As to why it blew, heaven knows. Had been perfectly well-behaved for the last three years. I put a new one in the lamp (freebie from the gas company of all things) which glowed dimly and then simply went out. Alas, have no 60 watt incandescents to try out to see if the problem's with the lamp. When I use incandescents, they're trilight 50-100-150, for all your reading needs, and as they're about to become illegal in two years, I hoard them mightily.
Kusai!
As to why it blew, heaven knows. Had been perfectly well-behaved for the last three years. I put a new one in the lamp (freebie from the gas company of all things) which glowed dimly and then simply went out. Alas, have no 60 watt incandescents to try out to see if the problem's with the lamp. When I use incandescents, they're trilight 50-100-150, for all your reading needs, and as they're about to become illegal in two years, I hoard them mightily.
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The evening, no, the morning air is autumn now
Because my reflex when things go wrong is to throw money at it, when my doctor said I had to get more exercise to lower my cholesterol I immediately…
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How very 1993 it's being just now. Grey, washy, cool but humid, with cicadas. Fine by me: time travel removes me from the frets of the present.…
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Reading Thursday
Finished? Karen Lord, Unraveling -- reminiscent of Henry James ie the author knows what happened, a reader on the author's wavelength knows what…
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