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[Buckskin gal]

Well now we need to take a look at the manufacturer of all these light bulbs. Some do a great job of making some very bright and beautiful bulbs...they truly shine but there are other manufacturers who are only interested in putting out a cheap product that dims in comparison to others. When buying be sure and check the manufacturer out so you don't end up with a little bulb who may have lots of defects to it. Quality bulbs have a longer life span than those poorly made ones. The color of the bulb does not define the quality of it but it is tempting to have one of each color. Mary

 

[Shaladar]

[SIZE=14pt]i am new to bulbs but have a question? i have a strand that i got 2 Christmas' ago or should i say holidays ago, anyway i had them on my Christmas tree...i mean holiday bush, (sorry if i offended anyone) and a few went out and now have black marks inside them. i would have taken pictures but the battery is dead in my camera i will post them later. my question is has anyone had this happen and if so how did you handle it? did you change them or haul them to the nearest specialist? i live hours from the nearest place that deals w/ just bulbs and i don't know how they would handle the trip. my neighbors sister is a bulb tech so she came over but i just am not sure what the right thing to do is. sorry this is so long, thanks in advance for any help

: , Nikki [/SIZE]

Hey Nikki,

I don't have any experiance with black marks in the 'holiday' breed of bulbs, (doesn't sound good though) but I am wondering how your Lil guys are today. What did the Bulb Tech say?

Dead camera batteries.....now theres a whole 'nuther topic. They sure don't live very long do they? So sad.

Sue

 

[iluvwalkers]

[SIZE=12pt]Sue, thank you so much for asking about my bulbs

: . i did find a bulb specialist and there is good news and bad...good news is most of the strand survived, bad news...the bulbs with the black marks couldn't be saved, there was nothing that could be done :no: . the clinic did give me a few numbers to call to see if i can find replacements to make my strand whole again. thank you for your concern, i will keep you posted. Nikki [/SIZE]

 

[Field-of-Dreams]

And I am NOT gelding my un-named lightbulb just because he isn't fancy-shmancy, I am going to breed him and start my OWN registry for him. Y'all are so mean. Y'all are so stuck up on purebred light bulbs. It's STILL a light bulb, even without papers. There IS a market for grade lightbulbs. Your lightbulbs are just priced too high. If I make a lot and sell cheap I'll break even. Even if I lose a few I'll come out ahead. I work too long to stay up with them at night to have their babies. Wild lightbulbs don't have someone with THEM, right?

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Lucy

 

[hobbyhorse23]

And remember not to screw those poor bulbs in too tightly. You jam them into their sockets so tight they can't move and then wonder why they flash and fizzle and burn out spectacularly? :new_shocked: They need some leeway! Just tuck them into the sockets gently, slowly tightening them one twist at a time until they learn to hold themselves in position.

After all, MY bulb was trained this way and he can cast perfect circles and lines and shadows all on his own. I don't care if you don't think he's flashy enough, he does a good job where it counts and all of you are just being hypocrites who only care about the wattage! Where's the substance?! I'd much rather see my bulb put to good use (all the big bulb people think I'm doing it right) than turn him on too soon and watch him burn out.

Can't you see you're all doing it WRONG?? :hypocrite:

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Leia

Note: I think this was the best thread of all time on Lil' Beginnings. I've missed it so much!

 

[Leeana]

hehehe i remember this thread now. :bgrin :bgrin

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Our new members really need to share this one!

 

[Jill]

Oh, I think the light bulb was started too early and bred to young on accounta he was a flashy color.

 

[Elsa]

HAHAHA, that's great!

 

[Sunny]

Deb, thank you SOOOO much for reviving this thread!!! It was my absolute ALL TIME FAVOURITE! And our newest members definitely need to read it! HaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!!

 

[River1018]

 

[Hosscrazy]

Oldie, but goodie ... thanks for reviving!

Liz R.

 

[heart k ranch]

... hopefully ya'll weren't doing anything bad?!?!

 

[PrestigeMiniHorses]

HAHA THIS IS A GOOD ONE. Thanks for the laugh.. ROFL

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Well I figured it's the holidays...some folks are stressed or sad and this was such a great laugh beginning to end.

 

[Sterling]

Great way to end a day!! Lights out!!!

 

[CyndiM]

Thanks for bringing this back. I didn't read it the first time around.

Now after reading the first page I'll go back and read them all....... sometime! OH!

 

[coopermini]

Not to put a damper on this (all 16 pages) but did anyone ever ask the bulb if it wanted to be changed???? The poor little guy could have been napping?

Mark

 

[StarRidgeAcres]

OMG! I wasn't coming to the back porch way back when this was started so this is the first time I've seen this. It's 100% hilarity!!

 

[runamuk]

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

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AND

One group lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now

with something unrelated and start it all over again. :lol: :lol: :lol:

awww only off by 3 months

here we go again