Well I think you did in WWB at one time---but I could be wrong---I am a lot you know.
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Well I think you did in WWB at one time---but I could be wrong---I am a lot you know.
Eh, maybe I did, I don't remember. The kids today spend too much time on the computer, in our day we went out and got exercise.
My daughter & son-in-law agree and they only let granddaughter use the computer for an hour. Of course she is only seven so that might change.
Wait until she discovers Facebook and boys. Then the parents are going to have a hard time keeping her off of it.
It will be when she isn't supervised like she is now. But my daughter is a PT and son-in-law is Physical Trainer so I'm sure they will see she gets plenty of physical activities.
Between the two, it makes for an interesting visit.
Edit: PT as in Physical Therapist.
Yup, the poor kid is going to be in "training" her entire childhood. LOL.
Gotta run, Jan, I have a dinner date with my number three niece. CUL RM
Gotta run, Jan, I have a dinner date with my number three niece. CUL RM
Being active is going to seem normal to her. In my family we had to make a point of doing stuff -- it wasn't automatic.
If I buy a ceiling lamp and want to hardwire it so I can hang it on the wall, is that a difficult thing to do?
If I buy a ceiling lamp and want to hardwire it so I can hang it on the wall, is that a difficult thing to do?
Are you starting from scratch or are there wires run in the wall already?
do you have the wires in the wall already? or were you thinking of extending from the ceiling to the wall? either way, no big deal - 3 wires to connect and they are usually color coded
No wired in the wall. I don't want to attach it into the wall, I want to hardwire a cord in so that I can hang it and plug it into an outlet.
We used to have super ugly ceiling fixtures in the alcove that took two 60W. A few years ago I put two 75W fluorescent coil bulbs in and it was very happy. About 6 months ago they replaced them all with new, much prettier ones that use round fluorescent bulb. As the guy was adjusting it I said that it gave off much less light than the old one and he said "really?" and finished tightening all the screws.
It gives off enough light that I don't kill myself walking from the living room to the bedroom but not much more. It's supposed to be the dining area but I'm not sure I'd be able to recognize food under that dim glow. The bulbs in my old one were almost 2 years old. These died after about 6 months (and some in the building died sooner.) And I'm going to bet the replacement bulbs are expensive.
Depending on the price of the bulbs, I was thinking a new fixture might be cost effective but, when looking at Home Depot on line I saw this one which I think MIGHT look nice on the wall behind my table so it would be a source of light and a decoration. Then I could replace the overhead ones once and only use it occasionally.
I was in HD today and asked if it could be on a wall and she said yes. I asked if it had a cord and she said I'd have to hardwire it and the wire would have to have a switch. So… It's one of those projects that might never happen. If it's hard to do, I drop the idea. If it's easy, it stays in the "might possibly do some day" pile.
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We used to have super ugly ceiling fixtures in the alcove that took two 60W. A few years ago I put two 75W fluorescent coil bulbs in and it was very happy. About 6 months ago they replaced them all with new, much prettier ones that use round fluorescent bulb. As the guy was adjusting it I said that it gave off much less light than the old one and he said "really?" and finished tightening all the screws.
It gives off enough light that I don't kill myself walking from the living room to the bedroom but not much more. It's supposed to be the dining area but I'm not sure I'd be able to recognize food under that dim glow. The bulbs in my old one were almost 2 years old. These died after about 6 months (and some in the building died sooner.) And I'm going to bet the replacement bulbs are expensive.
Depending on the price of the bulbs, I was thinking a new fixture might be cost effective but, when looking at Home Depot on line I saw this one which I think MIGHT look nice on the wall behind my table so it would be a source of light and a decoration. Then I could replace the overhead ones once and only use it occasionally.
I was in HD today and asked if it could be on a wall and she said yes. I asked if it had a cord and she said I'd have to hardwire it and the wire would have to have a switch. So… It's one of those projects that might never happen. If it's hard to do, I drop the idea. If it's easy, it stays in the "might possibly do some day" pile.
poeia, the problem i see is if you can feed the wire without problem down to the wall socket, there needs to be a channel in, what under normal installations, would be the ceiling cap.
btw hd informed you wrong, to hardwire means to install directly into the wall or ceiling.
if you can feed a wire under the cap to run down along the wall it should be very simple. just pick up an extension cord in the length you need for wall placement and connect that to the fixture wires, voila!
btw hd informed you wrong, to hardwire means to install directly into the wall or ceiling.
if you can feed a wire under the cap to run down along the wall it should be very simple. just pick up an extension cord in the length you need for wall placement and connect that to the fixture wires, voila!
poeia, did you understand my concern? what would normally be the ceiling cap lays flush against the surface it is being installed on, in your case the wall. there has to be a place where you can bring out the wire from behind that cap to run down to your socket.
I do see what you are saying. It's like the groove under a floor lamp for running the cord out -- that would be missing here. So, if there is a space for the wire to emerge from the back and I don't mind having an electrical cord running down my wall, I'm in business. If not, on to the next solution.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Just a quick on to say howdy back Whis! Hopefully I catch you before you are out for the night!! Love ya'll! 
Whiskey, did you just call me?
I was in the shower and missed a call. No message but it came from area code 518.
If so, that would be a neat trick as you don't have my number. But I wouldn't let that stop you.
I was in the shower and missed a call. No message but it came from area code 518.If so, that would be a neat trick as you don't have my number. But I wouldn't let that stop you.
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