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Old one here, but still relevant I fear.

gazza285 - 29/8/05 at 06:21 PM

Q: How many forum members does it takes to change a light bulb?

* 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
* 1 to move it to the Lighting section
* 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section
* 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs
* 5 to flame the spell checkers
* 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames
* 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid
* 3 standards zealots to point out that light bulbs have been deprecated in the LB 2.1 spec
* 1 to call upon everybody to ignore this deprecation
* 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
* 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum
* 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum
* 36 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
* 7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs
* 4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's
* 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group
* 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too"
* 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy
* 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"
* 13 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.

Chris_R - 29/8/05 at 06:41 PM

I feel you should all know that the bulb has been changed.

scoobyis2cool - 29/8/05 at 06:50 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Chris_R
I feel you should all know that the bulb has been changed.

Got any pics of it being changed?

Pete

rayward - 29/8/05 at 06:59 PM

will that replacement bulb be SVA Complaint??????

Ray

steve_gus - 29/8/05 at 07:36 PM

at least it can be done for less than 250 quid

atb

steve

suparuss - 29/8/05 at 09:09 PM

technically they are called "lamps" the name light bulb is for the ignorant.

gazza285 - 29/8/05 at 09:10 PM

I hope you are being ironic.

MikeR - 29/8/05 at 09:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
I hope you are being ironic.

Me too

gazza285 - 29/8/05 at 09:22 PM

Is that lamp as in cap lamp Barnsley boy?

SeaBass - 29/8/05 at 09:41 PM

http://www.bulbcollector.com/ where one can see examples of different light bulbs.

suparuss - 29/8/05 at 09:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
Is that lamp as in cap lamp Barnsley boy?

you might wanna put some smiley faces or something in posts like that mate, people may take you seriously.
in case you are- im a joiner and as such meet many many sparkys (thats an electrician) and everytime i say light bulb, the sayy "you mean lamp right?"
it was actually a sparky who first made the "light bulbs for the ignorant" comment to me. just passing it on.
as a joke though obviously hence the smiley face.
ps- whats a cap lamp? i dont get it.

[Edited on 29/8/05 by suparuss]

suparuss - 29/8/05 at 09:57 PM

ahh, hold on just clicked.

MikeRJ - 29/8/05 at 10:20 PM

It's true, I did my apprenticeship at a railway signaling company and it was drilled into me that the round glass things with filaments inside are called "lamps"

TPG - 29/8/05 at 10:34 PM

You missed Joel P to comment.....

gazza285 - 29/8/05 at 10:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by suparuss

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285
Is that lamp as in cap lamp Barnsley boy?

you might wanna put some smiley faces or something in posts like that mate, people may take you seriously.
in case you are- im a joiner and as such meet many many sparkys (thats an electrician) and everytime i say light bulb, the sayy "you mean lamp right?"
it was actually a sparky who first made the "light bulbs for the ignorant" comment to me. just passing it on.
as a joke though obviously hence the smiley face.
ps- whats a cap lamp? i dont get it.

[Edited on 29/8/05 by suparuss]

12th point down was,

* 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

Cap lamps are what miners wear (used to wear). I have worked with many a Barnsley miner both in the pits and in other places "topside". They all like to take the wee but have short tempers when the favour is returned, good to see the other trades are following the Barnsley tradition.

[Edited on 29/8/05 by gazza285]

JoelP - 29/8/05 at 11:04 PM

quote:
Originally posted by TPG
You missed Joel P to comment.....

i bide my time...

DorsetStrider - 29/8/05 at 11:12 PM

I was in the industry for 183 years and let me assure you that "light bulb" is a perfectly acceptable alternative to "lamp".

pmsl

Peteff - 29/8/05 at 11:14 PM

Why did the bulb have to be changed, could we not accept it as it was?

gazza285 - 29/8/05 at 11:26 PM

Should they not be defined as an "electric lamp" as the lamp has been around much longer than electricity, either in the form of an oil lamp, or the gas lamp. Why should the sparks of this world have the exclusive use of the word "lamp"? And anyway bollox. When I buy my replacement light bulbs from B&Q they come in a box which says Lightbulbs on it.

"Why did the bulb have to be changed, could we not accept it as it was?"

Not once the chicken had crossed the road.

suparuss - 30/8/05 at 05:23 AM

quote:
Originally posted by gazza285

12th point down was,

* 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp"

[Edited on 29/8/05 by gazza285]

no shit, why do you think i posted it? thought it was the whole point of the thread but obviously i should have waited for an invitation? seems only a select group of people are allowed to come and have a laugh????

like i said before, should put smiley faces in your post, so people know you are joking. there is a big difference between taking the wee in person and on a forum. certain etiquette needs to be followed. like putting things in the right forum- surely this belongs in the mad house forum??
that relates to point 14 by the way, incase you tink im ironic.

Russ.

[Edited on 30/8/05 by suparuss]

marktigere1 - 30/8/05 at 08:16 AM

I wish to make it clear that I will no longer post on this forum as I cannot take all the controversy

Yours pi@@ed off.

Mark

PS. Spelling of controversy??

suparuss - 30/8/05 at 04:42 PM

me neither!
oh crap, i just did.

steve_gus - 30/8/05 at 05:09 PM

wooses.

just look on the old yahoo group, and know what a good personal mud slinging argument should be like. You need to go back to about 2003 tho before it died.

dunno yer born, the posters of today

atb

steve

splitrivet - 30/8/05 at 05:13 PM

Light bulbs on special from this thursday at Aldi.

Cheers Bob

steve_gus - 30/8/05 at 10:58 PM

on the google test - 'lamps' gets 3x the hits of 'bulbs'

atb

steve

Dale - 30/8/05 at 11:21 PM

Are high intensity lamps required for some us dimwits?

JoelP - 31/8/05 at 08:01 AM

this is in the wrong section.