Here's a quick funny story for you. Yesterday I went shopping after I knocked off work here at the Bruce Mikells Multimedia Center. I had to get some groceries for the family or the kids would start turning into zombies.

In addition to some grubbage, our kitchen has a light that went out so I was looking to replace that. So, I went to a store that had both light bulbs and groceries. I'm not going to say exactly where I went as to insinuate anything negative towards this pillar of the community but it rhymes with Paul Blart.

I moseyed over to the light bulb aisle to look for the particular light I was hunting for. Now, this isn't just your standard 100 walt bulb. No, this is one of those recessed flood lights that come in two different sizes and about 1,874 different varieties.

I always seem to struggle to find exactly what I'm looking for when shopping for these particular bulbs. I decided to go with the most expensive one I could find, hoping that I wouldn't have to change it for another 10 years.

I honed in on exactly what I thought would be the winner. A GE brand "Saf-T-Gard" model that was coated in Teflon® and was deemed "Shatter Resistant".

Sounds like an indestructible, long-lasting, dependable indoor floodlight, right?

Wrong answer.

Here's where comedy writes itself. See the picture below.

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And in case you were wondering, I bought the $3 bulb. Guess I'll be back next year to replace it.

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