 watt bulb even if the outlet calls for a 70 watt bulb.  Third, despite contentions to the contrary, those "environment" safe light bulbs do not last a life time.