[taraytarah]

I've installed a cfl in the same light fixture with a new incandescent bulb more than once and had the same result: The expensive little cfl went out first.

You may like them and use them, but please be careful with the mercury.

EPA Disposal Instructions (on video as presented by Rep. Poe)

[Westbrook]

> You may like them and use them, but please be careful with the mercury.

Too late for me.

We used to play with mercury from broken thermometers when I was a kid. There were all sorts of nutty things you could do with it.

I probably have more mercury in my teeth than in all the cfl bulbs in my house.
:)

[Paradox]

I've installed a cfl in the same light fixture with a new incandescent bulb more than once and had the same result: The expensive little cfl went out first.

I have had the exact opposite experience, but see, you have to know where to use them. I used them outdoors, because those tend to stay on for many hours. I tend not to use them in places like bathrooms, where there might be a lot of on-off cycling. I use them in most other places however. I hardly ever replace the CFL's either. For me, living where it is hot, I save twice, once on less energy to light the bulb, and then again when I pay less to remove the excess heat from the home. To me, though, its about choice, I am Pro-Choice on Light Bulbs.