Lighten up a bit, Alison.
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Lighten up a bit, Alison.
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oh i'll lighten up alright..... [img]mad.gif[/img]
Move all your stuff away from the kitchen, get a fire extinguisher, and then MAKE it catch on fire.
I'd like to see the landlord explain that to the fire department. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
That's plain evil... i like it!
And it sounds more like a defective switch than a bad light.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....
ok... so most of you are familiar with this
bullshit place i'm living in...
you know, ganked oven knob, broken sink
sprayer, dryer lint trap broken, dishwasher
dial broken...
and the ever popular topic.... my AC....
anyways... there is ANOTHER issue...
one that has gone on for some time...
though random enough not to irritate me
like the AC issue did.
the kitchen light....
its one of those fluorescent mo fos...
i think it has a short in the wiring...
and as we all remember from my sister's
escapade... that can lead to a FIRE!
anyways... yeah... it doesn't come on
when i flip the switch... so i have to flip
it a bazillion fuckin times before it finally
clicks on ........ IF it comes on
at all.
now i know how those bulbs work... so i
do not suggest that its the bulbs....
the light does flicker on just as i'm
turning the switch... then doesn't progress
to a full 'ON' when the switch is all the
way up....
so i just had to deal with that fucker for
about 5 minutes...
and i wanted to rant about it.
cheerio!
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Great reply... stupid!
hmmmm..... switch..... good call.....
i guess i was so used to the household problems
being so immense and assinine that i naturally
assumed it was the light itself.
will find out..... *grumbles still*
Just don't forget to pull the plug on the power when you start fiddling with stuff, wouldn't want your new hairdo standing upright [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I think it's the switch too. It sounds just like the one I have in the storage room. I press it, I slam it and nothing so I end up hitting it full strenght. I fight a war with it. It's annoying.
It might be the (WTF are they called again...) solenoids or capacitors or, gawd, I'd have to search for a flourescent light repair manual...
Anyways, if it's flourescent, it'll have a small aluminum drum attached to one end. Bout half-inch circumfrence, little over an inch in length, they act kinda like sparkplugs on your car, giving it the boost of juice to kick-on. $2.00 max for a replacement & it should be fine (if that's what the problem is). Sounds like that's the problem from what you said above though.
i know what you are talking about, reved....
i'll check with the dingus landlord and see
what his marvelous genius can deduce... [img]redface.gif[/img]
Oooh wait! it's one of those.. not bulbs but... sort of... tubes thingies?
In that case i go with what the cat said.
LMAO @ zela.
If the flourescent bulb doesn't have dark gray 'burns' on either side of the glass tube (possible replacement of tube, burns means it's gettin old), would take the aluminum dingus barrel outa the fixture & get an identical cheap spare or two from a RadioShack. Better to spend a couple bucks doing it yourself than letting a $30/hour electrician running on the landlord clock do the work.
The landlord will appreciate it, so if unforseen problems arise (something happens making a few months rent late, or missing), he'll consider that. Are you a whining deadbeat tenant? Do you do any work yourself to keep-up the premesis?
Yeah, maybe.
LMMFAO.... certainly not... (a deadbeat tennant that is)
i've invested lots into this place (with his
permission) to make it better... i've painted
both bathrooms & the kitchen/washing area, added
an extra step to the backdoor (due to the fact
that massive amounts of water pool by the door),
as well as pay for my own air filters (which i
shouldn't pay for), in addition to repairing
the window blinds (that are shit) and their
attachments (which will have to be here when i
leave), and i've even raked and pruned my yard,
fixed my upstairs toilet, used insecticide for
the friggin MASS of ticks out back, i have
replaced the oven knob (which didn't fit) and
gave tom the one i purchased so that he could
return the unused one for the refund......
all these things that are (from my experience)
done by the landlord.
i have also been the longest-running tennant
he's ever had (going on 3 years)... i have paid
in advance (3 month intervals) and i have paid
workers that have come to service the place
in lieu of tom (the landlord).
i have even spent weeks waiting on him to get
the friggin a/c fixed..... (if anyone remembers
THAT thread...lol)
these are just some of the things i've done
while living here....
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You fixed the toilet? Well done, i thought that thing was still stuck in there
no no.... not THAT toilet problem....
the cell phone is still in the toilet downstairs...
but do to the shitty pipes, all sorts of
plumbing problems occur here... and i try not
to mess with that kinda thing.
but there was a time when the upstairs toilet
was ganked and er....... well i fixed it [img]redface.gif[/img]
shatzy pulling TG out of the toilet after you dunny flushed him does not count as either a ganked toilet or you fixing it
Think Ballast.Thats what that rectangular box is called thats up there with the Flourescent Mo fos.Its wired in,mines about 7 inches long and 3 inches wide(no jokes please).Anyways,put new bulbs in first,then if that doesnt work get those ballasts at you localy owned hardware store.
sincerely Trampis the toolman
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sincerely Trampis the toolman</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>
i think i see a new trademark....
I LIKE THAT! FUNNEE!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
A ballast? We're talking flourescent, not neon.