Thursday, August 7, 2008

Attack of the Killer Lightbulbs

During the last month and a half, we have been having a mysterious leak in our house only when it rains especially heavily.  This would make it difficult to find the source, except that this summer we have had more than our share of really heavy rain.  Some construction workers (the same ones who tore down our railings only to realize that they didn't remember how to rebuild them) have been looking for the leak, making holes in the ceiling in different places.  They found the source yesterday, but that is beside the point.  The place where the leak comes out is next to a light bulb, so they had to make a hole around the lightbulb, with the lightbulb just hanging out.  This morning, I was sitting on the couch, having just gotten out of my bed, when suddenly I heard a loud CRASH!  I looked behind me and quickly ducked out of the way; the lightbulb had fallen farther out of the ceiling and was swinging on its wires.  I had almost been hit by a rogue lightbulb.  


-Philip

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