You have one job. Just one job. When I turn you on, I want to you make my world significantly brighter so I can get stuff done. You don't even have to look pretty while you're doing it. I'm not that picky.
Instead, I trudge up the stairs in the morning and flick your switch only to be greeted by a disappointingly meek glow, maybe two steps up from complete darkness. This does not work for me. I need to put in my contacts, shower, and do a few other things in my morning routine that all require the ability to see. Because of your lackluster performance, I end up leaving you turned on while I wander off with my glasses to check my emails or something until you decide that you're ready to work now, really. By then I've usually forgotten that I turned you on at all because I'm distracted by something else, until someone notices that you're just sitting there waiting for me and mistakenly turn you off. Then the whole process starts over again. Not very energy-efficient now, are we?
I know sometimes I wake you up very early in the morning, but that's no excuse. You knew from the start that this was an on call position, you have to be ready whenever I need you. I'm having some difficulty replacing you, but unless you shape up I'm going to search high and low for a lightbulb that's more willing to do it's job.
You have been warned.
Disappointedly,
Danielle
AAAH OMG my parents own these lights and it always weirds me out to go into the bathroom and have it be all dark and weird like a low-budget zombie movie. Invariably I'm already washing up and leaving by the time they reach full brightness. Horrific and unnerving.
ReplyDeleteI have the same lights and I've found that the best way to deal with them is to turn them on about 10 minutes before you need them.
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