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How many freepers does it take to change a light bulb?
Posted on 10/23/2003 10:26:08 AM PDT by Sir Gawain
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To: Heyworth
No, the South succeded to keep it's light bulbs enslaved! ;)
Lincoln freed the Light Bulbs...
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posted on
10/23/2003 12:18:46 PM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
("Vietnam was, in truth, a noble cause." - Ronald Wilson Reagan)
To: Howlin
From a quick Google search:
Everlasting Light
How many firefighters does it take to change a lightbulb?
At Livermore's Fire Station 1, the question is moot.
For nearly a century, firefighters there have been keepers of what is believed to be the longest-burning bulb on the planet. Donated to the department by a local businessman, it has been shining since 1901.
The naked bulb, which hangs from the ceiling, is celebrated in Ripley's Believe-It-of-Not and has become a tourist attraction, drawing hundreds of visitors each year from as far away as Japan and Australia.
It has appeared in newspaper and radio reports across the country and Charles Kuralt once featured it in his TV special, "An American Moment."
Through earthquakes, fires and riots, the bulb has burned faintly with only short interruptions for the occasional power outage and a 23-minute respite in 1976 when the station moved locations. The bulb was brought along to the new building.
"We gave it (an emergency) code 3," firefighter Jim McCraw remembers.
"We had all the trucks out with sirens and lights flashing. It was like the O.J. Simpson chase, we moved it so slowly down the street."
The bulb was designed with longevity in mind. Made by the now-defunct Shelby Electric Co. in the Livermore Valley, it is constructed of hand-blown glass and a carbide filament about as thick as a pencil. Local businessman Dennis Bernal gave it to the department and the station has used it as a nightlight ever since.
It hangs from the ceiling and burns at low wattage - only about a bright as a toaster coil - and is spared the wear-and-tear of being turned on and off.
But the bulb has had some near misses. In the 1970s, when Frisbees were the fad, firefighters often nicked it as they tossed the plastic discs around the station.
Now, it has become such an institution that the firefighters worry about the day it burns out.
"I'd hate to be on duty if that ever happens," McCraw said. "We'd all be brought in and interrogated. They'd want to know if we had something to do with it."
Naturally, this is Livermore, Ca.
To: Howlin
Finally, after hitting abuse 3 times on it.
303
posted on
10/23/2003 12:19:52 PM PDT
by
katnip
(It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains)
To: Sir Gawain
Since no one else has stepped up to do it, I will ignore this thread.
304
posted on
10/23/2003 12:20:02 PM PDT
by
pa_dweller
(How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?)
To: honeygrl
I'm in Alabama - nothing shakin' here.
305
posted on
10/23/2003 12:20:04 PM PDT
by
Quilla
To: katnip
What was wrong with it?
306
posted on
10/23/2003 12:23:01 PM PDT
by
eabinga
To: TASMANIANRED
It wasn't called spotSYLVANIA Lighthouse for nothing. Yup, I was hoping someone would catch the reference.
307
posted on
10/23/2003 12:23:46 PM PDT
by
TrappedInLiberalHell
(Hillary walks into a bar. Let's hope it leaves a nice bump on her forehead.)
To: Chancellor Palpatine
Oh, my sides hurt... I just saw your 190!!!!
Kay, you win... you ARE bad, sooooooo bad!! ROFLMAO
308
posted on
10/23/2003 12:24:46 PM PDT
by
Tamzee
(...This tagline has been tested on animals.)
To: eabinga
Don't need my ISP and company name displayed on here.
It's against the rules. I'm sure you wouldn't want me posting your name and address.
309
posted on
10/23/2003 12:24:49 PM PDT
by
katnip
(It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains)
To: Sir Gawain
And twenty-four to blame the demise of the light bulb about to be changed on various "favorite" targets (e.g. religious denominations and members thereof, adherents to political ideologies and points of view, ethnic groups, residents of geographic locales)....
310
posted on
10/23/2003 12:25:34 PM PDT
by
tracer
To: honeygrl; Lazamataz
Lazamataz is a more entertaining form of warped.I've been of the opinion that Laz has transcended warped and has gone to a grand form of twisted.
It's one of Laz's special qualities that I appreciate greatly.
311
posted on
10/23/2003 12:25:35 PM PDT
by
Catspaw
To: katnip
No, we just realize it's not that important to replace a dad burned light bulb when one can go fishing or just sit out on the porch listening to the night
312
posted on
10/23/2003 12:25:50 PM PDT
by
billbears
(Deo Vindice)
To: Fierce Allegiance
lol... serves ya right.
To: honeygrl; mhking
Yoicks! No, no, no. Atlanta is as stable but corrupt as always.
(In February - we were awakened at 5:00 AM here by a 4.9 quake over a little north of Guntersville AL.
So while Ronnie looked at the conventional TV news and ABCNNBCBS, which had nothing for an hour! - I posted that quote on FR at 5:05; and got immediately confirmation from all over the south. Plus quake, histories, seismo readings from NC, and feedback from all over.
So she printed all of the thread for her science class that morning (copied by the other teachers at her school!) - as did many of the teachers locally at many other schools locally.
314
posted on
10/23/2003 12:26:24 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only support FR by donating monthly, but ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: Chancellor Palpatine
...hope that her can of pepper spray ran dry.
Better hope she isn't carrying, too. LOL
315
posted on
10/23/2003 12:28:38 PM PDT
by
NathanR
(California Si! Aztlan NO!)
To: katnip
It shows everyones IP, ISP and Browser.
Everyone see's their own data. Nobody sees anybody elses data.
Why in the world would you think I singled you out to be picked on?
316
posted on
10/23/2003 12:29:10 PM PDT
by
eabinga
To: katnip
Don't need my ISP and company name displayed on here. It's against the rules. I'm sure you wouldn't want me posting your name and address.
Relax. Everybody sees their own and nobody elses. Its an old trick.
317
posted on
10/23/2003 12:31:58 PM PDT
by
LPM1888
("It's about governance. It's not about sermons." Brooks Firestone)
To: LPM1888
At least someone fell for it... ;)
318
posted on
10/23/2003 12:33:37 PM PDT
by
eabinga
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
I resemble that location!!!!!!!!!!!! (Shaking in Atlanta after AL earthquake...)
...and another group of Freepers will blame a damn Yankee for the light bulb going out...while yet another group will note the advantages of Union light bulbs...
319
posted on
10/23/2003 12:35:54 PM PDT
by
BureaucratusMaximus
(if we're not going to act like a constitutional republic...lets be the best empire we can be...)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
lol, wow, you scared me! Just for that, no sappho alerts for you for 3 days!
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