Shitting in the dark.
Two years we lived in this property two fucking years of shitting in the dark when the light-bulb went (for some reason they never lasted long in the bathroom) until we discovered one day upon cleaning the bathroom mirror that there were lights behind it.

Even worse, we couldn't work out how to switch the bugger on until we removed the mirror and noticed the pull-cord switch on the side closest to the wall.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 0:06, 8 replies)

sorry to be dim
but why didn't you just change the lightbulb when it went??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 0:10, closed)

I can guess the answer to this:
Person goes to loo, needing a poo. Operates lightwitch. Bulb goes "tink!" and flashes out its last photons as yet another Ballotini fuse* destroys itself (in their oft-repeated yet unsung sacrifice to protect you), then goes dark and silent forever. A bulb has died, yet who would mourn its passing, when a different kind of passing occupies the owners mind?

The Crappee is then faced with dilemma: Waddle off (with urgent need of a dump) in search of fresh bulbs; OR, Crimp one off there and then in the Stygian gloom.

They could have kept spares in the toilet**, but that still leaves (at a minimum***) the steps of removing lampshade (and if it's a full bathroom, chances are it could be a full waterproof fitting) and slotting a fresh lamp in; while you're aching to crap.

* Other fuses are available.
** The room, not the fixture. That would be disgusting and unsafe.
*** The bulb may need to cool off, or power isolated, before it can be safely handled.

(Can you tell I've had a little fun with this post? Not to mention the multiple edits.)
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 0:47, closed)

Or just wait until the daytime.

( jim_bob can herd cats., Mon 22 Mar 2010, 12:16, closed)

or become a timelord.
They don't have such troubles; or do they?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZahysN2sIIw
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 0:16, closed)

shitting is a natoral function
do you need to see to crap? no.
btw, i am drunk
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 0:54, closed)

one of the bulbs
in our living room blew about last October and we've still not replaced it.
My wife calls it "the energy saving light bulb"!!
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 9:09, closed)

I bet you were shitting in the fridge

(TwinkleFuckingToes Has a ingrown toe nail, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 12:53, closed)

I'm just glad...
I get the urge to dump first thing in the morning...hmm, I could save a few pennies taking the bulb out of the bog...
( snee held his breath since, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 12:41, closed)