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Compact fluorescent light bulb to blame for Hornell fire
The Hornell Evening Tribune ^
| December 23, 2010
| Andrew Poole
Posted on 12/23/2010 2:09:46 PM PST by NRG1973
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At least they saved a few watts before their house burned down.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:09:50 PM PST
by
NRG1973
To: NRG1973
One less environment polluting structure on Mother Gaia.
To: NRG1973
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:13:23 PM PST
by
Christian Engineer Mass
(Leftys who zone in on Palin miss the point. America's not about single figures. That's for NK/Cuba.)
To: NRG1973
Yeah, but it generated a lot of heat - for a while. It also helped get rid of excess housing stock!
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:13:27 PM PST
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: NRG1973
I’ve had at least two sputter and spark before burning out LONG BEFORE the life stated on the package.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:13:56 PM PST
by
Leftism is Mentally Deranged
(Liberalism is against human nature. Practicing liberalism is detrimental to your mental stability.)
To: NRG1973
Congress mandates people buy light bulbs with mercury in them. Some intrepid Congressman better introduce an incontestable bill to freeze the salary of Congress near the poverty level.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:17:20 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(It has nothing to do with safety, and everything to do with control.)
To: NRG1973
We’d save ourselves a lot of pain and money if we didn’t have to use these things.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:18:51 PM PST
by
popdonnelly
(Class warfare is Obama's thing.)
To: NRG1973
Forget the fire, What about the MERCURY!!!
OMG!
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:21:04 PM PST
by
mowowie
To: The Antiyuppie
Speaking of heat, I have replaced hundreds of the factory, wrapped, safety style flourescent bulbs that have burned out and nearly caused fires. The ends got so hot that they were discolored and brittle from the heat. Also, they burned out some ballasts and tombstones(the holders at each end of the bulb.)
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:21:40 PM PST
by
Parmy
To: NRG1973
"Are you all really that stupid?"
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:23:23 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: NRG1973
“A CFL on the ceiling burst, said Gerych, and gas inside the CFL bulb helped start the fire. He added exploding CFLs are rare.”
And how would he know that it’s “rare”?
To: NRG1973
AND dumped super-toxic mercury into the air as the bulb exploded, starting the fire!
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:24:33 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(Character is defined by how we treat those who society says have no value.)
To: NRG1973
I am stocking up on regular old fashioned light bulbs.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:26:57 PM PST
by
mickie
To: NRG1973
Stock up on the incandescent bulbs at the dollar store, 4 for a buck, while they are still available.
To: Kenny500c
Home Depot about a month ago had them sixteen for four dollars and change. I bought what I think I’ll need for the rest of my years.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:31:43 PM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: Kenny500c
Can those be stored anywhere? (like an attic that gets really hot and really cold)
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:32:17 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: mickie
These crazy new fangeled bulbs are made in China......and I read about an American company who made light bulbs for a century, a family business, that had to close their doors.
Putting more people out of work.
Does this make any sense?
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:32:17 PM PST
by
mickie
To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged
Yeah, they don't quite live up to the stated lifetime. I seem to replace them more often than incandescents. Archaeologists in the future will define this insane age by the thin layer of mercury covering everything and inside everyone IMO.
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posted on
12/23/2010 2:33:00 PM PST
by
allmost
To: Leftism is Mentally Deranged
The lifespan of a CFL bulbs largely depends on how often it's turned off and on. If you turn your lights out, on leaving the room (as we've all been told to do, countless times) — your CFL bulbs will burn out long before the numbers of hours use touted on the package.
I once combined a screw-in light sensor switch with a CFL bulb porch light. I had to replace the bulb in a couple of weeks. Then I noticed the problem. The sensor switch turned the CFL bulb on, when the sun was setting. Then the light from the bulb caused the sensor to turn the bulb off again. And so on — for about 20 minutes, until it got dark enough to end the cycle. The switching on and off reduced the life of the CFL bulb from an advertised 8,000 hours to about 150 hours.
To: NRG1973
I’ve got CFL’s throughout my house, but I didn’t do it because it’s better for the environment (it’s not) or because Big Brother told me to. I did it to save money on my utility bill. Buy the right ones (I buy GE only) and they seem to last quite a long time, have a nice color and use a lot less electricity. I have never had one spark or blow up.
Whether you choose CFL’s or not should be up to you, not the government.
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