Lamp repair RANT

busterb · 03-29-2007, 11:40 PM

Last night my lamp by recliner went nuts. So today I stopped at hardware for something and picked up a kit to repair my fucking lamp.
OK we looked a a few and most had been opened, no, give me a new one. So after a sack full of trips up and down the ladder working on house, I took a break to fix lamp. JC, can you read the damn fine print. I can't! So this boils down to the fact that when I've been drinking I just say, hell I'll do that later. BUT I got so flappin mad I went back to store and ask this asshole to read me the instructions.
Oh, you just poke the wire in here and ?? Hey If you poke the damn wire in that hole just how in the fuck are you going to close the damn thing.
Hey tw. I bet some MBA saved the company .2cents on a million items to screw that up. And no I've built lamps for years.

bluecuracao · 03-29-2007, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Last night my lamp by recliner went nuts.

I'm imagining the Wes Craven version of Pixar's cute little lamp animation.

glatt · 03-30-2007, 08:45 AM

In my experience, if you see a bunch of packages on the shelf that have all been opened, the only conclusion you can come to is that the product is a piece of garbage and everyone who buys it ends up returning it. Shame on the store for carrying it.

Flint · 03-30-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

In my experience, if you see a bunch of packages on the shelf that have all been opened, the only conclusion you can come to is that the product is a piece of garbage and everyone who buys it ends up returning it. Shame on the store for carrying it.

That same basic principle applies to picking up women at bars.

glatt · 03-30-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Flint

That same basic principle applies to picking up women at bars.

You being a drummer and all, I expected a sting with that one.

barefoot serpent · 03-30-2007, 03:52 PM

BEFORE YOU PULL THE OLD CORD OUT -- READ THIS!!!

should be the first thing you see.

You often need to use the old cord to pull the new one thru those often very tiny holes in the base.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-31-2007, 03:20 AM

Don't do anything until you've read ALL the instructions.

busterb · 03-31-2007, 11:24 AM

After all the BS, ranting and crap. Have reached the conclusion that the 3 way bulb was the problem.

I retrieved the old switch from garbage to test later.

xoxoxoBruce · 04-01-2007, 04:37 PM

HA HA HA... what a dumb shit thing to do.

I've done that ...twice.

03-29-2007, 11:40 PM	#1
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Lamp repair RANT Last night my lamp by recliner went nuts. So today I stopped at hardware for something and picked up a kit to repair my fucking lamp. OK we looked a a few and most had been opened, no, give me a new one. So after a sack full of trips up and down the ladder working on house, I took a break to fix lamp. JC, can you read the damn fine print. I can't! So this boils down to the fact that when I've been drinking I just say, hell I'll do that later. BUT I got so flappin mad I went back to store and ask this asshole to read me the instructions. Oh, you just poke the wire in here and ?? Hey If you poke the damn wire in that hole just how in the fuck are you going to close the damn thing. Hey tw. I bet some MBA saved the company .2cents on a million items to screw that up. And no I've built lamps for years. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-30-2007, 03:52 PM	#6
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	BEFORE YOU PULL THE OLD CORD OUT -- READ THIS!!! should be the first thing you see. You often need to use the old cord to pull the new one thru those often very tiny holes in the base. __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

03-31-2007, 03:20 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Don't do anything until you've read ALL the instructions. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-31-2007, 11:24 AM	#8
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	After all the BS, ranting and crap. Have reached the conclusion that the 3 way bulb was the problem. I retrieved the old switch from garbage to test later. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

04-01-2007, 04:37 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	HA HA HA... what a dumb shit thing to do. I've done that ...twice. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-30-2007, 08:45 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In my experience, if you see a bunch of packages on the shelf that have all been opened, the only conclusion you can come to is that the product is a piece of garbage and everyone who buys it ends up returning it. Shame on the store for carrying it.

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