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Obesity Discussion · 05-21-06, 03:23 PM

So I'm sitting in the kitchen enrolling in my firm's healthcare plan, when one of the light bulbs in my hallway starts flickering. I think nothing of it like it's just going to die, but then I noticed an orangish light coming from inside the glass housing the light sits in. I take a peek inside and I see an orangish light emitting.....yep, fire. I immediately turn the power off and I can smell the smoke eminating from the lightbulb.

Luckily I was in the kitchen and saw the light flickering. Had I been in my bedroom, the laundry room, garage, outside, etc....I wouldn't have noticed it, and my house probably would have caught on fire.....had I not been home or around to catch it in time the house would have been a goner I'm sure.

Here's the carnage.....and I took no risks getting the bulb out

FYI on the bulbs:;

Company name: Feit Electric.

Brand (printed on bulb): Conserve Energy

Model (printed on bulb): BPCE23TM/4

Wattage (printed on bulb): 23w

Light Output: 1600 Lumens

Bulb Life: 10,000 hours

Model Type: Bare Spiral

Qualified: Yes

Date Qualified: 12/12/02

05-21-06, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
Obesity Discussion Administrator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 7,851 Weight Statistics 8/1/2006 Start Date: 185 lb Start Weight: 152 lb Current Weight: 155 lb Goal Weight: -33 lb Weight Loss: 5/1/2007 Goal Date:	Wow, my house almost burned down! So I'm sitting in the kitchen enrolling in my firm's healthcare plan, when one of the light bulbs in my hallway starts flickering. I think nothing of it like it's just going to die, but then I noticed an orangish light coming from inside the glass housing the light sits in. I take a peek inside and I see an orangish light emitting.....yep, fire. I immediately turn the power off and I can smell the smoke eminating from the lightbulb. Luckily I was in the kitchen and saw the light flickering. Had I been in my bedroom, the laundry room, garage, outside, etc....I wouldn't have noticed it, and my house probably would have caught on fire.....had I not been home or around to catch it in time the house would have been a goner I'm sure. Here's the carnage.....and I took no risks getting the bulb out FYI on the bulbs:; Company name: Feit Electric. Brand (printed on bulb): Conserve Energy Model (printed on bulb): BPCE23TM/4 Wattage (printed on bulb): 23w Light Output: 1600 Lumens Bulb Life: 10,000 hours Model Type: Bare Spiral Qualified: Yes Date Qualified: 12/12/02 __________________