Says a lot about the education system. Nobody cares about spelling and punctuation anymore.:cry:

sure they do, just not on internet chat forums lol

Yup, I call clownfish Nemo's.

And when we haven't had a few beers, we usually remember that. :lol:

Nope, but I can if it's needed. Give me a call when you get old enough, Albert. :razz:

As for a secondary explosion, the MH I got was a homemade setup, no UV shield. What actually exploded was the glass of the bulb, not a shield. So right now I have just the bare filament in the fixture, nothing else.

I think what the others had mentioned is that the glass of the bulb IS the UV shield. It also protects you and your watery friends from dangerous high voltages. I wouldn't turn it on. I would also disconnect the fixture from all power sources before attempting to remove the damaged light. BTW, J&L has a 15% off sale on new bulbs this month. ;)

If it's a single ended bulb & you don't want to cut yourself, stab the jagged end into a potato & then you can twist the potato to get the broken bulb out.

Thanks for the tips guys. I heard about the potatoe one before, but forgot about it until you mentioned it. :)

Just make sure the power is off first. :S My sister being the bright child that she is decided to take a broken bulb out with a potato, but neglected to turn off the juice. The house smelt like fried potatoes for a few days after that. ;)

bahaha, that's a good one ;)