[EmilyGeiger]

Good idea.

[cva66snipe]

I was at a Home Depot today. They were trying to let persons have a CFL for $.01 and had very few takers. I'm fixed for life of incandescents especially 100 watt bulbs. The CFL’s in many places will not last because the utility companies have their voltage jacked up to 125 volts plus. Heat {the internal heat generated by the electronics} kills CFL’s fast.

The very huge difference between the new CFL’s and the old florescent tubes is they had a step up transformer {ballast} which could withstand the heat it generated. Those bulbs lasted for years. CFL’s by their very design using an electronic ballast in a very confined space usually will not despite the hype. If you get 3-6 months you likely did good. Also one voltage spike or surge due to storm Bye Bye CFL bulb.

[LonePalm]

I remember a story about a European manufacturer who got around the EU regulations by selling the incandescent light-bulbs as radiant heating devices. It was all quite legal.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[deks]

This is the lowest price I’ve noticed today...about 37 cents per bulb...1620 lumens...750 hour life (pick up in store only - they show them as being in stock). . .

http://www.homedepot.com/Electrical/h_d1/N-5yc1vZarcd/R-100000638/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

[FreedomPoster]

$3.75 for a 16-pack at Wal-Mart last night. I bought three.