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IBD Editorials ^ | September 10, 2010 | Investors Business Daily staff

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How to Hoard Incandescent Light Bulbs

Alas - the push is on! By 2014, incandescent bulbs will probably no longer be available in the United States. Incandescent bulbs use more watts than the newer, more expensive and more efficient compact flourescent and LED bulbs, and government regulations have put the lovely, warm light of our childhoods on the endangered species list. But don’t despair, it’s easy to buy up incandescent bulbs, and build a stock of them that will last years.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

* A resourceful attitude
* A little extra money to spend
* A cool, dry place to store light bulbs

1

Think about the areas of your home that benefit from the warmth and beauty of incandescent light. These areas are likely to be the bathroom, the bedroom, and the kitchen. Anywhere that needs to be romantic, sensual, or pleasing to the eye. These are the rooms you need to stock up incandescent 60-100 watt light bulbs for.

2

Stop into the discount stores and ‘dollar stores’ in your area. These are great places to find inexpensive incandescent light bulbs. Buy them up. Though their manufacture is rapidly being sent offshore to cheaper labor markets, incandescent bulbs are still being made here. Some of what you spend will still go to American workers.

3

Check in at big box retail stores like Target, Walmart and Kmart. Incandescent bulbs can be found there as well.

4

Go online to your favorite search engine and type in 60-watt incandescent. Order them in bulk from a site you trust.

5

Once you’ve built a stash of these light bulbs, keep them in a safe place, and avoid moving them or jostling them, as their filaments are fragile. It costs very little to buy them.

6

Pay your higher electric bill with pleasure. At least with incandescent light, your skin tones won’t be green or gray, and you won’t get headaches from the strobing effect of flourescent light!

Read more: How to Hoard Incandescent Light Bulbs | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/print/how_5881518_hoard-incandescent-light-bulbs.html#ixzz11Ue6pLqW

[Jack Hydrazine]

You can get incandescent light bulbs rated for 25,000 hours that are used by the hospitality industry. If you use them for an average of 7 hours a day they’ll burn out in just a little under 10 years and cost about a buck or less per bulb depending on how many you buy.

https://www.nathosp.com/product/25k19_c/standard_incandescent_light_bulbs

Once you stock up all you’ll have to do is watch out for the light bulb police who’ll be monitoring everyone who might be using those unauthorized, evil incandescents!