Landing Light goes off at night

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after ds in bed....not flickering (not a connection issue) or from heat as left it on in day to see.

Ds 7 was hearing talking and then buzzing a few times upstairs which started the need to leave light on at night. DS isn't turning it off as bedroom above living room and sounds like a baby elephant! I also asked ds this evening did he turn light off and I was told 'no'.

It doesn't go off straight away usually at least 2 hrs later..I go to bed at 1 am usually and it is off again tonight!

Electrician? (house 25 yrs okd and new motherboard 5 yrs ago)

Any advice?

swap bulb with an other light known to be ok , that would eliminate (if light stays on) elec supply/fittings .If a bulb is buzzing it"s usually on it"s way "out."worth a try?

Sounds like a loose electrical connection. Check the switch connection and the connections in the light and a new bulb.

Logically thinking if there is some supernatural entity trying to let you know it is there and it can affect the known physical world such as turning a light off then why can't it write a letter and leave it out for you. It could just write something like 'hi, don't want to freak you out but I am xyz living in the spirit world and want to tell you this; blah blah blah'? Seriously though, think about it.

There are no such things as ghosts - there will be a plausable explanation.

I think it might be the lampshade is to heavy and just happened to start pulling the connection then in last few weeks?

Not like Black Woman film then

I always blame the supernatural first maybe it's because of my lack of knowledge of DIY is more the case (ok refusal to learn about DIY )

is it an old-fashioned filament bulb, or an energy saving bulb (CFL)?

filament bulbs get very hot, and in a pendant, will overheat the lampholder which is positioned above to take maximum heat. This makes the plastic crack in time.

If you are buying a new CFL, a 20W or 22W will emit about as much light as an old 100W pearl. You can get them with glass envelope to look like a pearl bulb and reduce the glare.