Anonymous
It's not THAT hard
Today, I found out how hard it is to actually change light bulbs. I work with electricians. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Anonymous
Geraldton, Australia
Talking Heads song playing?
Today, I almost burned the house down while changing a lightbulb. FML
PhDdaughter
Switzerland
Today, the electrician came because our kitchen light has been flickering. After examining the installation, he screws the lightbulb tighter in the socket. My parents both are PhDs. FML
Anonymous
United Kingdom
Lesson learned
Today, whilst showing my kids how to replace a light bulb safely, I gave myself and electric shock, and dropped the bulb. Twice in a row. In hindsight I should have let my husband do all the DIY-based educating, since I now have a glass shard in my big toe. FML
InnocenceBlue
Get on with it
Today, I finally managed to get my electrician boyfriend to agree to replace our old lights, after a year of asking. Saturday, he couldn't be bothered and Sunday he came down with a mysterious man flu. This is about the 10th time this has happened. FML
stupid!!!
Light bulb moment
Today, my lamp wouldn’t turn on. I spent a good 10 minutes looking for a replacement bulb before I thought to check if it was plugged in. It wasn’t. FML
Anonymous
Today, I managed to electrocute myself on a plug socket while I was showing a group of trainee electricians how not to electrocute themselves while rewiring a plug socket. FML
Anonymous
Blinded
Today, I had a lightbulb over my head moment, by which I mean I was changing a blown bulb, which smashed, and I’m now half blind waiting for the surgery to remove the minuscule and yet still excruciating shards of glass from my right eyeball. FML
annie00016
United States
Today, I tried to set up my brand new washer and dryer. How hard can it be, right? After cutting my hand in 3 places on the dryer vent, I finished it off with electrocuting myself. So much for being a domestic goddess. FML
Lyn
United States
Today, I'm supposed to start my new job as a Crime Scene Tech. Instead, I managed to electrocute myself with my hairdryer. I'll now have to attempt to explain to them that I really am qualified to safely operate an electrostatic lifting device, and other expensive equipment. FML
LightsOut
United States
Today, I finished working a 70 hour work week. I'm a lineman for the electric company, and worked extended hours all week getting people's lights back on after a wind storm. When I got home, my power was out. FML
Top comments
RichardPencil 32
Not as hard as if you worked with psychiatrists. In that case, it would take ten years and the light bulb would have to want to change.
Ellimac21 14
I may be an idiot but when you say "change lightbulbs" do you mean just unscrewing the lightbulbs or removing the whole cables and stuff? I am asking because you included the electrician stuff. But if it is just unscrewing, well, it is not hard... Like not at all. Buy new lightbulbs making sure it is compatible with the plug, turn off the light, unscrew old lightbulbs, screw new one in. The end. Nothing hard with that?
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RichardPencil 32
Not as hard as if you worked with psychiatrists. In that case, it would take ten years and the light bulb would have to want to change.
Ellimac21 14
I may be an idiot but when you say "change lightbulbs" do you mean just unscrewing the lightbulbs or removing the whole cables and stuff? I am asking because you included the electrician stuff. But if it is just unscrewing, well, it is not hard... Like not at all. Buy new lightbulbs making sure it is compatible with the plug, turn off the light, unscrew old lightbulbs, screw new one in. The end. Nothing hard with that?
tc201002 11
I was wondering the same thing. Op probably meant the wiring that goes into changing or putting in a new light fixture
raven_of_azarath 35
I mean, there are some types of lightbulbs that are harder than others to change.
coius 23
Is it in a car? My vw beetle from 98 required me to pull the bumper off just to get to the mount for the headlight. Talk about bs. Took 45 minutes to change the left bulb, till i put it back together and realized the right failed immediately after installing the left. My sunday was shot that day...
dasin 18
my guess is that it shouldnt be hard but they are stupid