I'm sticking my bathroom light into Room 101.
It's really starting to get on my pecks!
I have one of those lights where you have to pull on a cord to activate it. Yesterday, however, it came out of the ceiling when I gave it a firm yank. Oops. And yes, I screamed like a girl when the light went out and bits of wood and dust fell on top of me. I thought I was gonna be a victim of the boogeyman!
I had to clean the crap off the floor and try to rearrange a base that was now hanging 2 feet from the ceiling. I'm not sure that long black cable should be visible.
Anyhow, if that wasn't bad enough, I now have to clamber onto a chair and hold in the base every time I want to turn on the light on. Showering in the dark is really really scary!
Although it'd probably be for the best.
On top of that, I keep forgetting it's gone kaput. Everytime I go in, I forget to put my thinking cap on, and yes, I give it a firm yank, scream when the ceiling attacks me again, and sigh as I am forced to grab the chair. I must have gone through this procedure about 10 times. Yet I'm just not cottoning on. This evening, I went in chanting to myself: 'Don't pull the cord... Don't pull the cord... Don't pull the cord.' Bingo. It worked. I held the base and gently tugged the light on. No screaming necessary. I took a pee, washed my hands, and... yes... I gave it a firm tug on my way out. Cue wood, sawdust, chair - yet again - Bah! Will I ever learn?!
So, my bloomin dodgy bathroom light is going into Room 101, and I hope it stays there...
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