Outlaw light bulbs and only outlaws will have light bulbs

And along with that of course will be a new federal "homeland" agency of enviro spies and cops to feed and support. And then we'll see the mass media bliitz "operation snitch on yer buddy" encouraging good global citizens to spy on their neighbors and alert the authorities to any illegal lit homes.

This stuff is getting out of hand.

 

Two corrections:

Ken, the government has ALREADY gone mad.

Poncho, this stuff has ALREADY gotten out of hand.

:tonofbricks:

 

Cool! I thought Ken and I were the only ones that noticed. :thumbs:

Maybe we ain't so crazy after all Ken. :smilewinkgrin:

 

We used to have one color of incandescent bulb.
Now we have 'torn retnia' yellow/orange and
natural blueish light.

The compact fluorescent (CFL) bulbs have
changed from $10 each when I first used them
to 3 or 4 for $10 -- the price is a function of the
quantity made by machines -- CFL will go down
when the new laws take place.

Half the energy usage, twice as much light =
four times as good.

In 2002 I sold two houses.
I had to pull out the fluorescent bulbs
and replace them with incandescent
(or lower the price so they could do it)
I did it (gave me a start of fluorescent
bulbs for my new house )

Yes, It is my American duty and duty as a
Christian to wear seatbelts at all times I'm in
an automobile ( or sitting at my desk reading
boring topics).

Question:
How come there is a fuss when the government changes
the gallons per flush - but nobody fusses when the
government pays for half our transport charge: road,
rail, sea (building canals), and air.

I know, I oppose all entitlement programs paid for by the
government SAVE those to which I personally am entitled.
Two faced smilie: ( : )

 

What an enlightening thread. I feel brighter already.

 

==I am against the government "forcing" any such change.

However I am all for people making the switch. Why? Because I am cheap!! Despite what the article says, the CFL bulbs are cheaper over time.

I "made the switch" over a year ago and I have been very happy with these new bulbs. The main reason is that these bulbs last a long, long time. In fact, I am sitting in a room with two of those CFL bulbs burning and one of those bulbs has been used almost daily for around a year! I put that bulb in the ceiling fan light around a year ago and, after daily use, it is still burning bright. I call it superbulb! :laugh: Over the past year I have switched the other bulbs in the house and none of them have gone out yet.

So while the bulbs may cost more at the time, the customer saves money over time by not having to purchase as many light bulbs. I would say that everyone should make the change.

Btw, these bulbs also burn cooler than regular bulbs. That means they don't burn your hand as much if you are stupid enough to touch them (like I am).

 

In 1973 I went to a Ford place to buy a new car.
I wanted high gas milage, low cost, and safety.
They had fast starting cars and comfort that
cost a lot.

In 2002 I went to a Sports/Imports place
to buy a new car.
I wanted high gas milage, low cost,
reliability, and safety.
They sold it to me at half the price that
the Ford place did (adjusing for inflation),
28 MPG, air bags, sholder straps, and
other neat South Korean stuff.
It got 60K miles before it was totaled
in a care accident where nobody was hurt.

At the time I bought the South Korean car
(KIA RIO) i was smoking South Korean
cigarettes and watching a South
Korean TV set.

Once (in the late '80s) as I was going past the
'information picket' outside the Chevy
Factory in a foreign car (last year they made
the VW Rabbit in Germany, next year
they made it in the US) - the picket flipped
me off. I was sore tempted to tell him
that I had a US-made car in my driveway - dead.

I then understood that the saying "buy a foriegn
car and make 10 US workers loose their job"
referred to the loss of jobs by 1 - car factory
worker and 9 - auto maintanence technicians.
Sorry, US manufacturers -- give me what I want,
or I'll buy it form somewhere else.
I do NOT want high performance (I'm in no
hurry to waste my $100 tank of gas).
I do NOT want quick starts (I know the entry
to the interstate that is DOWNHILL).
I do not want to win in the quarter-mile
(I want a car that will fit the parking places).

BTW, the Ford I bought new had a manufacture's
defect (bad engineering, which no car dealer
is able to fix) in the automatic choke - I must have
bought $36 auto-choke installs a dozen or so.
My father-in-law put a manual choke for $18
and it was on the car when I sold it to

Sorry, I think the government should help us
citizens from being abused by Big Business

BTW, the new data released Wednesday shows that
Oklahoma is the #5 highest 'growth of economy' state
for the third quarter of 2007. This is due
largely to the high price of the benchmark oil
type: Sweet Texas Crude (not to be confused with
Sour Oklahoma Crude with too much wax in it,
but that is a whole 'nother story).

 

You are correct! I beginning to see the light myself.

 

"In everything give thanks!":1_grouphug:raying::laugh::godisgood:

 

I, like Martin, have replaced nearly all of the "incans" in my condo with various types of fluorescent bulbs/fixtures. This was something I started doing 13 years ago as soon as I moved in, not because its a current trend.

I did this not because I'm some kind of 'greenie nut case' (and I'm sure Martin isn't either!) but just that I have always disliked the uneven, shadowy lighting the bulbs throw off along with the tons of heat (only 5-10% of the electricity used in an incandescent is converted to light, the rest is converted to heat).

Interestingly one of the biggest obstacles to converting to fluorescents is the "wife test", read this article titled "Fluorescent Bulbs Are Known to Zap Domestic Tranquility" from the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...9/AR2007042901500.html?nav=rss_print/asection

 

I also have met resistance from two wives now

This month I ran into a blue light (my wife doesn't like the
orangish ones) -- they are so cool, my grandaughter
(10) who lives with us has three of them in her bedroom.
(they go good with the blue curtains!

 

Don't have time to post.
Trying to get 1-gal-flush un-stopped.
So far I've used 24-gallons of of water
trying to do what 1½-gal-flush pots
could have done in the first place

Anybody want to go back and discuss who
was President when the 1½-to-1-gal mess
happened

 

I'll be glad to sell you 200-Kilograms of CO2-offset
you'll need each year for the first 3 years. I saved that
much CO2 starting with the new-fangled bulbs when they
came out. I spend on a hot month near $360 -
that is 12 Bucks a year. I cut it down to about $240.

A person can make more part-time working
with the Compliance Branch (Electrical)
of HomeLand Security than at those Plasma shops
(and one doesn't end up near as weak & fatigued).

 

And you are leaving if the Earth decides that you are
excess baggage???

(recall that USGovernment goons may be monitoring
-- uh, now it is called 'data mining -- this board.)

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