captpackrat: (Gasp!)
Captain Packrat ([personal profile] captpackrat) wrote2010-05-29 09:09 pm
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Bugs

I didn't realize just how important that bug zapper is.  The bulbs are failing, causing the thing to arc and flicker and generally sound not good, so I unplugged it.

It's been off for about three days and the place is absolutely swarming with bugs.  I just sprayed myself with Off and tried to go outside, then I probably looked like an insane man trying to swat at all the bugs that were all over me.  I just wanted to spend the evening on the front steps, listening to some music and playing with the goatlets, but the bugs sure put the kibosh on that real quick.

I managed to dig up one spare bulb from the old bug zapper, and there should be another, but I can't find it, so I guess I have to go out tomorrow and buy another.  This zapper takes two bulbs and both appear to be failing/failed.

[identity profile] captpackrat.livejournal.com 2010-06-01 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Since most bugs can see better in the ultraviolet, they use special black light bulbs. They glow a dark blue.