11 Replies to “Another moment of unabashed pragmatism”

1. Dana says:

   January 28, 2006 at 10:26 pm

   A new light bulb or a new refrigerator?

2. CraigC says:

   January 28, 2006 at 10:32 pm

   I do hope you pronounce it “Tar-jay.”

3. Alien Grey in the time of X-Files says:

   January 28, 2006 at 10:45 pm

   Thats for the reminder. I need a bulb for my refrigerator. It been out for at least a year.

4. Alien Grey in the time of X-Files says:

   January 28, 2006 at 10:48 pm

   D’oh
   
   Thanks

5. 6Gun says:

   January 28, 2006 at 10:48 pm

   Get 240 volt bulbs, JG.  Do it for the caribou.

6. Mark says:

   January 28, 2006 at 11:32 pm

   Christ. How old are you, ten?

   Ah. Proof positive that the light does go out when you close the door.

7. Franklin Delano "Who ARE those people?" Roosevelt says:

   January 29, 2006 at 12:17 am

   CraigC.  — I do all MY shopping at the Thrifte Shoppe… how posh is that?

8. Ric Locke says:

   January 29, 2006 at 1:02 am

   You might want to check these out. (They aren’t the only ones, just the ones I could find quickly.)

   Thirty bucks for a fridge light probably sounds a little crazy. It probably is a little crazy. But the likelihood of one of them ever burning out is nil, and at $2.50 a gallon how much does it cost you to go to Target when you need a new one?

   Regards,
   
   Ric

9. Jeff Goldstein says:

   January 29, 2006 at 2:08 am

   Well, I hate to admit this, but I kinda just steal the bulbs while pretending I’m only in line to buy some Tic Tacs.  I’d say I’ve saved myself, I dunno—4 million, over time?

10. Ian Wood says:

    January 29, 2006 at 2:32 am

    The light socket in our ‘fridge was dangling loose when we bought the house. It wouldn’t stay snapped into its little receptacle.  The “blade” style terminals on its back end were loose and often disconnected, so it usually wasn’t lit.

    One day I came home and the bulb and socket were lying on the kitchen counter, trailing a set of green and black wires.

    My girlfriend, while attempting to reattach the dangling terminal connectors, tore the whole works out.

    She paled when I told her that while she was trying to plug the connectors back in with the door open, she was basically sticking her fingers into a live light bulb socket.

    So: for God’s sake, be careful.

11. Ric Locke says:

    January 29, 2006 at 3:13 am

    Well, yeah. I mean, peacoats have all kinds of useful features…

    Daddy told me not to steal less than a million dollars. It was probably good advice. I’ll never know.

    Regards,
    
    Ric

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