That's fine until the bulb goes "pop!" and the glass shatters when power
is applied -- i.e., while it's still in your hand. Or, to put it another
way, don't try it when you're using el-cheapo almost-free-after-rebate
Sylvania bulbs that you got from your freindly neighborhood membership
warehouse store.

-=-
Alan


On 10/29/03 07:09 pm Joe put fingers to keyboard and launched the
following message into cyberspace:

How many people screw in a light bulb by turning off the light, screwing in
the bulb in tight and turning on the light?

This, according to my electrician, is the wrong way.

Apparently, the correct way to screw in a light bulb is to keep power to the
socket on and screw the light only until it lights up. This prevents the
contact in the base of the socket from getting crushed which makes it harder
to get contact with each subsequent bulb.