well it worked - whats your problem woman?
A phrase that is guaranteed to strike terror into Mrs Spimf is to hear me say ‘don’t worry – I’ll rig something’ particularly where voltage is involved. But then in some solutions beauty lies in simplicity.

While sitting one evening watching telly, our daft cat knocked a lamp off the window ledge – a rather nice bay window finished in hardwood. Cursing the cat and muttering about having to go and find another bulb I trudged off - why is it they burn extra bright for a while after being dropped before they conk out? Lamps that is, cats are a different matter entirely.

Some brief clanking and rummaging in the kitchen and I returned with a new bulb.

And a hammer.

Quick bit of Spimf handywork and there I was plonked back on the sofa, feeling quite pleased with my efforts.

Mrs Spimf was for once speechless. Granted the lamp was now casting its SoftGlow 40 watt peachiness into the bay window and there was very little chance the cat would knock it over again soon…

...but nailing the base of the lamp to the window ledge?

Women, sometimes theres just no pleasing them.
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 0:02, 2 replies)

What's this
About cats?
You hurt just one fur on just one cat and you can (figuratively) kiss miss kitty goodbye!
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 2:29, closed)

of course!
how stupid of me - i could have simply nailed the cats feet to the floor and saved a perfectly good lamp!

or maybe if i had nailed just the tail Hey Presto! an entertaining 'WhirlyScreechCat' - hours of harmless fun for kids that also helps mum as it "Beats as it Sweeps as it Screams" simples!

imagine that on dragons den!
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Tue 25 Aug 2009, 13:19, closed)