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The Final Days of the Incandescent Light Bulb
RushLimbaugh.com ^ | 12/09/11 | Rush Limbaugh

Posted on 12/09/2011 6:07:38 PM PST by Evil Slayer

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RUSH: In three weeks and one day the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will be illegal. In three weeks and one day it will be illegal to sell a 100-watt incandescent light bulb. And who did this? The federal government. The federal government, under the auspices of a hoax, mankind global warming. You know, I've been staying in a lot of hotels lately, been doing a little traveling, and hotels are like a lot of other businesses, they just run scared of any regulatory agency. Nobody stands up to regulatory agency, and you can understand it. So you walk in and you turn on the lamp and you know that it's a compact fluorescent. You know because it's inferior light. You know because it's small and tiny. You know because it isn't going to be sufficient. The Democrat led federal government is taking us backwards. The enemy of the Democrat Party is progress. In three weeks and one day, illegal to buy an incandescent light bulb. And you know what that means, when the 100-watt incandescent light bulbs are outlawed only criminals will have them. That means me. I will be a criminal. (interruption) Well, you can have them but you can't sell them, but they're still gonna be gunning for you. At some point it's gonna be illegal to have them. But if you can't sell them -- (interruption) well, if I use one in proximity to a turtle? Yeah, then it could be jail time.

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KEYWORDS: 100watt; 100wattban; 100wattbulb; cfl; eib; incandescent; jobslost; rush; rushlimbaugh; rushlive
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I stocked up on 25 thru 100 Watt incandescent bulbs last year. Going to get some more 100s tomorrow if they still have them on the shelf.
1 posted on 12/09/2011 6:07:44 PM PST by Evil Slayer
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To: Evil Slayer

I’m getting a lot of crappy incandescent bulbs lately. Apparently they’re end of run bulbs.


2 posted on 12/09/2011 6:14:10 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: Evil Slayer

I bought them and I don’t even need them particularly...the ones no one mentions are the 3 ways...if they have a level over 100 will they be illegal too? don’t know but I have been stocking up.


3 posted on 12/09/2011 6:15:44 PM PST by Adder (Say NO to the O in 2 oh 12)
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To: Evil Slayer

Will they still be sold in Mexico and Canada? If so, will there be a light bulb cartel shipping illegal bulbs north to sell on city corners and in flea markets?

Why not repackage them as a heating element with this warning..

WARNING: It is a violation of FEDERAL LAW to use this 100 Watt heating element (formerly known as a 100 Watt light bulb) as a light bulb.


4 posted on 12/09/2011 6:16:06 PM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: cripplecreek

Not to seem conspiratorial, but I’ve noticed the same thing. I’ve been buying incandescents for the past year and stocking them. They seem to burn out WAY quicker than usual.


5 posted on 12/09/2011 6:17:20 PM PST by boop (I hate hippies and dopeheads. Just hate them. ...Ernest Borgnine)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Maybe they can put an expiration date on them like 12/31/11. Along with a warning “do not use after 12/31/11.” That way the store selling them could, possibly, maybe, sort of be covered.
6 posted on 12/09/2011 6:21:50 PM PST by Evil Slayer
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To: boop

I’ve gone through 3 of them on the porch within the last month.


7 posted on 12/09/2011 6:22:01 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: boop
"I’ve been buying incandescents for the past year and stocking them. They seem to burn out WAY quicker than usual."

I've noticed that problem too. Some 60 watt bulbs are only lasting a month.

8 posted on 12/09/2011 6:22:01 PM PST by StormEye
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To: Evil Slayer

For over a year have made it a habit to buy a couple packages of 60w, 75w and 100w when we visit Lowes/Home Depot or, WalMart. We have a whole closet full of the suckers.


9 posted on 12/09/2011 6:22:31 PM PST by Baynative (The penalty for not participating in politics is you will be governed by your inferiors.)
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To: Evil Slayer

They took away the gold from American’s and then they took away their damn lightbulbs. The only sound heard from the home of the brave was...Baaaaaaaaa, Baaaaaaaaa


10 posted on 12/09/2011 6:24:32 PM PST by Captain7seas (FIRE JANE LUBCHENCO FROM NOAA)
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To: Evil Slayer

I’ll settle for some wall-mart special 93w bulbs....


11 posted on 12/09/2011 6:24:56 PM PST by mo
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Thanks Evil Slayer.
In three weeks and one day it will be illegal to sell a 100-watt incandescent light bulb.

12 posted on 12/09/2011 6:26:48 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: cripplecreek
A well intentioned (liberal) friend of my mother changed the bulbs on her front and rear porch and both sides of her gara