Phony Green Lightbulbs

Conservative Battlelines ^ | January 16, 2008 | Timothy Carney

[Slapshot68]

“I just hope they keep being expensive up-front. When the wave hits, maybe people will be angry. Naaah.”

Prices on CFs have been dropping. But mandate their use and watch them skyrocket.

[Potts Mtn. Pappy]

Almost as bad as Al Gore’s gallon & 1/2 comodes. Whatta rip.

[the OlLine Rebel]

I can see getting used to it.

But it’s kind of sad the “quality” has gone DOWN. I guess my son will be used to these things, and he’ll be shocked when I tell him mommy and daddy grew up where bulbs came on instantly!

Just like he might be shocked that I didn’t have to wear all that medieval armor to go bike-riding for hundreds of miles all over our town. And never was stuck in a seatbelt, either. Even got to ride in back of pick-up trucks and stand in our car with my body half out the moonroof!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Yes, but then, they may cheapen enough by then that it won’t matter much.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Oh, the 1.6 LITER?

Damn “crap”.

[Slapshot68]

You’re right...but then LED’s may come to mass market by then.

[Slapshot68]

“Just like he might be shocked that I didn’t have to wear all that medieval armor to go bike-riding for hundreds of miles all over our town. And never was stuck in a seatbelt, either. Even got to ride in back of pick-up trucks and stand in our car with my body half out the moonroof!”

I call it the “Bubble Wrapping” of society.

[reagan_fanatic]

My experience with the new light bulbs is that they don’t last as advertised. I’ve replace two in the same lamp in less than six months. Others have related similar experiences...

I don't know what brand you're using, but I use G.E. cfl's. I have some that have been in use for well over a year and have not burned out yet. And believe me, my household is tough on lamps - flip on, flip off, flip on, flip off, that sort of thing.

[thackney]

http://www.1000bulbs.com/

[knittnmom]

Thanks.

[fweingart]

I think of Al everytime I use the toilet.

Before I flush it the first time I think I can see his face.

If he's not in the toilet he's espousing phony science about global warming, regardless of the fact that temperatures have remained the same for the past seven years.

[fweingart]

A Parliament of Whores

I still have the book after passing it around to countless others to read.

Not only do we have a Parliament of Whores, but we have a government comprised of leftist pansies who need to go stand in a line to get a job.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I gave that book to my daughter when she was 17. Within a year she read every one of his books she could find.

[gondramB]

>>The provision would make it illegal for American retailers in most cases to sell light bulbs that do not meet certain standards of efficiency — that is, a bulb in 2012 as bright as today’s 60 watt incandescent must get by with 42 watts of electricity.<<

There will probably also be higher efficiency incandescent bulbs. Current bulbs waste 97% of the energy. If they can get that down to only wasting 95% incandescents can qualify.

There will also be LED lights

[nina0113]

BTW, I was at Wal-Mart last week, and when I checked out, the cashier told me I was the 5th customer she'd had that day with a similar large stack of incandescent light bulbs. :)

I've been trying to be discreet by just buying a couple of 4-packs everywhere I go.

[Nevermore]

Fourth downside: they have to warm up before they deliver anything more than a dim glow (e.g., outside in the winter).
If Republicans had any brains at all, they would bludgeon their opponents with such examples of Big Brother, anti-freedom legislation. (But I would bet against that.)

[Nevermore]

What a wonderful opportunity. Invest $3100 for ten thousand regular light bulbs today. These would be pre-ban bulbs. Store them for 5-10 years. Sell on ebay for $3-$5 each

(Rats! I'm not the only one who's thought of that,eh?)

[Nevermore]

You;re not “AFreeBird” as long as some idjut in Washington believes that they have to tell you what light bulbs you can use.