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# Well no death occurred,
Although lots of loft dust was inhaled.
The new light is fitted and I claim all the brownie points !!



Edit // wiring is the easy part, holding the bloody heavy glass shade and balancing it with one hand while trying to screw in the finial is a bastard..

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(I helped save b3ta! WOLF .™, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:41, archived)
# 2nd one looks like
my ex-girlfriend's mimsy
(Confused, would we? doesn't know what time it is at, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:43, archived)
# Good god !
well im not re-wiring that for her
(I helped save b3ta! WOLF .™, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:43, archived)
# don't worry it's not worth the effort
it was in a shocking state
(Confused, would we? doesn't know what time it is at, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:44, archived)
# well i wouldn't plug anything into it for fear of electrocution
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:46, archived)
# no chance
the spark's gone
(Confused, would we? doesn't know what time it is at, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:48, archived)
# <insert electrical innuendo here>
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:48, archived)
# *inserts*
ooh!
(I helped save b3ta! Mockingbird Practitioner of SCIENCE, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:49, archived)
# Earth it and earth it hard
And no talk of gang plugs or the like
(I helped save b3ta! WOLF .™, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:49, archived)
# jeebus!
(I helped save b3ta! RiffRaff lurking like a lurky thing, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:43, archived)
# hurrah!
I have this to do this weekend.
I say this weekend - I have been putting it off for about 2 months, and will probably do the same again.

congrats on a job well done
(I helped save b3ta! swaza I'm bad, I'm bad. You know it. I'm bad., Mon 14 May 2007, 15:43, archived)
# Last time I changed a light fitting
I electrocuted myself.
(I helped save b3ta! RiffRaff lurking like a lurky thing, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:43, archived)
# I electrocuted myself on Sunday
by trying to mod a digital camera to fly it with a kite. The capacitor of the flash zapped me with at least 220V.
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Mon 14 May 2007, 16:09, archived)
# pics?
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Mon 14 May 2007, 16:22, archived)
# ouch!
electrickery are a danger to our healf.
(I helped save b3ta! RiffRaff lurking like a lurky thing, Mon 14 May 2007, 16:25, archived)
# all your points are belong to us
*bakes borwnie points*

*eats chocolate brownie(points)*
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:44, archived)
# Forgive me if I find this
amusing for all the wrong reasons ;)


/builder blog.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Mon 14 May 2007, 15:49, archived)
# Doh
I was just about to open up a whole can of pedant on yo ass about Part P. But it turns out that "Replacing accessories such as socket-outlets, control switches and ceiling roses" is "non-notifiable".

Carry on.
(I helped save b3ta! Jago Laurens, Mon 14 May 2007, 16:12, archived)