On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 09:56:13 -0400, FromTheRafters wrote:

use the long-nosed pliers

As a last resort. After breaking off the glass parts, you might save
some time by just wrapping a few turns of duct tape around the end of a
broom handle *sticky side out*, and then a ring sticky side in anchoring
the 'outie' duct tape. This also gives you a good reach so you don't
need to climb a stepladder with the pliers.

Either way, follow up with sandpaper (sandy side out) duct-taped to the
broom handle to clean corrosion off the contacts. I would also then
duct-tape a rag to the broom handle and dampen it to clean out the grit.

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