Lightbulb moment.

[Onelife]

I had noticed the plug wires on a standard lampshade were a bit loose so decided to rewire it…40 minutes later I have just completed the task which should have taken no more than 5 minutes.

It went something like this…unscrewed, rewired, turned on…nothing happened.
Tried again. Unscrewed, rewired turned on… nothing happened.
Faulty fuse I thought…unscrewed, changed fuse…nothing happened.
What’s going on I thought, so changed plug for another one.
Unscrewed, rewired, new fuse… nothing happened.
Getting so frustrated, I turned to my wife and said “I can’t work out why this isn’t working”?
She looked for a moment and then said…” try putting a bulb in it”

Sometimes I hate my wife

[Stephen]

Something you check your engine oil with comes to mind

[CaroleF]

Thank you for giving me a good laugh.

[Ray B]

Time for the people in white coats.

[oldbluefox]

Good job there's a clever wife and a clever dog in the household.

[Stephen]

A trip to Specsavers maybe in order.

[Ray B]

Try putting a light bulb in said Mrs OL.
That may have been the problem from the start.

[Manoverboard]

Wadda 13 volt carrot plonker

[screwy]

It’s your fault some of us men aren’t trusted .!

[david63]

Old Chinese proverb:

Many hands make lightee work

[Onelife]

Old Chinese proverb:

Many hands make lightee work

Indeed David, we only acquired the lampshade a couple of days ago and it was my wife who unbeknown to me took the bulb out in order that I could make good the wiring….so in this case the proverb should read… “too many hands make much work”.

[Stephen]

You just can’t get the quality from jumble sales like you use to.

[oldbluefox]

You just can’t get the quality from jumble sales like you use to.

I thought she met him in a dance hall

[Onelife]

You just can’t get the quality from jumble sales like you use to.

“2/6d” for an antique standard lampshade was too good a bargain to miss…it even came with a lightbulb

[Onelife]

You just can’t get the quality from jumble sales like you use to.

I thought she met him in a dance hall

That was one of your better lightbulb quips Foxy

Oh! and btw...she did

[oldbluefox]

[Stephen]

Probably ‘Come Dancing’……1949

[oldbluefox]

You just can’t get the quality from jumble sales like you use to.

I thought she met him in a dance hall

Oh! and btw...she did

Is that jumble sale or dance hall? Merv wants to know

[Mervyn and Trish]

My money is on the jumble sale. On the cheap junk stall.

[Stephen]

Is that the one next to Steptoe's

[Mervyn and Trish]

Yes, but less upmarket