Lightbulbs, Consumer Rights and Liberty

[Spider]

Thats the weakness of CFL, really. Let them just sit there and run (not in a can fixture, where they just overheat and die) and they can go forever. But start turning them on and off a lot like you would with an incadescent and they're toast.

[Professor]

Almost finished with a remodel of my den, guest bedroom and kitchen. Got a mixture. CFLs in the fan fixtures, incandescent in the cans, xenons for under-cabinet and range hood and LEDs for accent lighting in the cieling trays.

[John Galt]

[The Dude]

I was wary of the CFLs versus the incandescent at first. Not so much now that I've used them. I actually prefer their light, the only issue is it takes 1 min to reach full power. Of course the CFL is all you can get for most regular lights in California now, as the others are banned.

The incandescent used to heat up my room in summer like a bitch at night out here. The CFLs obviously don't. So much better this way.

And they have definitely lasted longer. price is good. i bought a bunch at costco on sale pretty cheap a while back; mostly needed that much to replace the old bulbs at my grandmother's at the time. I think I've only replaced 1 CFL bulb in 3 years but it's the one used most (opposed to a few times per year before).


This is one of those gray line issues for me. Not really sure how I come down on it. On one hand, I'm not opposed to a state voting to ban them (that's localized democracy) and on the other hand, I'm not sure of all the facts if this is a ban worth going after versus a tax. But whatever. I'm happy with the lights so far.

[John Galt]

i had to replace a florescent spiral one once. i just threw it in the trash. i think they are toxic if broken. so there's that.

[J.K. Gregg]

[Dobby]

[John Galt]

[spacemonkey]

Every year, the mid east fiasco wars wastes lives, money, fuel. No talk of ending that anytime soon is there?

[Spider]

Ending it how? People over there do what they do. I suppose you could write them a stern letter?