[Publius6961]

All I can report is that I have used CFLs since they were $5-$6 each, in all the fixtures that could tolerate them,

Whatever has been said pro or con, I can report that none, not any have lasted even remotely close to the "up to 10,000 hours" useful life of sevice.

More like between 500 and 1000; about the same as most incandescents at about 50% bigger price or more.

[rlmorel]

I agree, I’ve had the same experience. This is all BS, it’s a scam. I agree with some of the posters that if you get the right type of light, they are kind of okay, and don’t give off that unnatural and unpleasant greenish or bluish tinge.

What I detest about the fricking things is that if you turn them on, sometimes it takes a while for them to reach a stage where they give off all like they should. That irritates me, especially when I go out in my garage and switch on the light and fumble around for a while until the thing actually gets warmed up.

This is all just another reason I detest and hate liberalism and nanny statism.