[wolfman23601]

Why should I have to buy a $3 CFL when I can get a 6 pack of incandescents for the same price. I tried the CFL a couple of times and they didn’t even last longer.

[AlexW]

“Why should I have to buy a $3 CFL when I can get a 6 pack of incandescents for the same price. I tried the CFL a couple of times and they didn’t even last longer.”
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I will start by saying that mandating CFLs is Marxist,
and the government should have to answer to the SCOTUS.

Here in the Philippines I was quite surprised to find that the CFLs are most prominent, even in very rural areas.
While I do not like them, I have become use to their annoying cold color.
I have one on the front porch, one in the kitchen, one in the bathroom, and one overhead in the bedroom (rarely used).
In two years, I have replaced only one or two of four bulbs, and the porch light stays on all night.
They can, however, and do sometimes fail prematurely.

I use a soft quartz lamp over my computer, and standard incandescent bulbs in my two bedroom lamps.

I think the future is in LED bulbs. They CAN, and will be made very cheaply in the future, and I think they will be able to provide numerous hues of light to fit any situation.
They have already taken over the flashlight business.
I have a little pocket flashlight that has 15 diodes, running on 3 triple-A batteries.
It puts out enough light for me to use while bicycling at
night.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Why should I have to buy a $3 CFL when I can get a 6 pack of incandescents for the same price.****

And at that “evil” Walmart yesterday I bought 12 100W incadescents for that same three dollars.

Now I can heat my water piping in winter, my well house, and keep the baby chicks warm! Oh yes, I can also read by their light when I use them in the house.

I tried CFLs but they don’t last near as long as promised, One only lasted 30 days before it blew out.

[truthfreedom]

well, because the incands are banned. I’d prefer that incands not be banned.

I’m just saying that people don’t have to panic, if they don’t want to stock up, they won’t have to pay $50, but $3.

But incands shouldn’t be banned. All this talk about it makes me want to stock up. The argument can be made that - during 8 months of the year, the heat from the incands is a good thing.

You could keep the theromstat turned down in the winter, perhaps, if the warm light bulb in your own space provides adequate heat.

So, instead of saving energy 8 months of the year, you’re wasting it. Good plan Government!