One, sort of. I am not completely hopeless.
The problem: the dome/globe hiding the dead bulb would not budge.
Steps taken:
~ Fetch ladder from garage. Climb.
~ Attempt to loosen dome by hand. Grip tightly and twist. Repeat.
~ Attempt to loosen dome by hand. Grip tightly and twist while wearing silicone oven mitts. Repeat.
~ Use a Q-tip to apply a tiny amount of liquid silicone between the dome and its metal collar. Grip tightly and twist, without and with silicone oven mitts. Repeat.
~ Schedule with the electrician: January 8, 10:00 a.m.
~ Dismiss the suggestion Elaine found on Reddit: use a shoe. A shoe? No way.
~ Refuse to give up.
~ Watch several YouTube videos suggesting methods of removal: Gorilla Tape, a rubber extension cord, a screwdriver. A screwdriver? No way.
~ Find a video showing a sneaker in action. Hmm.
~ Use the bottom of a Merrell shoe. Tap all around. Won’t budge. Tap all around. Budges slightly. Tap all around. More budging. More tapping. More budging. More tapping. More budging. Finally the dome is free.
~ Replace bulb, climb down, call to cancel the electrician.
The reassuring but also alarming thing: the problem is common, as evidenced by the number of YouTube videos proposing solutions.
[The last “home repair” of the year. Post title, as well as shoe suggestion, from Elaine.]
Monday, January 1, 2024
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The best step: "Refuse to give up."
We weekend handymen are applauding. I had no idea that a shoe would do the trick.
It’s also good advice when trying to relight the water heater. : )
I use a big slim month at a glance calendar by Ecologix. To obviate the need for a ribbon each page has perforated bottom corners.
(Back when I was a student, a week at a glance sufficed)
Meanwhile, for the past decade a moleskin with a nice-colored cover, complete with ribbon, has been my choice for a journal.
I’m sure I never used a planner as a college student, which makes me wonder how I kept track of anything. (On the back pages of big spiral notebooks?) When teaching, I often suggested a planner to students who were feeling scattered — but for more than writing in due dates.
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