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To: IbJensen

Had one of those new bulbs burn out with a gas cloud in my bathroom. The smell was noxious and from what I read - toxic! No more of these in my home, I will pay a premium for the bad illegal bulbs until I can’t get them anymore - then burn candles until they make those illegal too.


2 posted on 01/05/2014 5:44:25 AM PST by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: broken_arrow1

Anyone can still buy the “severe service” or “Commercial Grade” incandescent light bulbs. They left those alone in the legislation. Most commonly used by contractors t construction sites and also available all over the place for drop lamps more commonly used in garages by mechanics.

With that said, I long ago went to LED because they do not suffer from the vibrations of rugged use. True, they cost more to obtain but I have had no need to replace them. One needs to consider that factor in their buying decisions. For the home I am switching to LED after my supply of the regular bulbs is depleted.


6 posted on 01/05/2014 5:53:32 AM PST by mazda77
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To: broken_arrow1
"Had one of those new bulbs burn out with a gas cloud in my bathroom. The smell was noxious and from what I read - toxic! No more of these in my home, I will pay a premium for the bad illegal bulbs until I can’t get them anymore - then burn candles until they make those illegal too."

My electricity was out for a couple weeks after Hurricane Lili in 2002. Since then, I've become a big advocate of oil lamps/lanterns. You can pick them up cheap at Wal-Mart, and even get spare components (i.e., burners, wicks, etc.) Knock on wood, but kerosene/lamp oil is still pretty cheap, and you can even get scented stuff if you want to pay a little extra.

31 posted on 01/05/2014 9:50:51 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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