Foiled.

[mousme]

The light on the front porch has been burnt out for a few months. So today I went out and bought new bulbs. I checked the label on the energy-saving bulbs, and nothing seemed to indicate that I shouldn't use them in this particular socket. So I happily bought two and brought them home.

I unscrewed the pretty decorative cover at risk to life and limb (my ladder and I are both somewhat too short for the job, it turns out), removed the scores of dead bugs (eww!), and screwed in the new bulb, only to discover that the new bulbs are ever so slightly longer than the old ones, and the decorative cover wouldn't screw back on.

Blast.

So now I have to go back out and buy regular bulbs. I screwed the decorative cover back on, at least, so it won't lie around for the next three months until I get "just a moment" to fix it.

I was really looking forward to having light outside again, too. That reminds me, I think the lights at the back also need replacing.

Comments

[elanya.livejournal.com]

..... I also need to change my outside light, but I have no excuse other than laziness, as I actually bought bulbs ages ago.

*goes to fix*

[taxlady.livejournal.com]

Some places carry extra small CFLs. But, it's a pain in the patooty.

[bodhifox.livejournal.com]

In AMERICA we label our CFL bulbs that you should only use them in certain ways. Mostly because some idiot would try and smash the cover on and release mercury rather than give up as you did when you discovered it would not work.

[tcaptain.livejournal.com]

If the bulbs are too long, shop around, I had the same problems for my fixtures in the house. At Canadian Tire I found one brand that is specifically the size of a regular light bulb, so I was finally able to convert all my ceiling lights.