tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post5386203118157935087..comments2024-02-25T16:56:47.627-05:00Comments on Magdalene's Egg: Some Light On Rand PaulFather Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170260624474428623noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-53998610663269858972011-06-13T09:08:31.723-04:002011-06-13T09:08:31.723-04:00I've had some of the same problems, although n...I've had some of the same problems, although not recently. Apparently there are significant variations in quality between manufacturers -- both in longevity and in the kind of light they emit. (The first ones I bought definitely leaned on the arctic-blue end of the spectrum).<br /><br />The solution, for me at least, has been pricey. These days, I just but the most expensive bulbs I can find, from big companies, especially Phillips. So far, this has worked. The high-end CFs really do last a lot longer, and suck a lot less juice. The tone of the ones in my living and bedroom ceiling fixtures right now is comparable to incandescents. Not sure I'd use them for reading, though.<br /><br />But it's an expensive way to go, and -- as with any fluorescent bulbs -- there is the tricky question of what's inside, and how to dispose of them safely. I'm open to suggestions. That's why the improvements the article talks about are so important.<br /><br />Still, however hard the policy questions regarding lightbulbs may be, I think that for a politician to start his "investigation" into the matter by asking for private opinions on an unrelated by emotional subject is creepy.Father Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170260624474428623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15178007.post-36954485281535644402011-06-09T10:35:42.428-04:002011-06-09T10:35:42.428-04:00I'm all for saving energy, etc. so we have the...I'm all for saving energy, etc. so we have the new bulbs in more than half of our lights. However we've had bad luck with them in several of the sockets, and I haven't found the kind that work is some of the lamps, such as those with a rheostat.<br /><br /><br />By bad luck, I mean that they have been very short lived. They don't seem to stand up to any jarring, so the two lights on the way down to the basement are attached to the "ceiling" of the stairway, hence under the "floor" of the stairs going up. We've had the same problem with lights on the ceiling of the basement.<br /><br />So I can't help but wonder what would happen with ceiling lights in an apartment building.<br /><br />So what would we do if incandescent are banned? Those new bulbs are plenty expensive, too expensive to replace after just a couple of months, not to mention the chemicals inside of them.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com