I have noticed that folks who kvetch about fluorescents on principle of inferior light usually don’t complain about the lighting in most businesses, retail outlets, offices, and schools.
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I’ve also noticed the folks who squawk about the mercury in the CFLs usually don’t complain about the mercury in the old fashioned tube style fluorescent bulbs.
The only valid concern with the CFL lights is that they’re basically becoming mandatory. The problem is not the bulbs - it’s the law. I have several of them in my house, but I also have several incandescent lights in places where those work best. The federal government has decided that I’m too stupid to decide what kind of lighting should be used in my house. They are wrong, as usual.