Vapor Tight Fixture As Street Lights

I used to walk down the street without any fear that something bad might happen to me. Our street has always been secured. Everybody is friendly in our neighborhood. I also know everyone living in our neighborhood. But for two days, our street did not look so friendly. One of the street lamps has been broken. According to the CCTV (Closed-circuit television) cameras, one of the neighboring kids accidentally hit the lamp while playing baseball in their yard two days ago. The parents apologized and promised to replace the broken lamp after they were informed of what happened. They already gave the replacement lamp yesterday but nobody in the maintenance team is around to install the light bulb. A few of the neighbors are also complaining about it. My friends’ teenage son promised to replace the bulb instead but we all oppose to it.

The homeowners association apologized and asked us to be more patient. But some of the parents cannot wait any longer. Luckily one of the fathers’ stepped in and agreed to do it himself. He also advised to use vapor tight fixture in the future instead as this architectural lighting fixture is not only perfect where dust, moisture dirt and humidity is present, it is also perfect for situations like this. He proposed the 13 by 12 Saucer Vapor-Tight Pendant Light. The aluminum guard will surely protect the bulb inside. The homeowners association agreed to look into it. We also promised that if we need to raise fund for the installation of the vapor tight fixture, we will do it.

As the infamous saying goes, “kids will always be kids”. This is not the first time that something like this happened and surely not the last time. We do not know how many more light bulbs and even windows might be broken. We are hopeful that the vapor tight fixture is the perfect solution in a situations like this.

Lighting Fixtures That We Cannot Live Without

Lighting fixtures is a necessity which we cannot live without. We are so used to these lighting fixtures that majority of us find it hard to imagine a place without it. The thought of not having any of these lighting fixtures illuminating and giving beauty to our surroundings at night sounds scary even to the adults as we all know that most criminals strike at night or when the place does not have any lighting fixtures or security system.

However there are still some places in this world that live without the luxury of these commercial lighting fixtures as well as residential lighting fixtures such as my grandmother’s birthplace. They have nothing but these lamps which are fueled by kerosene to light their homes every night with the exception of those who belong in the middle class and upper class who have electric generator or solar panels to run their house. I felt small next to them. They have so much to complain about but surprisingly they are happy. Compared to their problem, slow internet connection is just a tip of an iceberg. At first I thought that they are like that because they have no ambition of improving their lifestyle but I was wrong. Every family in that small community is in fact saving to buy solar panels which will at least provide enough energy to power up one or two lamps. In their neighboring community, almost everyone is using solar panels which power ups their lighting fixtures. But road lights are still a problem since there are a lot of things which need to be considered such as budget from the government.

My two days and one stay at my grandmother’s birthplace taught me a few things. I learned to appreciate the things I have - even the slow internet connection. I also complained less. Most importantly, I learned to value the solar panel operated lamp post which lights our yard every night.

Heat Lamps To Keep Hot Foods Hot

Lighting fixture is a basic part of every residential building, shopping malls, apartment and other building structures. It is a need which we cannot live without. Without any lighting fixtures, the place looks dead and unfriendly especially when night time comes. In addition, it will be hard for us to move around when a place is dark. But aside from providing us illumination, it is also very useful in keeping our food warm all the time too.

More often than not, we find heat lamps in restaurants, cafes and bistros. But I was surprised to find it in one of our family friends’ house when we attended their eight year old daughter’s birthday. They gave us a tour around the house since it is our first time to visit them after they have their house renovated three months ago. They showed us their kitchen "equipped" with these fancy looking food heat lamps in their fabulous kitchen. Just like in the restaurants, cafes and bistros, all dishes were kept under the cinnamon colored food warming lighting fixtures before they were served in the dining table to ensure that the food were served hot. They are much better than using the usual chafing dishes. I am used to eating food which is heated in the microwave which makes me wish that we could also have these 250 watt heat lamps in our kitchen as well. But that can wait I guess. Besides, these heat lamps are easily ordered online.

I am sure that most of us prefer hot foods to be served hot for there is nothing more satisfying and enjoyable than eating foods which are served hot. Aside from this, bacterial growth slows down when they are kept warm or reheated. Just like the famous saying in food service goes, "Keep cold foods cold, and keep hot foods hot."

My Cousin's Birthday Celebration

Moving around in the dark is never a good idea. A lot of bad things can happen. There is a huge possibility of bumping into something or tripping over and hurting yourself. But, I took that risk last Saturday evening when I attended my young cousin’s 2nd birthday celebration in the orphanage which is run by the two good priests whom my aunt who is a nurse met during their medical mission four years ago.

During the birthday celebration, my three nieces and I decided to look around the orphanage’s garden. The young boys and girls who found a home in the orphanage are the ones who take care of the garden according to my Aunt. Auntie also said that they have a huge collection of flowering plants and other decorative plants in the garden which I must see. Unluckily, while we were on our way to the garden, an unexpected power outage occurred. The sudden power interruption scared my young nieces so we all head back to the group who were also in chaos. The party which is supposed to last until nine in the evening was cut short. But while everyone is busy packing and cleaning, armed with nothing but my phone’s flashlight I searched for the garden together with one of the caretakers. I just have to see those plants. But before we reached the place I tripped on a stone. Luckily, the caretaker caught me before I fell to my demise and advised me to see the garden in the morning instead. Unhappily, I agreed. Everyone was ready to leave when we returned. That was when the power came back to my vexation.

I may not have seen the garden which they so proudly boast about that night but I was able to see the lovely landscape of the business establishment which is a few meters away from the orphanage. The landscape is highlighted by several powder coated cast aluminum bollard with clear tempered glass which we saw earlier that day. In my opinion, the landscape looks more enchanting in the evening rather than in daylight because of the bollard lights.There are probably a lot of mishaps that night, but the lovely sight of the artfully designed landscape just made that night a wonderful.