How many CCers does it take to change a lightbulb?

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<p>I was surprised to see that this lightbulb has still not been changed, even though it has been over three years - perhaps this is just a reflection of a shift in our worldview of what it even means, today, to “change a lightbulb”? (sort of like the initial surprise I felt when my brother happened to mention needing to “change a fuse” in his home about a week ago…)</p>

<p>I wonder how long it will be before “changing lightbulbs” (or fuses) appears on the Beloit College Mindset List? (ie, something that incoming college freshmen have never experienced)</p>

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<p>violadad, you can try bulbdirect.com, I order obscure bulbs through them for work.</p>

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<p>Thanks martina. (My post was meant to be tongue in cheek. BTW I use 1000bulbs.com.)</p>

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<p>Okay violadad just for you (to match your tongue-in-cheek post.)</p>

<p>How many violists does it take to change a light bulb? None, a violinist has to step in and change it.</p>

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<p>mythmom, if not for potentially incurring the wrath of Poseidon, I might ask d to conjure a plague of horsehair eating mites to infest your son’s bows.</p>

<p>Have a nice day. :D</p>

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<p>Violadad: this Portland-based business [Halogen</a> Light Bulbs at Bulbster.com: The Best Light Bulb Store for Halogens](<a href=“http://bulbster.com/lightbulbs/]Halogen”>http://bulbster.com/lightbulbs/) has a HUGE inventory of obscure lightbulbs. They’re quite near my house and I use them as my regular supplier. They seem to have everything. </p>

<p>LongPrime: yes, I’ve tried LEDs… When we remodeled the kitchen, all of the new fixtures are LED fixtures. I get a LOT of light from 14-watt ceiling cans, all dimmable. And they are 50,000 hour bulbs. We also used the screw-in LED replacement bulbs in all the inconvenient fixtures, which is nice. The catch to the LEDs is that none of them are true-color. You can get warm bulbs which make everything a bit orange/yellow, or cool bulbs, which make everything a bit blue/weird. I prefer the warm.</p>

<p>We also just installed a motion detector light on the driveway using LED floods. Those are BRIGHT!</p>

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<p>

That was the funniest post ever. Bears repeating.</p>

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<p>How much do the light bulbs cost ? How do I fill out the form to get the light bulbs for free?</p>

<p>Is it true that my free light bulb will never get the job?</p>

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<p>I’m really happy i’m the token lurker here. AND I’ve helped fulfill a prophecy? This is really my day.
So does this like put me in the ranks of Harry Potter now? :D</p>

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<p>And as the op predicted when he started this thread THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, one poster would resurrect it many years later (though the OP guessed it would happen 9 mos later).</p>