Yes, incandescents have been banned and it sucks. But NOTHING requires the purchase of CFLs. We’ve replaced all our light bulbs with A9 LEDs. I really like the soft, shadowless glow of the A9 LED bulb. The lumen output is equal to the 40w bulb, but only usees 9 w, and they can be used with dimmer switches, which isn’t the case with CFLs. The incandescent was a step up from the wick lamp, but this romantic clinging to the incandescent when the A9 LED is available, has a lovely soft light, and lasts twenty years for the $20 cost just doesn’t make sense.
The light from incandescents IS romantic, as is the physical warmth on the skin as you draw near. It’s not just about lumens. It’s not even about light or enegry. It’s about freedom, and market forces vs State-controlled regulations “for our own good.”
And, BTW, we like wick lamps a heck of a lot as well. And wood fires.
Let me know when you get to that advertised 20 years. Take a look at some of the LED tail light markers on expensive and import cars (the long lines of LEDs). A lot of the time you see them not working in some partial fashion or not.
It’s not the LED part per se, it’s the power supply conversion (rectification) and voltage regulation parts that can still go south....again, come see me in 20 years and tell me the same thing.
Have you ever tried to sew or crochet with a 40W bulb?
Forget it. I need ( minimum) 100W