bulb demise

hello there

well, it has happened. that was wondered as to when is now, look you see. for clarification, i speak of that peculiar lightbulb what i had, the one which was some sort of "vintage" or "retro" design, is finally no more. popped, it has, with the filament needed to bring light now dangling in darkness. 

for those of you not entirely sure what that dramatic opening paragraph pertains to, well, mostly i am delighted to learn that up to now you have found other things of interest on the internet. to clarify, then, several (or seven) years ago i commenced giving updates on a lightbulb for a bedside lamp i had. it was of the Poundland provenance, and - as things there did back then - cost £1. certain warnings were issued, with some speaking of how it would not last and/or how it would set fire to me and wherever i happened to be living at that time. or where it was on the go, for the latter, i suppose. 

being honest about it means for me to say (here) that i didn't really expect to write all that much on the subject of this bulb after first posting on it. that post, however, proved to be one of the most read, or clicked on, things what i have ever done. far be it from me to deny people what they wish. yes, true, there was a partial expectation of mine for it to not last long, although i never really held much in the way of dramatic concern about it blowing up and/or setting me on fire. 

one could well say that this bulb has had quite the journey. usually, or perhaps even normally, i would imagine a bulb to get used in a single (solitary) location. not to be for this one. those interested can simply search "bulb" on this blog and see all the posts. for key, significant events, though, here you go. clicking here shall take you to the first post, whilst clicking here will take you to a post concerning how it fared when i moved to lodgings in my place of exile, and then clicking here will tell the tale of it being moved into a different lamp.

do i have a favourite post, or undocumented moment, with this bulb? not really. as i have commented in the past, truthfully the light which came off of it was rather weak (or diminished) and it wasn't one that was practical to read by on a night. laziness and cheapness likely prevented me from replacing it before it blue. isn't that me. 

what now for my bedside lighting requirements? yes, as it happens, i do have an exact, like for like, except (presumably) functional bulb. but no, i decided to just put a normal, regular style bulb in for now, so that i may read on a night or what have you. 

hopefully some, if not all, of you have drawn some interest, if not pleasure, from the saga of this bulb. my apologies that the end of days for it wasn't all that well presented here. well, i don't think i have gone quite as bad as, say, Godfather III, but still, maybe i should have done more better. 

be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!