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Low-energy bulbs will cause agony for thousands of skin disorder sufferers, doctors warn
The Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 14th March 2009
| David Derbyshire
Posted on 03/13/2009 5:18:04 PM PDT by fanfan
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:18:04 PM PDT
by
fanfan
To: fanfan
As an engineer, I’m all for more efficient technology. But push it because it lets us use our resources better, not because you’re hawking some climate change scam. Why not put the tech out there and let the market decide?
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:19:20 PM PDT
by
AntiKev
("Within the strangest people, truth can find the strangest home." - Great Big Sea - Company of Fools)
To: fanfan
A good idea would be to head to the dollar stores and stock up on traditional incandescent bulbs, then BLOAT!!
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:20:11 PM PDT
by
2ndDivisionVet
("To insist on strength is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering." Barry Goldwater)
To: fanfan
Think of all that marvelous dim light in the halls of JP Morgan Chase. You’ll need mining hats to see and glow sticks to highlight who & what’s in the corners, but everyone can go blind at the same rate.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:20:20 PM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The answer to 1984 is 1776)
To: fanfan
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:21:07 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("The first duty of intelligent men of our day is the restatement of the obvious. " - George Orwell)
Planting lawn grass causes misery for more than a few thousands, varying from mild to miserable.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:21:43 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Don’t worry. There will be “rough service” bulbs for trouble lights for years to come. You can use these in ordinary lamps too. They are usually only 60 watts though. But they last a lot longer than regular bulbs.
To: AntiKev; Mrs. Don-o
Why not put the tech out there and let the market decide?See Mrs. Don-o's post #5 for your answer.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:23:42 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: AntiKev
Why not put the tech out there and let the market decide?Gasp! In AMERICA? Why that's so....CAPITALISTIC! What will our commie friends think of us? And after we just elected Obama, too!
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:25:25 PM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
(What fresh hell is this?)
To: fanfan
So, put a glass filter or lamp bowl, etc over the CF lamp and block the UV.
Or wait a year till the LED lamps come down in price.
It does not take a lot for the Press to dub something "Rocket Science".
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:25:25 PM PDT
by
Gorzaloon
(Roark, Architect.)
To: fanfan
Why is any govt dictating which light bulbs we use? Talk about tyranny.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:26:17 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: sionnsar
I have oregano spreading across my lawn.
It’s a weed.
:-)
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:27:07 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Mmmmm....Bacon, Lettuce, Onion, Avocado, & Tomato Sandwich
To: Gorzaloon
Pfft...lay in a 50 year supply of incandescent bulbs. Doesn’t cost that much. I began building my stockpile as soon as I realized they were pulling conventional 100 W and 60 W bulbs off the market without telling us in advance.
To: Gorzaloon
So, put a glass filter or lamp bowl, etc over the CF lamp and block the UV.I am not sure that would have helped much a few months ago when one sparked, flamed, and smoked in my kitchen.
The things are dangerous. In many ways.
Or wait a year till the LED lamps come down in price.
That is exactly what I'm doing.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:31:02 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
To: mamelukesabre
We’ve picked up some fantastic LEDs ~ should last for years.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:32:33 PM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: AntiKev
But push it because it lets us use our resources better, not because youre hawking some climate change scam. Why not put the tech out there and let the market decide?I like the new ones because I have high ceilings and they last a lot longer - fewer trips up the ladder. A lower electric bill is another plus.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:34:07 PM PDT
by
Amelia
To: fanfan
I use 100 Watt bulbs to keep my well house pump from freezing in winter.
I have a small stockpile.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:34:14 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(14. Guns only have two enemies: rust and politicians.)
To: fanfan
I have oregano spreading across my lawn. Its a weed. :-) So are blackberries here. Nasty and invasive. My first house here, it took two years and much applied chemistry to eliminate them.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:35:07 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi | 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | "Tax the rich" fails if the rich won't play)
To: sionnsar
Oregano is wondeful.
We just mow it, it smells great, and stays green in a dry spell.
Much better than a lawn.
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posted on
03/13/2009 5:38:32 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(God, Bless America, please.)
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