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CFLs suck but I’m not worried about them giving me skin cancer.
I played with mercury balls from broken thermometers as a child, swam in Lake Erie, and pumped thousands of gallons of leaded gasoline as a teen.
I hate them regardless. Instead of just burning out they get dimmer as they get older, it felt like I was going blind. My neurologist also won’t use them in his office as he thinks they contribute to migraines in some people. I have replaced all of mine (I have floods in my house) with leds now. But, I hate that the govt tells us what we can use. Bunch of busybodies.
We bought a couple hundred light bulbs from 40w to 100w just so we’d have plenty for the future. Stock up before you can’t and don’t forget to stock up on all the specialty bulbs you’ll need, too. Like the special bulbs for your refrigerator, oven, and etc.
If, like me, you've declared you home to be a "CFL Free Zone" you have nothing to be concerned about.
Some of these bulbs take a warm up time before full power. And some do burn out just a quick as the incandescent. I’m converting back.
Most hotels/motels use CFL’s and so do department stores and Wal-Mart. My eyes turn red within minutes, after exposure, and then start burning. I have stocked up on the old cheap ones, but, like miele man (post #10) said - they aren’t lasting very long, these days.
I detest the government’s intrusion into my life - and unlike brytlea’s post (#5), I find it to be an intrusion of my constitutional rights, and don’t think of the government as ‘busybodies’, but as BIG BROTHER!
Did every school room you were in have fluorescent lights? Did every office you ever worked in have fluorescent lights?
Did every store you ever shopped in have fluorescent lights?
Did every factory you ever worked in have fluorescent lights?
GIVE ME A BREAK! You anti CFL people KILL ME. They DO last longer. They DO save a lot of energy. Mine haven't gone dim or given me headaches.
I don't think the government should mandate what type of bulbs you can or can't buy. If you want to be stupid, and waste energy, go ahead. If you want to replace your incandescent bulbs all the time, knock yourself out. (probably when you fall off that ladder). Your friends won't be happy either when you keep calling them over to turn the ladder around.
CFLs are GREAT! Do you anti CFL people still have dial telephones and wringer washing machines? Black & White TVs? 8 tracks? Edsels? Just wondering....