Robert McNeesMay 8, 2023
This is probably the best thing I ever posted on Twitter. The memory is pretty dear to me; I'm sharing it here so it still exists somewhere if that place collapses.
Show threadllewellyMay 8, 2023
@mcnees
as a former kid who did that in the age of incandescent bulbs and low-capacity NiCads I have to say there was a time when keeping enough batteries charged was so, so much harder.
Show threadShadSterling
@llewelly @mcnees I once pulled the lamp from my dresser under my blanket to read. Unfortunately it had the kind of lampshade that just goes around the bulb, not above, so the blanket lay on the bulb and got burnt - not like catching fire, I noticed the smell and it looked a little singed, so I had to give up for the night. (That blanket was like the first thing I bought with my own money, so I didn’t like having burnt it, but I wasn’t going to tell anybody!)
May 9, 2023 at 2:03amIceCubesApp