"Its a good thing freepers forgot about my veto power on legislation. If they didn't, heck they'd have to hold me accountable!"
Posted on 11/13/2011 4:34:23 AM PST by Kaslin
Years ago I worked in sales for a lamp manufacturing company. When the fluroscents manufactured to replace the cheap incandenscents came out...we TRIED to sell them to distributors...almost no luck in consumer acceptence. Distributors would not stock them.
We were told after a couple years to no longer waste our time trying to sell something on one wanted...we were told that some time in the future the government would mandate these...then we’d clean up.
Now is that time.
Go buy a lifetime supply.
Odd that the author is blaming Obama. This act was passed under Dubya’s watch yet nary of word of criticism for the “Decider.” Partisan hack.
Ditto...
It seems that on FR we've forgotten all the policies and damage that Bush did that led this nation to Obama. Instead of strengthening conservatism Bush's policies nudged us to socialism.
Also, there was some buzz awhile back about some outfit manufacturing light bulbs in Texas for in-state consumption only. I wonder what's happened to this notion. Being that I live in Texas I would certainly take advantage of this should it happen. Naturally, the surrounding states would take advantage of this too. well, except Ok'ies, we couldn't allow Ok’ies any bulbs. Just kidding Oklahoma, just kidding :)
‘07, U.S. House of Representatives(D), U.S. Senate (D).
Incandescents will continue to be made in South Carolina. People will be permitted to buy them in South Carolina so long as they use them in South Carolina. (You can insert the visual where I nod and wink really slowly after I say that ‘use in SC’ part)
I did, but I plan to buy some more
I wonder if this new law includes specialty lights, like chandelier lights. Anyone know?
"Its a good thing freepers forgot about my veto power on legislation. If they didn't, heck they'd have to hold me accountable!"
We should protest by “accidently” knocking the curly ones off the shelf. oops!
It would become an environmental hazard so bad, stores would have to be evacuated for clean-up.
This is such nonsence.
As much as I’m against the government involvement in lightbulbs (for crying out loud, we have way too much government), LED lightbulbs will render all this moot.
They’re not yet competitive enough to change the market by supply and demand, but they’re rapidly getting close.
Currently using three led light bulbs. One over my stove. One in a desk lamp, and another in a ceiling spot. The less expensive models are now inching up to 150 lumens. Equivalent to a 25 watt bulb. In the five bucks price range. Currently it’s dark outside, and I’ve got just the led lamps on - I’d call the brightness “subdued”.
Certainly not bright.
But the operating cost of each bulb is rated at 25c per year.
I’m guessing by the time you actually need to replace your next 100 watt bulb, there will be an LED equivalent on the market, for less than 10 bucks.
Forget those polluting, oddball curly compact fluorescent bulbs.
Wait for the LEDs.
I always see these empty government offices with energy efficient bulbs and motion sensor switches but the hater or AC is on and blasting. This is government waste hypocrisy.
Anyways, any excuse to criminalize and control America works to their advantage.
In my latitude, I'll gladly take heat given off by incandescents nine months of the year. Now, according to the imbeciles in DC, it'd be alright if I also used electric heat in conjunction with the environmentalist choice of CFL’s. Go figure. Well you can always drive your electric car to the Home Depot and buy more CFL’s; that is, if you don't explode and burn from defective batteries on the way.
In the end, though, CFL’s will create a lot of pollution since most people will just continue to toss them in the trash and break them releasing the nutritious mercury vapor. This will be especially so in certain areas where the gub’mint is father and mother. As an added benefit, in many fires stations, there are alerts warning of CFL’ being a possible cause of fires from overheating. Then there are the bonuses of degraded light, the weird color spectrum, fragility and the lovely and useful eternally delayed lighting process.
I'm going back to candles and kerosene lamps.
I use incandescents for heating and lighting at the same time. It’s not just about light and atomizing alleged “illegal uses” of lighting. What the flip do they know in DC? They are hired to facilitate business, not to steal it by micromanaging it and destroying priorities.
It’s all about molestation rights and deresponsibilizing.
Assume yes. And good luck buying non l.e.d. Christmas lights ever again. By the way, the Italian presidential palace (Quirinal Palace) has beautiful chandeliers and they have those ridiculous compact florescent lights.
I use incandescents for heating and lighting at the same time. It’s not just about light and atomizing alleged “illegal uses” of lighting. What the flip do they know in DC? They are hired to facilitate business, not to steal it by micromanaging it and destroying priorities.
It’s all about molestation rights and deresponsibilizing.
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