I really miss it when I was able to

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caroln

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... go to the hardware store and buy a box of light bulbs without knowing anything besides the wattage I wanted. I recently had to buy a new light bulb for my ceiling fan to match what was already installed. I was faced with these choices (and this is a partial list):

Base:
large base
candelabra
twist and lock
Style Bulb:
"A" style bulb
candle
globe
spiral
Edison
Light type:
LED
incandescent
halogen
Bulb Color:
clear
frosted
amber
daylight
warm white
soft white
neutral white
Lumans
Kelvins (Color Temperature)

I ended up buying a bulb that was way too white, blinding, and in no way matched the other bulbs in the fixture. I went back and exchanged them for a lower Kelvin temperature and luckily it was the correct brightness. The first one was a 5000 Kelvin and the correct one was 2700. I spent 2 hours researching light bulbs in order to get the right one. (From now on I'm saving the box the light bulbs came in.)

Yes, I miss the old days of picking up a box of light bulbs.
 

Haven't had to change bulbs in a while. Usually leave it up to the son, don't feel safe on the ladder. I learned real quick after my husband passed to take the old thing with me. I just hand it to one of the great guys at me hardware store and they get me what I need to replace or fix the problem.
 

caroln said:
I really miss it when I was able to
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Walk across the street to the marina and get in my boat. Utah is a nice place, but I sure miss the Gulf of Mexico.

When we redid our house went 100% LED, I got a case of replacements so for a while anyway I can match them. Kind of a PIA, you have to replace the whole fixture, but not very often. I like the LEDs.
 
I really miss when I was able to drive at a decent, constant speed without so much traffic and people who are glued to their cell phones or have no clue where they are going. Lately, I've seen so many people running red lights or cutting across several lanes at the last minute to make a turn.
 
dseag2 said:
I really miss when I was able to drive at a decent, constant speed without so much traffic and people who are glued to their cell phones or have no clue where they are going. Lately, I've seen so many people running red lights or cutting across several lanes at the last minute to make a turn.
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I am terrified everytime I have to get on a freeway. When I do I make sure it is during the day when the traffic is lighter.
 
I miss playing racquetball and playing bridge. Between working out, racquetball, the rowing machine, bicycling, and aerobics, I used to exercise for 21 hours a week. It was fun! I also belonged to three bridge "clubs" that met once a week each. It was really just 4-8 people who frequently played bridge together, but couldn't all meet on the same days.

I also miss not being able to buy frosting mixes in tons of flavors - add butter and milk, and voila. The canned frosting, to me, is hideous. Homemade frosting is better than both, IMO, but it would be great to have an option that was palatable (at least in my memory).

I miss motorcycles. I quit riding them when I had kids, to be a good example and to not risk death in an accident.

I miss going dancing four nights a week at a club that had live music.
 
caroln said:
... go to the hardware store and buy a box of light bulbs without knowing anything besides the wattage I wanted. I recently had to buy a new light bulb for my ceiling fan to match what was already installed. I was faced with these choices (and this is a partial list):

Base:
large base
candelabra
twist and lock
Style Bulb:
"A" style bulb
candle
globe
spiral
Edison
Light type:
LED
incandescent
halogen
Bulb Color:
clear
frosted
amber
daylight
warm white
soft white
neutral white
Lumans
Kelvins (Color Temperature)

I ended up buying a bulb that was way too white, blinding, and in no way matched the other bulbs in the fixture. I went back and exchanged them for a lower Kelvin temperature and luckily it was the correct brightness. The first one was a 5000 Kelvin and the correct one was 2700. I spent 2 hours researching light bulbs in order to get the right one. (From now on I'm saving the box the light bulbs came in.)

Yes, I miss the old days of picking up a box of light bulbs.
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I also had to learn about 2,700 & 5,000 "Temperatures." I also learned about the different LED's in flashlights. It did seem complicated for a while.
 
caroln said:
... go to the hardware store and buy a box of light bulbs without knowing anything besides the wattage I wanted. I recently had to buy a new light bulb for my ceiling fan to match what was already installed. I was faced with these choices (and this is a partial list):

Base:
large base
candelabra
twist and lock
Style Bulb:
"A" style bulb
candle
globe
spiral
Edison
Light type:
LED
incandescent
halogen
Bulb Color:
clear
frosted
amber
daylight
warm white
soft white
neutral white
Lumans
Kelvins (Color Temperature)

I ended up buying a bulb that was way too white, blinding, and in no way matched the other bulbs in the fixture. I went back and exchanged them for a lower Kelvin temperature and luckily it was the correct brightness. The first one was a 5000 Kelvin and the correct one was 2700. I spent 2 hours researching light bulbs in order to get the right one. (From now on I'm saving the box the light bulbs came in.)

Yes, I miss the old days of picking up a box of light bulbs.
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Yes, I miss the old days of picking up a box of light bulbs too.
 
Buying light bulbs caroln, this applies to everybody, so keep it in mind:-

Different manufacturers have slightly different colours with the same name,
the same manufacturer might have a different colour, because of wear and
tear on the machine that makes them.

So when buying new bulbs, just get the fixing correct, screw or clip-on, big
or small, then buy 2 or 4, two for now and two spares.

Mike.
 
I miss the days when we could purchase new appliances without all the computer parts in them. I had to purchase a new washer recently and it has computer parts. But, at least it gives me a choice of how much water it puts in each load. It will decide for me or I can do it myself. I pick doing it myself!
 
I miss free TV. We only had 4 channels, ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS, but for as much as we watched TV, it was sufficient. Then it went to satellite and everyone had those huge dishes in their yards and we had to figure out how to watch TV again. Then cable comes along and we had a new learning curve. I predict that cable with eventually be replaced by fiber optic everywhere. Who knows after that?

I guess what I'm saying is, education is a life long process, but come on....light bulbs? Before long they'll come out with a new toaster I won't understand how to use without an instruction booklet. I try to keep up, but it's getting kind of tiring and I'm starting to lose interest in trying.
 
caroln said:
Before long they'll come out with a new toaster
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I like that! Maybe LED, a toaster that works without getting hot.
caroln said:
I won't understand how to use without an instruction booklet.
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Does anything still come with one of those? Most things I have purchased of late just have a useless "safety" pamphlet...
 
Like others, walking fast and pain free is a thing of the past. Folks used to complain about my quick pace (probably developed by learning to keep up with taller people), but now, just walking a quarter mile with my great-grandkids in a stroller was painful and required several stops.

I also miss my formerly excellent sense of balance! It's gone /-;
 

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