Posted on 12/13/2013 11:13:59 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Actually, “W.” did this. But . . .it’s just a light bulb. I kinda like the “new” ones.
I have so many I am thinking of putting them in my will.
Bookmark.
MY take, too. LED bulbs don’t last as long as advertised, but longer than most. I was hoping by now they’d be $1-2 but they are hovering around $10 in my area. Still haven’t moved entirely to them, but for high volume use like outdoor spotlights I have.
We have enough normal lightbulbs to keep this house lit for the next 200 years.
I thought W said “if you like your old light bulbs, you can keep your old light bulbs”
For the record, W’s AG, Alberto Gonzales had the importation of foreign battlefield rifle barrels banned too.
You can still buy that AK47, but now it costs you an extra $125 for the American made barrel.
This stuff is all a scam.
Walmart was selling an 8 pack of 60 w for something over $4.
They had a supply of 75w but were in 4 packs.
The company is run by Larry Birnbaum, grandson of Sam Birnbaum, who was a good friend of Edison.
The bulbs they make slip past the ban because they are designed for "rough service", i.e, they are toughened to withstand the knocks and vibrations of industrial use.
I am now in the process of switching to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and LED bulbs for most of the light fixtures in my house. Improvements to these bulbs in power, light quality and responsiveness over the last few years have made CFLs and LEDs “light-years” better than they used to be. I’m only about 1/3 of the way through the process of changing out our bulbs (at a cost of about $125) and have already noticed about 5-7% drop in monthly electric bills. The quality of the “natural sunlight” LEDs in my dining room is FAR better than it used to be with incandescent bulbs; and the LEDs are almost (but not quite) come up to “full power” instantly - there’s still a couple of seconds at about 50-75% before they reach full brightness.
While I don’t appreciate having my lighting methods dictated by the government, I am also not willing to ‘cut off my nose to spite my face’. The latest generation LEDs and CFLs use far less energy than a comparably powered incandescent, and they last much longer. Their higher cost is off-set several times over during the life cycle of an LED or CFL “bulb”.
The feds should have let science and the free market dictate what types of lighting people use. I honestly think that as improvements in LEDs and CFLs continue, the incandescent bulb would have eventually been pushed out of the market for most lighting applications, even without a government mandate.
PS – Fluorescents ARE a pain in the butt for non-residential applications due to strict government regulation of disposal methods. I think the LED (or whatever new light type it leads to) will end up being the standard.
Okay. How does that make the first statement invalid?
I don’t consider incandescent light bulbs evil.
I do consider them inefficient and old technology.
Over-reaching federal governments aside, there are MUCH better lighting options available.
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I tried CFL’s years ago. Wanted to see how much money they would save me, and was told they would last for 20 years. Almost all died out within a year or two and I only bought the name brand ones. And the light they put out is in no way comparable to incandescents. Not even close
I am not sold on CFL’s and don’t think I ever will be after my experience.
Forgot to add.....am stocking up on incandescents every chance I get.
CF’s are a disaster (I started using them 20 years ago). There’s hope for LED’s.
But I resent the government telling us what to do. I’m smart enough to make my own decisions.
Okay. But if you tried them “years ago”, you might want to give them another shot.
Or possibly even try a few LEDs. I actually like the quality of the light they emit better than CFLs or incandescents; although they do cost more.
Bookmark
Never again.
I would sooner burn candles (an they would likely be brighter)
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