{"id":536,"date":"2013-02-12T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T22:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/?p=536"},"modified":"2013-03-22T13:21:19","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T19:21:19","slug":"lighting101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.lightingandlocks.com\/blog1\/uncategorized\/lighting101\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighting 101: Preventing and Dealing with Lighting Emergencies or When UPS and FedEx Turn Evil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Don’t be like Grumpy Cat! Plan ahead!<\/p><\/div>\n

So, the Acme delivery service has just arrived with your lighting from your favorite online lighting retailer (why, lightingandlocks.com<\/a>, of course).\u00a0 It’s a good thing, too, because you scheduled your electrician to be there the second the lighting fixtures show up since you also scheduled your house to close the next day.\u00a0 As the Acme delivery man comes up, he smiles, hands you the package, and then takes off in a full sprint to his van, peeling out as he jets down the street to get as far away as possible.\u00a0 Perplexed, you stare at the box in your hand to see that it has a big piece of tape with the words “Acme repack.”\u00a0 You quickly open the box to discover the original box was mangled in transit and repackaged into Acme’s box.\u00a0 And worst of all, several pieces of glass are broken!<\/p>\n

Horror of horrors!\u00a0 Now everything you so perfectly planned is ruined!\u00a0 The electrician has to be sent away and the house-closing rescheduled.\u00a0 How did this ever happen?\u00a0 And what do you do with the fixture with the broken glass? (Screaming is a perfectly acceptable reaction).<\/p>\n

Sadly, as hard as online retailers and manufacturers try to package your lighting so it will survive its trip to you across country, sometimes UPS, Fedex, and the Postal Service turn evil and decide to play kickball with your box (note to lawyers:\u00a0 only figurative language.\u00a0 We do not state, condone, or imply that you guys play kickball with packages.\u00a0 Though it sure looks like it sometimes).\u00a0 When that happens, and your new light arrives damaged in some way, don’t panic and follow our simple guide on what to do.<\/p>\n

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Planning ahead with your Lighting<\/h3>\n

Now, dealing with lighting emergencies begins by not making them emergencies.\u00a0 What do we mean, exactly?\u00a0 Some sort of cryptic Zen “there is no spoon” sort of thing?\u00a0 No, not this time.\u00a0 As with most things in life, planning ahead will save you a world of trouble down the road.<\/p>\n