tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post4753272395666631956..comments2024-02-11T22:40:20.959-05:00Comments on Question of the day: Stolen Bulbs Leave You in the Dark on the SubwayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-61931985835323264652011-02-05T01:25:47.984-05:002011-02-05T01:25:47.984-05:00Put in a hotter bulb and leave it on all the time....Put in a hotter bulb and leave it on all the time. Now they're too hot to touchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-44475465176627525062010-11-22T12:19:14.667-05:002010-11-22T12:19:14.667-05:00Thanks Mike, I NEVER would have guessed that!Thanks Mike, I NEVER would have guessed that!Annie Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-71828083955209825012010-11-22T10:44:11.158-05:002010-11-22T10:44:11.158-05:00Turns out he decided to go with a left-hand thread...Turns out he decided to go with a left-hand threaded base. Since the bulbs were not usable elsewhere, theft went way down. They wouldn't have cost the subway system much.<br /><br />This solution was used in NYC and SF subway systems and in major hotel chains.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-86363427498785105662010-11-21T10:24:37.077-05:002010-11-21T10:24:37.077-05:00I was hoping there would be an answer by now. I ca...I was hoping there would be an answer by now. I can't think of a solution that would be inexpensive.Annie Lnoreply@blogger.com