Originally Posted by
jd1639 
You're not stupid. Light bulbs these days are a nightmare. The old incandescent light bulbs are being phased out and replaced with compact fluorescents or LED's. The bases, the part that screws in, are all different now, wattage didn't mean anything any more, look for lumens for brightness, and there's no standard size anymore. The only good thing is they do save electricity.
I am living in almost darkness right now, because I can't figure this out. I need an electrician to change my light bulbs. I can't afford one. I can somewhat understand lumens. I can't understand anything about the base of the light bulb. I would like to change to all LED, since they last longer, but they are too expensive to buy to find out they don't fit.
I had 2 people here with science degrees that had to go onto the computer to see how to change a light bulb. (lol)
This has really gotten to me and I am going back to the old fashioned table lamps.
amy