Winter means Blown Bulbs

Maybe it is the dry static filled air? Maybe it is because the bulbs stay on longer? Maybe it is because I am home more and notice more? Or perhaps I have something odd that only runs in the winter that sends surges through my house (hmmm... That electric fireplace in the living room...). Whatever the cause is, I blow a ton of light bulbs at the start of winter.

Here is a pet peeve of mine: can't we have one kind of bulb?

No! I have to keep a stock of all kinds of different bulbs!

Everything from LED to holigen.

It is just an annoyance.

Here is something else: when you go shopping for light fixtures, think about the difficulty of bulb replacement! 

For this ceiling light, I have to grab the fragile glass housing and twist it counter clockwise without breaking it.

Others are on high ceilings that only I can reach.

Don't talk to me about going to CFLs. I switched a third of our normal lights to CFLs and even one of those died this year!

The best bulbs have been Westinghouse incandescent bulbs - many of mine have been burning for 12 years and they are still going!

My recommendation? Make life easy for yourself. Get lights that use the same bulbs and are easy to replace.