"kj" wrote in message
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I was doing a routine lightbulb replacement in
the recessed ceiling
fixture in my entrance hallway when the top of
the bulb sheared
off cleanly from the threaded metal part. Great.

I yanked off the bulb, but now the metal part is
stuck in there,
so I have a useless fixture. This would be a
pain under any
circumstance, but the fact that the socket is
recessed makes it
impossible to stick a pair of pliers in there to
attempt to unscrew
the metal part.

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How does one fix a situation like this, without
ripping out a big
chunk of ceiling?

Have you tried a potato?