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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:46 AM Original message |
Save the WORLD!!! Ban the Light Bulb. |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. No |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. And they are now compact fluorescent bulbs are cheap. |
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SHRED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I have crappy luck with them |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. They work in regular lamps??? |
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TalkingDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. They do. However, not always the best fit in some lamps |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 10:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. I'll have to check this out -- thanks! |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. They now sell small compacts that are the size of incandescent bulbs. |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. icky... I don't like flourescents... |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 11:41 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. You may like candles, but they're very inefficient |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:00 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. They're not like tubes. The light is pretty white. nt |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. a 60 watt floresent uses about 15 watts.. keep your reciept and write on |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. there is a new bulb comming out that uses 39% less energy, it is a LED |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
3. Astronomers know outdoor lights suck. |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. I have them. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Even better than fluorescents...LED's... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Those look great.. |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 10:05 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. buy them for where you want dimmable lights... |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 10:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. That gives me a thought. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Feb-07-06 12:38 AM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Cool! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
8. Incandescent lights are banned in my house |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
11. Stop Cadillac and Dodge from making big pieces of shit that get 6mpg |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Okay, I will. |
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kittynboi (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. Plants. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. Cutting Out War Would Save 100 Times More Than Lightbulbs |
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Briar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. But...but |
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IrateCitizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-06-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. But changing lightbulbs is something individuals can do... |
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