just an update for those who like the regularity of certain elements happening (so to speak) on this blog, look you see. so, then, yes, this is an update on the possibly remotely remarkable £1 lightbulb i purchased a little while ago. well, a few years ago.
for those of you wondering just what the heck this is all about yet still feel compelled to read this, well, you may want to have a gander at this post from as recently as 2017. then also this one off of 2018. and now here we are in 2019.
so yes, to cut to the chase, indeed it is so that this bulb of mine works. it shines on, just as Bobby Gillespie once so eloquently sang. and here, in the greater glory and the grand goodness of Commodore 64 mode, it is.
well, there it is behind the lampshade of course, but patience. it shall be shown later on. but, if you are in a rush, then please scroll down. i could not stop such and would not wish to.
there were warnings when i commenced showcasing this lightbulb. i was rather quite taken with the vintage style and design of it, the aesthetics more than compensating for the fact that it was not particularly bright. some warned me, however. not for my bourgeois lifestyle enabling me to splash an entire £1 on a bulb. some friends and contemporaries were more concerned that a Poundland bulb might cause a minor fire, or not last too long.
in respect of the latter, well, i would suggest that somewhere north or south of three years means that the bulb has indeed lasted a fair while. value for money has been attained, and probably was about a year ago, max. with regards to the bulb exploding, or in some other way causing a fire, so far as i have noticed this has not happened.
beyond the general concerns that a lightblub procured (purchased) from Poundland was bound to instantly burst into flames on use, some comments were made to me about how it was probably not going to be "energy efficient". well, i am not exactly sure how the economies of scale work, but as far as i can see my £1 investment has given me a bulb which has lasted somewhere north or south of three years (and counting), with no discernible difference to my electricity bill. so, there.
some of you shall want less words, more "animated gif in Commodore 64 mode" sort of things here. for those of you who are so inclined, here you go.
for some reason there are some of you who may wish to see this long lasting, cost efficient lightbulb of vintage qualities not presented in Commodore 64 mode. i can think of no good reason at all why someone would wish such, but here you are.
yes, i did indeed take one of those yellow cloth duster things to it before taking the picture. as i recall it was no, i did not do that the last time i updated on the status of the bulb.
anyway, there really is only so much one can say on the subject of lightbulbs, and i believe that i have said far more than that finite amount.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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