[Beagle8U]

Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states.

[absolootezer0]

heh.. i found that out the first winter i owned my house. i put a bunch of shoplights in my garage and a box of extra bulbs out there. they're all junk now.

[ml/nj]

Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states.

Then darkness will be your lot. Shut up ungrateful citizen. The masterplanners know what is best.

ML/NJ

[reagandemo]

"Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states."

I have not see the screw in types do that in my garage. They would fine down into the single digits.

[DBrow]

"They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states."

Funny you should mention that. There is a group, International Dark Skies Organization, that tries to ban outdoor lights so that we can all recover the glory of the stars in a dark sky.

They do some good things like get the governments to buy more efficient outdoor lighting (that also produces less "light pollution") but if things worked out so that you could not run any light outside, they'd dance for joy.

They do most of their work in the background- it would not surprise me if they were helping with lightbulb legislation.

[babygene]

"Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states."

This is not true. I have 26 outdoor lights around the parameter of my house. I live in Idaho and often we go weeks at zero or below. I switched all of them to mini fluorescent almost 10 years ago. There has never been a problem with them starting.

BTW, I've only had to change them twice in 10 years. (I changed all 26 each time, even the ones that are still working)

My outdoor lighting bill went from $1.04 a day to $.17 a day. Of course the bulbs cost more, but I buy them at Home Depot when they are on sale.

[READINABLUESTATE]

Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states.



How about the oven and refrigerator lights? I guess I will have to use my battery-less shake-light led flashlight in the kitchen from now on.

[untrained skeptic]

Florescent lights wont come on in really cold weather. They would be worthless for outdoor use in the northern states.

True, but LED lights are actually more efficient at lower temperatures.

If given a little more time, the market will provide us with viable alternatives.

I wonder how many elitist liberals understand that this might make it so that the expensive scene lighting system they have in their home won't work.