How many forum members does it take.......

[Gatt]

...to change a lightbulb?

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

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.

[Joanne]

hey, this forum isn't about light bulbs!

[Geoff]

The thread clearly needs to be in the Hardware section.

[andy]

4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?"

We did... here!

...original post 6 months from now and start it all over again.

Almost to the day (plus a year!)... weird

Andy

[webman]

And 3 to suggest we should all help save the planet by using candles instead.

[K.C.Leblanc]

hey, this forum isn't about light bulbs!

That's lightbulbs.

[mac_shinobi]

none because when a light bulb goes we don't all drive to your house or school just to change a light bulb ( Would be a lot of fuel consumption just to change a light bulb )

[Gatt]

And 3 to suggest we should all help save the planet by using candles instead.

That may be true in my school

as Ive had a budget forecast of about £30k!! looks like i'll be bulk buying candles and some hamsters!!

[Jake]

1 to comment on how sexy the lightbulb is looking today and wonder if the lightbulb is looking for someone to light its filament this evening

[richard.thomas]

... I've changed light bulbs (note the space)... I especially enjoy the funky shapes on those energy saving ones

[mattx]

I'll knock up a script which will change light bulbs if you like.......

DIM $lightbulb
While 1
  Select
    Case = $lightbulb = glowing
Wend

P.S. glowing is a built in function.......

[richard.thomas]

Mattx, how do I set that up so it runs every time a user logs in?

[mattx]

Mattx, how do I set that up so it runs every time a user logs in?

Stick it in the:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run

part of the registery !!

[witch]

Now look here, it was my post in the first place, one year ago and I am sick and tired of my intelligent and clever posts being hijacked by others and posted as if they were their own work

[elsiegee40]

3 Health & Safety experts that discuss the dangers of changing energy efficient lightbulbs and provide the links to recent news stories on the topic.

7 recommendations to go to the union to check your contract before doing hazourdous tasks like this