I hear ya’. I’ve had a circuit melt down on a CFL. It was contained, but it stunk up the house. It’s a complex bulb compared to the incandescents.
I’m not adverse to technology, but the jackasses in DC forced this crap down our throats completely screwing the natural cycle of demand, cost, and quality.
Thanks to CFLs, the nightly ambient warmth of our neighborhoods has been lost to an industrial blue haze.
I had that happen with the reading light hovering right over my head...and never knew about it until I looked at one night, for no apparent reason.
[I have no sense of smell so *that* didn’t alert me]
The base was scorched and half melted yet the light was still working...until I threw the evil thing in the trash
My last mercury level test was up from a 4 to a 9.
Coincidence, I’m sure.
/s