tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post1405327478880303785..comments2024-03-23T10:59:54.394-06:00Comments on The 7MSN Ranch: How many hours does it take to screw in a lightbulb?the7msnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01082802012105875164noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-53875421918646036102014-11-11T17:44:19.210-07:002014-11-11T17:44:19.210-07:00I have to prove myself, but it's a photo with ...I have to prove myself, but it's a photo with numbers on it. I like it better than those warped words that I could never read or "spell" correctly! Ha ha!An American in Tokyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-12374427390265860322014-11-11T08:58:23.382-07:002014-11-11T08:58:23.382-07:00The Yankee Engineer-Short Person in me has a coupl...The Yankee Engineer-Short Person in me has a couple suggestions. First, next time you are up there, ditch those screws and use metal binder clips from an office supply store to clamp the lid to the housing. There seems to be an ample lip around the housing fit for clamping. Second, whenever possible, hang high items with a rope going through one or more hooks or eye hooks, with the end of the rope lashed to the side of the building, sailor style, so you can simply lower the item to your level and raise it up when finished with both feet on the ground. You're probably doing some of this already. It frightens me every time you do the ladder-in-truck thing with no one else around to spot you.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-1723928642620927722014-11-11T07:16:19.490-07:002014-11-11T07:16:19.490-07:00Carson, you keep giving me heart attacks with your...Carson, you keep giving me heart attacks with your maintenance! Please stay safe! Frankly, I can't stand heights!<br />Cheryl Ann (with the feral kitties)Cheryl Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04211625006758463474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-76518411904748187442014-11-10T18:40:21.442-07:002014-11-10T18:40:21.442-07:00I don't think that Wallenda guy has anything o...I don't think that Wallenda guy has anything on you LC. You are a dare devil, handy person and all round good egg. Congrats on once again defeating the unlikely with a panache.OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-15062364952899810082014-11-10T17:12:27.753-07:002014-11-10T17:12:27.753-07:00Yay! Let there be light!
I hope that bulb lasts a...Yay! Let there be light!<br />I hope that bulb lasts a long, long time. ;)An American in Tokyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-4462425929021001032014-11-10T14:07:12.921-07:002014-11-10T14:07:12.921-07:00wow, you definitely are a handy-woman. but why on ...wow, you definitely are a handy-woman. but why on earth is this light so high, couldn't it be placed further down?Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060719708064081485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-64168398522345181442014-11-10T10:47:17.819-07:002014-11-10T10:47:17.819-07:00That looked very difficult and challenging. Glad y...That looked very difficult and challenging. Glad you got that job done safely. Same thing here, but not quite so much height involved. Restoration Hardware porch lights on the teeny tiny porch. Screws are minute, and like you, easily fall out of the hands as you are holding up the glass cover, perched on top step of ladder. The pocket telescoping magnet thingy sounds terrific! p.s. word verification happening still, even if not commenting as anonymous.kippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-44385085534135143852014-11-10T10:42:42.585-07:002014-11-10T10:42:42.585-07:00Good lord. Okay...Janet made me laugh. So true.Good lord. Okay...Janet made me laugh. So true.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-10041987390081943422014-11-10T09:37:20.256-07:002014-11-10T09:37:20.256-07:00Bravo! Great 'high wire' antics! Hey - eve...Bravo! Great 'high wire' antics! Hey - every time I see your barn pictures I go into a spin of 'barn envy'! You sure set everything up so well there. Did you live on a farm before you headed off to 7MSN? Was the set up there when you bought it? Which ever it was - it sure looks like a great system!Wendyhttp://meadowmice.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-27075328375474426552014-11-10T09:06:58.085-07:002014-11-10T09:06:58.085-07:00You are certainly resourceful and courageous. Tha...You are certainly resourceful and courageous. That said, did you call a friend ahead of time to let someone know what you were up to? I can just hear your mom in my head, too At least you took a selfie. Seeing your smiling face hopefully made Mom feel better about this. (Can you tell I'm a mom?) This brought back memories of the ladder on the board on the dining room table episode with the smoke detector. Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309987428045299558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-90404774970374596072014-11-10T07:57:51.681-07:002014-11-10T07:57:51.681-07:00Oh yes, I know that sense of stopping to admire my...Oh yes, I know that sense of stopping to admire my work only to find the fix doesn't work and I have to start over again. And the dropped teeny tiny screws. If we can put people on the moon, surely we can invent more user-friendly light fixtures? :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231007979360748217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-6300954690053164682014-11-10T07:52:53.794-07:002014-11-10T07:52:53.794-07:00OMG. Please purchase a telescoping ladder today! ...OMG. Please purchase a telescoping ladder today! Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151347352054602839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-69572731165523967842014-11-10T07:51:27.494-07:002014-11-10T07:51:27.494-07:00P.S. I didn't have to prove that I'm a hum...P.S. I didn't have to prove that I'm a human.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-17580746723279018322014-11-10T07:50:34.941-07:002014-11-10T07:50:34.941-07:00I love how you even took a selfie, way up there.I love how you even took a selfie, way up there.Janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-62808011250744193682014-11-10T07:23:24.887-07:002014-11-10T07:23:24.887-07:00Oh no, I was thinking, what an amazing and resourc...Oh no, I was thinking, what an amazing and resourceful woman . . . and she even took a very cute picture while balancing on the top of the ladder. BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-44905277436882376862014-11-10T07:14:10.935-07:002014-11-10T07:14:10.935-07:00When I bought the little house in NKY, the porch ...When I bought the little house in NKY, the porch light fixtures were pretty but ancient and impossible to change bulbs in without complete disassembling. Perhaps the very first project I completed there was replacing those suckers. In a rental home I lived in for five years t here was a light fixture that was very heavy, suspended from the ceiling, and could only be opened by holding all the weight at the bottom and dealing with a half dozen screws at the top to slip the casing off the bulb area. Who designs this stuff? What on earth are they thinking?<br /><br />I agree that light fixture in the tippy top should be bypassed in the future for something that ensures easier maintenance.<br /><br />No captcha prompts for me with comments. But, I use gmail.<br /><br />KathyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680946802191502305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-28659062817457785822014-11-10T07:03:58.441-07:002014-11-10T07:03:58.441-07:00Nope, not me.Nope, not me.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-80066578424806635132014-11-10T07:03:43.823-07:002014-11-10T07:03:43.823-07:00You remind me that I really need to replace the bu...You remind me that I really need to replace the bulb in the kitchen light, 12 feet off the ground. No trucks in the kitchen, so I'll have to depend on an extra tall stepladder.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-28321110423924357462014-11-10T06:56:01.826-07:002014-11-10T06:56:01.826-07:00I think Blogger/Google might have changed somethin...I think Blogger/Google might have changed something on their end last week. I used to get hundreds of spam comments every day, now I don't get any, so I think the word verification thing may only show up if you check "anonymous" when you leave a comment.<br /><br />Is anyone else having to prove themselves with word verification? the7msnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082802012105875164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-85578749101988458222014-11-10T06:53:16.965-07:002014-11-10T06:53:16.965-07:00You are one tough lil lady !!!!!You are one tough lil lady !!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-50813153442900370212014-11-10T06:13:23.280-07:002014-11-10T06:13:23.280-07:00Next time you build a barn, don't put the ligh...Next time you build a barn, don't put the light fixtures way up there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-10106841172222962392014-11-10T05:54:20.222-07:002014-11-10T05:54:20.222-07:00Carson : the word verfication thingy is still ask...Carson : the word verfication thingy is still asking me to mis-spell warped words :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-76207125875208363112014-11-10T05:53:11.935-07:002014-11-10T05:53:11.935-07:00Since you do have the occasional need for a taller...Since you do have the occasional need for a taller ladder, that might be something you put on Santa's list?<br /><br />Now for an easy helpful gadget for those dropped metal screws: Pocket Telescoping Magnetic Pickup Tool (that's the description on Lowe's site).<br />They also have pricier ones with lights. <br /><br />It's also handy for finding dropped sewing needles and pins .... the same tool is marketed at needlework shops in different packaging (here's a link with a better picture.<br /><br />http://www.stitchintheditch.com/product-p/07228.htm<br /><br />Now --> did you call ANYONE and tell them what you were up to ?? before climbing the ladder for the first time?<br /><br />M in NC<br />(duct tape and electrician's tape are my friend)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-27563832570138559602014-11-10T05:06:43.257-07:002014-11-10T05:06:43.257-07:00Oh.
My.
God.
Personally, I would think about wall-...Oh.<br />My.<br />God.<br />Personally, I would think about wall-mounted fixtures for future use.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4771557388430184941.post-34699021214631014152014-11-10T05:05:59.331-07:002014-11-10T05:05:59.331-07:00There were a lot of lol's and omg's while ...There were a lot of lol's and omg's while I read this. Glad it's done cause I would have been afraid of heights and no help. Another one of those" get it Carson, get it Carson" ( tennis ) :-)Ethelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389117351829680827noreply@blogger.com