let there be light...

...once upon a time, all you needed to guarantee

light in your house was a spare 60 watt lightbulb and perhaps, if you could find them when there was a power-cut, a box of Prices' candles.
If you were really fancy you might have a choice of clear or pearl light-bulbs.

Now you need -

• the ones that go in the picture lights - 12v, 5w, with two little pins sticking out of the bottom
  
• the big halogen thingy in the uplighter


• the little energy-savers with a small screw for the bookcase lights


• low wattage, large screw energy-savers in the standard lamps
  
• the one in the cooker - only 14w and lasts about 3 weeks - hasn't worked for some months 'cos I can't remember where to get them from


• the one in the microwave - no idea how to change that one if it goes


• the ones in the cooker hood - which are dim-ish and have a small bayonet


• the bright-ish long/narrow energy-savers that light the kitchen work-surfaces


• the low wattage, bayonet fitting, tungsten ones in the wall lights - about to be replaced by equivalent energy savers


• the 16w energy savers in the hall and landing


• the posh globey thing that goes over the dining table


• 20w incandescent, small screw spotlights


• 40w incandescent, small screw spotlights


• 20w incandescent, small bayonet spotlight


• the tiny halogen spotlights (that must not be touched by human hand) with a funny base that fit in the fancy bathroom light fitting


• the very bright energy saver that goes in the porch light


• the halogen tube that fits the security light


• the soft-light, small screw, low wattage energy-savers for the fancy floor light


• the special bulbs we bought that are meant to stave off Seasonal Affective Disorder - which are so blue they make you eyes go funny, and that we never use


• the tiddley ones that go in the garland lights


• dichroic 12v, 10w spots that fit the clip on spot light


• the special warm light that fits in Penny's "wake you up gently with simulated sunrise" alarm clock, that leaves Penny sleeping like a baby


• the ones that go in the exterior Xmas lights


• the coloured ones for the interior Xmas lights


• the funny fluted ones that screw into the Advent welcome light


• the 12w car sidelight ones that fit the lights in the garden

I blame IKEA....