[modeleng] Re: question

  • From: "Terry Lane" <tel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:01:37 +1000

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.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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