How many online forum group members does it take to change a lightbulb?

[Neilwood]

Hey, nobody touches my bulbs...

Is that through choice?

 

[saph]

An oldie, but a goldie:

How many online forum group members does it take to change a lightbulb?

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.
27 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs.
53 to flame the spell checkers.
41 to correct spelling/grammar flames.
6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb"
another 6 to condemn those 6 as anal-retentive.
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.
156 to email the participant's ISPs complaining that they are in violation of their "acceptable use policy"
109 to post that this group is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb group.
203 to demand that cross posting to hardware forum, off-topic forum, and lightbulb group about changing light bulbs be stopped.
111 to defend the posting to this group saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts *are* relevant to this group.
306 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.
27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs.
14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URLs.
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group.
33 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
12 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy.
19 to quote the "Me too"s to say "Me three"
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ.
44 to ask "what is a FAQ"
4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
143 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...

And on SB, also:
47 to say "you're going to die if you change a lightbulb that way."
163 to say "get a BP/W."
176 to complain about the poor standard of lightbulb training these days.

it has now been six months i am the one lurker (please dont ban me for this just filling the lists 1 person need)

 

[hroark2112]

Get a Shearwater

/thread

 

[Rooster59]

If you replace a light bulb while wearing split fins you will die.

 

[awetmedic]

Thanks for bringing this to light.

 

[Edward3c]

It isn’t ‘lightbulb’ or ‘light bulb’, but ‘light-bulb’.

Tin hat on ...

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Changing a light bulb by a DIY’er?
I thought only professionally trained electrical shop staff that sit through a one day factory training session watching videos are allowed to change light bulbs.
And then there’s the hassle of trying to obtain light bulbs on the black market and service manuals, and not through an authorized dealer?
It is “life support” equipment you know, better have a licensed factory certified tech do it or you might die.

 

[Rooster59]

If the bulb is in a fixture mounted more than 3 feet higher than the floor you must have a HIGH Light Bulb Changing Certification. We can't let you climb the ladder if you don't. ALBC does NOT qualify you to perform a light bulb change higher than 3 feet.

 

[Steve_C]

Hey, nobody touches my bulbs...

Is this a boast or a complaint?

 

[Vitesse2l]

You guys are all way off line. Don't you realise that filaments shrink slightly while in use?

How else could I explain the longevity of my bulbs?