Posted on 09/06/2010 12:39:10 PM PDT by La Lydia
Dear John Boehner, Ted Poe, and Members of the incoming 112th Congress: If you do only one thing in your time in Washington, and frankly I hope you do only one thing given your propensity to expand government (other than eradicating Obamacare), it is this: SAVE THE LIGHT BULB. People may not realize it, but one of the first acts of the Democratic Congress in 2007, was to ban the light bulb effective in 2014.
Seriously.
Now, you may say that this is an exaggeration, and it is a bit, but the incandescent light bulb is the light bulb of choice for millions of Americans. It turns on instantly, it can be tossed in the trash without summoning a hazmat team, and is cheap.
The compact fluorescents cannot be treated that way and cost more. Likewise, we are forced to deal with China for every purchase.
If Republicans want to bring change, they need to save the incandescent light bulb. From christmas trees to kitchens, the incandescent light bulb is a staple of the American household and Congress’s ban is offensive.
We should get every Republican out there to pledge their support to saving the incandescent light bulb when they take back Congress.
My husband (the great GOP_Harley_Guy) brought home one of those new lightbulbs. He put it in our table lamp and turned it on. The light was such an ugly brown color that I immediately had him remove it and throw it out. It was really that bad.
Well there goes the value of my incandescent stockpile.....
I did make out pretty well on all the Freon I stashed though.....
Could it be that THIS (Christmas Trees) was the actual target of this regime, in fact?
The number one advantage of incandescent light bulbs: THEY CAN ACTUALLY LIGHT UP A ROOM.
Yup!
I think its been shown that those new bulbs don’t put out as much light....I think I’ve had to increase my reading glasses up several step because of that....:)
Ban Toxic Twisties.
LED Christmas lights are available everywhere. They’re pretty nice, actually—more of a softer, blue glow than a yellow one.
Compact fluorescents STINK. They make a buzzing sound, they take over 5 minutes to attain full brightness, and on several occasions they have crapped out after a few hours. Give me a good old incandescent any day.
I will NOT buy the florescent bulbs.
When I run out of incansescent bulbs, I’ll use candles. At least I can SEE to read!
They are also horrible to read by.
I think this could be an important issue if brought to the public conciousness. It’s not just about light bulbs, but tying into how controlling Washington is of our personal lives, despite our own choices.
I agree. Save the lightbulb!
The sad irony is that they are claiming environmental reasons, when in fact the mercury bulb, that they want to use as a substitute, if it breaks, releases poisonous mercury fumes.
Did you keep any DDT? I think you can make a pile on that.
I had a difficult time finding a standard incandescent 65 watt recessed spot lamp. All they had was the new stuff for 10 times the price. Not gonna pay it. I will stock up my attic from the dollar store next time I am in there.
Same here FrankR... I have enough in every wattage until I’m in the history books, and I’m 55 years of age.
Yes, I noticed that too.
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