Monday, June 08, 2009

Victory ( ) Hollow

It takes a chair, five (5) telephone books, my thick-soled boots, ninja balance, tip-toes and fingertips in order for me to reach the light in the bathroom to change the globe.





Only to discover that I'd bought a screw-in bulb by mistake.

All of you over 5'3", if I ever hear you griping about your height, please know that it will incur my wrath, and the wrath of a short person is not to be incurred.

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  1. They make these extension grips that sell for US$20 in the States that assist in removing high bulbs. I recommend them highly.

    What other kind of bulb is there but a screw-in?

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  2. This flat is old enough that all the light fittings are for bayonet bulbs, not screw-in. If I only had to deal with screwing a bulb in, then the ordeal of changing one wouldn't nearly be as vexing.

    As it is, most of the lights here are so old that I can't actually get any blown globes out.

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  3. Repeat after me: 5 foot 3 is not short. Though I admit to borrowing tall friends on occasion for things like lightbulbs.

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  4. Anonymous8/6/09 16:55

    It's really not how tall you are, it's how long your arms are. You just need to concentrate on growing your arms.

    JeffV

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  5. That reminds me, you're totally invited to come to the Netherlands one of these years, so you can sit on my couch next to all my other short friends, and I can take photos of your dangling feet, all neatly lined up. ^_^

    Seriously. You can go to any hotel or hostel anywhere in the world and rely on it that you'll fit in the bed. You have _nothing_ to complain about!

    (Bring on the wrath!) :D

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  6. You are dancing with danger, Aanimal. The Wrath of the Tess is to be feared.

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  7. Gillian, it is short enough to be might inconvenient when it comes to light globes. MY PRIDE IS AT STAKE.

    I'm trying, Jeff. I suspect I'm as good at growing long arms as I am at growing a beard.

    Aanimal, you are probably the tallest person I know, so you are exempt from bemoaning your height issues. And I will agree, planes are the one place where being short just ROCKS.

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