HOME 911:Burned Light Bulb in a High Ceiling
Dear Home 911,
My sister and I live alone in an old house and recently a light bulb burned out. We can’t change the light bulb because the ceiling is too high. Should we just replace the light source with floor or desk lamps? What gives better lighting — ordinary incandescent or halogen?
Answer : By Tanya T. Lara
Believe it or not, I’ve gotten two or three e-mails asking the same question and it still amazes me that in this day and age when women are leading Fortune 500 companies and working in the Space Station, some sisters still can’t change a burnt light bulb.
A lady also asked this column a couple of years ago and I will tell you what I told her: You are giving women a bad name. What do you mean you can’t change a light bulb? When I was single and living alone, I could change the spark plugs in my car (today, of course, I’m too lazy to even check my tires). It’s only a matter of time before all the light bulbs in your house burn out — what are you going to do then? Read by the oven fire? Start flicking stones to start a bonfire?
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