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California mulls ban on incandescent light bulbs
Times Argus ^
| 1/31/07
| By Kate Folmar San Jose Mercury News
Posted on 01/31/2007 8:05:18 AM PST by Jean S
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:05:19 AM PST
by
Jean S
To: JeanS
I really hope this is an 'across the board' banning of incandescents }:-)
Just so I can watch all the car manufactures try to figure out how to retrofit (or even make) compact flourescent that are bright enough and actually fit into the billion little places where incandescent bulbs are in a car!
They wouldn't make such a stupid bill without recoginizing the non-household uses if incandescent, would they?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:11:45 AM PST
by
PissAndVinegar
(Just Trolling by..... ;-)
To: JeanS
They want to ban light bulbs now??
Where do they find these people?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:12:17 AM PST
by
Mo1
( http://www.gohunter08.com)
To: JeanS
Looks like there will be an alternate income stream for the drug smugglers in the People's Republik of Kalifornia. Next on the list:
BUTTER
To: PissAndVinegar
and for the record - I like CFLs and use them when ever I can in the house. They have gotten much better/brighter in recent years.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:13:37 AM PST
by
PissAndVinegar
(Just Trolling by..... ;-)
To: JeanS
No spanking, no incandescents, California is on a roll this year.
What do we do for lights where instant-on is needed (sorry, LEDs aren't there yet)? What do we do for dimmer lights? What do we do for installations where you WANT the heat?
Go ahead, tell your daughter she has to run her Easy Bake Oven off of a 14W CF bulb.
To: PissAndVinegar
Make them so they don't fit into conventional sockets. That way everyone has to buy new lights. Including the state and cities for street lights.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:15:47 AM PST
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: JeanS
And what about that historic lamp thats still burning at the Oakland fire station....an original DeFlemming or somesuch from the 1800's.....is Arnie and the environazis going to extinguish this flame of innovation?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:16:29 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
To: JeanS
And what about that historic lamp thats still burning at the Oakland fire station....an original DeFlemming or somesuch from the 1800's.....is Arnie and the environazis going to extinguish this flame of innovation?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:16:33 AM PST
by
spokeshave
(The Democrat Party stands for open treason in a time of war.)
To: Mo1
They want to ban light bulbs now?? Where do they find these people? Go to any cattle farm and behind the barn there is a huge pile of them!!!!!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:17:20 AM PST
by
Logical me
(Oh, well!!!)
To: PissAndVinegar
This is going to sound really shallow but fluorescent lighting, presently found in laundromats and bus stations, is EXTREMELY unflattering light to be seen in. I won't have it in the house. There must be a better way to save energy and resources than this...and BTW, I don't appreciate the condescending remark of this Levine jerk that consumers will buy whatever's in front of them that's cheapest, and are incapable of understanding value for money. Liberal elitist dork.
To: JeanS
Umm maybe a good job to do in my retirement would be to smuggle light bulbs and shower heads to California.
To: JeanS
If I install CFBs in my house and my neigbor doesn't can I sue him for 'second-hand light'?
Really, California is just too weird...
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:20:59 AM PST
by
Leg Olam
("Somethings got to go, either me or that wallpaper.." last words, Oscar Wilde)
To: JeanS
The CFL is a great idea, and a product that should be encouraged by everyone... but making laws to force us to buy a better product is not a good use of government... and is a really bad habit for them to get hooked on.
Unfortunately, we're at least halfway down that little slippery slope already.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:20:59 AM PST
by
Teacher317
(Are you familiar with the writings of Shan Yu?)
To: PissAndVinegar
NEVER underestimate the stupidity of a professional politician.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:22:09 AM PST
by
fireforeffect
(A kind word and a 2x4, gets you more than just a kind word.)
To: CaliGirlGodHelpMe
This is going to sound really shallow but fluorescent lighting, presently found in laundromats and bus stations, is EXTREMELY unflattering light to be seen in. I won't have it in the house. Compact fluorescents come in different color ranges. You'll probably like the daylight ones, which look a lot better than the yellowish incandescent tinge.
To: JeanS
The Kalifornia legislature is beyond stupid.
I met a representative at the beach here in San Diego and God please forgive me but this gals brain was made of
ex Valley Girl, Acid and Prozac all rolled into one and stuffed between two stupid looking ears.
Her companion wasn't much brighter with goofy ideas on how Kalifornians should live their lives.
The question is not whether Kalifornia will survive but when it goes down hard will it take good states like Texas and Oklahoma with it into the cesspool of mediocrity.
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:29:37 AM PST
by
OKIEDOC
(Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
To: JeanS
No, consumers go for the light that is pleasing and not that harsh flourescent bulb.
The compacts are only good for industrial use, for the home it is still incandecent.
What next light bulb smuggling for the rich people?
What will photographers do?
What happens when LED lights hit the market?
Is there a Compact Florecent bulb factory in the state?
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:38:27 AM PST
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: antiRepublicrat
"You'll probably like the daylight ones, which look a lot better than the yellowish incandescent tinge."
I prefer to think of it as "golden" but I see what you mean, it's good to know there are some nice looking fluorescent lights.
To: FlatLandBeer
Years ago they used to smuggle magarine into Wisconsin. There might be money in bulb-running!
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posted on
01/31/2007 8:41:56 AM PST
by
Fairview
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