C'mon, you're a "New Yawker." Think ...
Now I have 12 years of 100 watts stored in my garage for no good reason! Grrrr....I hate government!
Sure there's a reason. Adam Smith's invisible hand put them there so that he can redistribute them to those who didn't stock up for a reduced price! (Ducking.)
I have several different plastic crates filled with a true variety of incandescent bulbs because I would rather go out in a hail of gunfire before buying the poisonous, Mercury loaded corkscrew bulbs.
Ditto...and I’m still getting my shipments. I must have 50 years of bulbs stored even though I probably won’t last another 30. I was counting on this investment to help fund my retirement.
All is not lost for you. There is a bright side [pun intended ;-)]. With all the bulbs you now have you've beat inflation. Even with 100 watt bulbs staying on the shelves you know that prices will still keep going up on them. But not for you.
It's like the 'Forever Stamps' the Post Office started selling when they were $0.37 each, I bought 300 of them. With the minimal amount of mailing I do -- not even one a month now -- they should last me 'forever' also. Heck, I don't even know what a 1st Class Stamp costs today, nor do I care as I'm set.
So just look at it from a cost savings stand point :-)
eBay will be your friend, friend
Nobody else is going to have them. Nobody is going to be manufacturing 100 watt bulbs again because they are STILL ILLEGAL TO MAKE OR SELL. This provision only prevents the justice department of the United States from prosecuting anyone for selling them.
The good news is that you can sell them to your friends without fear of prosecution. But you are still breaking the law.
Isn't this what the administration is doing about illegal aliens? They are here illegally, but the administration is not spending any money prosecuting them.
Do not grind your teeth yet.
The politicians waited so long I think most manufacturers not only quite making them (or went out of business) but already sold or destroyed their equipment.
They are now so heavily invested in production of the crap bulbs they have no choice but to push the consumer to change over to the new garbage.
I fully think the politicians did this on purpose so they could force us to do what they really want but politically use this all too late amendment to show us they are on our side.
LOL! So do I, but I got them every time they were buy one get one free or on sale for a really good price. I will never need to buy another light bulb and will be able to hand down a lifetime’s worth of 100 watt bulbs to my children, their children, their children.....
I’ll give you $0.10 a piece for 50 100 watt bulbs. Of course this is free shipping Friday on the internet - right? ;-)
Actually, reports out there suggest that recently manufactured bulbs have very short lives - maybe manufacturers are shipping anything that resembles a lightbulb - quality control be damned ... Have you been happy with recent purchases?
Me too.
I hope the filaments last...