Mmmm, yep
Rab
Obamabulbs are full of Uptonite.
I’ve had a couple that have burned a hole all the way through the plastic base.
Ban toxic twisties.
CFL = Compact Fatal Lightbulbs
Probably should overnight them to the Product Safety Commission or EPA for immediate safety recalls worldwide.
Most peculiar, Momma.
I have a couple which are around 17-18 years old and are still working fine. They are not the kind with the twisted look and they are slow to get bright. Still they have really lasted.
I'm afraid they might break in my hands. Sometimes they get stuck in the socket. Can't remember how I got the one freed. Knew not to use WD-40. I'm sure on my own with stuff.
I bought a big box of 100 watts. Maybe the older more expensive ones were better. These aren't as bright.
My new overhead kitchen fixture blew. It's barely 2 years or less old. It's much shorter and uses long fluorescent bulbs which are different and shorter. Well it has blown and I'm waiting for help with it. Both bulbs. Looks blackened under there. Cheap HD crap. Too late to get my money back but maybe if it is blackened they will do something for me without a receipt.
They lit up right away though and was bright enough.
Lawmakers are among the dumbest shits on the planet.
This post is ironic, in that I just this morning came across an email I sent to our local radio station in 2009 on CFLs. The only thing that’s changed is LED bulbs are finally going mainstream (failure rate of 1% that of CFLs).
I was going to post the body of that email, but chose not to.
Be sure to read the “Maine study” if whoever reading this has purchased a CFL in the past year...
http://www.maine.gov/dep/rwm/homeowner/cflreport.htm
(I checked: The link above is still good. Oh, and the EPA is still comparing the minute amount of mercury in CFLs to that of thermometers, as if ‘lower-quantity-exposure’ is any less dangerous for your children, pets, or yourself.)
I’ve had two fires caused by CFLs. They are very dangerous.
bttt
Although I am sure that some effort will be given on this matter (hence the article). Back during the war when Hanford was creating the material for the first atomic bombs, all of the housing was governmental, and maintenance guys did all of this sort of work - changing light bulbs, plumbing, cleaning, etc. Mainly to snoop on the workers to make sure they didn't bring anything home from work (files, papers, etc.).