Nope, this particular light is well in under the house & dry > Damp!!... Got a leak Tel? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:45 PM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: question > > > Now by a strange coincidence, I went down to the workshop shortly after > posting that & when I hit the switch one of the bulbs (OK 'lamps' Davy) > exploded - & I mean really went off, sounded like a 410 shotgun & threw > glass clear across the shop. Any ideas? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Beaman" <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 7:36 AM > Subject: [modeleng] Re: question > > > > What about the 10 to say the voltage should have been checked, it might > have > > been too high and thats why the bulb blew. > > > > And the 2 sparkies that say "Bulbs grow in the garden, not in your light > > fitting, they are called lamps!!!" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 12:44 PM > > Subject: [modeleng] question > > > > > > Q: How many mailing list subscribers does it take to change a light bulb? > > > > > > A: Thousands! > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 1 to change the light bulb and post to the list 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. > > > > 27 to point out spelling and grammatical errors in posts about changing > > light bulbs. > > > > 53 to flame the spell checkers. > > > > 156 to write to the list administrator complaining about the light bulb > > discussion and its inappropriateness to this mail list. > > > > 41 to correct spelling in the spelling/grammar flames. > > > > 109 to post that this list is not about light bulbs and would they kindly > > take this email exchange to alt.lite.bulb. > > > > 203 to demand that cross posting to alt.grammar, alt.spelling and > > alt.punctuation about changing light bulbs be stopped. > > > > 111 to defend the posting to this list saying that we all use light bulbs > > and therefore the posts **are** relevant to this mail list. > > > > 306 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. > > > > 27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs. > > > > 14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to ask for corrected > > URLs. > > > > 3 to post about links they found from the URLs that are relevant to this > > list which makes light bulbs relevant to this list. > > > > 33 to summarize all posts to date, then quote them including all headers > and > > footers, and then add "Me Too." > > > > 12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot > > handle the light bulb controversy. > > > > 19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three." > > > > 4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ. > > > > 1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup. > > > > 47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, so leave > > it there. > > > > 143 votes for alt.lite.bulb. > > > > 27 to post in HTML because they are using the IE or Netscape that had it > > turned on by default and are too clueless to look. > > > > 48 to complain about the HTML posts. > > > > 27 to post 'sorry I didn't realize it was on' -- in HTML. > > > > 96 to complain about more HTML and post detailed instructions on how to > > change the setting. > > > > 58 to mumble something about using a web browser to read mail. > > > > 12 MIME posts with useless colors and bolds saying thanks for the help > with > > the HTML mail. > > > > 1 to post a GIF/JPG of the lightbulb hanging too close to his digital > > camera. > > > > 58 to complain about the binary post. > > > > 14 to say they liked the binary and didn't mind it. > > > > 1 post about how you can M*A*K*E M*O*N*E*Y FA$T!!!!! by selling lightbulbs > > and this report available for only $5. > > > > 1328 to reply to the list with the full spam attached and then put > 'remove' > > at the end. > > > > 3 to flame the other morons for replying to the spammer and CC'ing the > list. > > > > 1 from the list admin notifying that the list is looking for a bigger > server > > to handle the load. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > > line. > > > > > > > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. 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