Re: Light bulb sockets these days.

On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 04:26:22 GMT, Greg G <gdguarino@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>Am I imagining this, or is there something different about light bulb
>sockets or the threads on the bulbs themselves that makes them more
>difficult to screw in, and especially remove, than they used to be?
>Are the threads made of a different, presumably cheaper, metal? Is it
>China's fault?

Nothing has changed, but it is China's fault.

(just kidding. I may be having more trouble too, not sure. My big
problem is standing on the bed and changing the bulb without removing
the glass thing.)

>Being busy, I tend to let the chore of changing bulbs wait until I
>find my wife in a miner's helmet with a disapproving look on her face.
>So I change a few at a time. What a chore. Recessed fixtures can be
>nearly impossible.
>
>Has anybody else noticed this? Any solutions?
>
>Greg Guarino


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