Re: the light bulb police are coming

["BruceR" <razrbruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Local 99 cent store sells 4 bulbs for a buck and Costco sells 4 CFLs for
$10.
Bottom line on "saving the planet" is that we could do a LOT more by not
eating beef than by switching to CFLs.

 Robert L Bass wrote:
>> While every little bit does help, does
>> it really make sense to spend $2.50
>> for a CFL instead of a quarter for a
>> bulb?
>
> I guess it depends on how much you
> value the future of the planet.  While
> we're on the subject though, where
> do you get light bulbs for $0.25 and
> CFLs for $2.50?
>
>> I use a lot of CFL's but only in
>> locations that are either a PITA to
>> change a bulb or where I want to
>> reduce heat buildup...
>
> Understandable.
>
>> Some disadvantages of CFL floods
>> is their warm up time.  It can take a
>> full minute before the light comes
>> up to a useable intensity...
>
> We have them in our condo in Brazil.
> You're right.  That's annoying but I'm
> willing to live with it.  The strange
> thing is the color temperature.
>
>> That's fine for the outdoor lights but
>> doesn't cut it for a closet or workshop.
>
> My workbench has conventional
> fluorescents over it.  They were there
> when I bought the house.  I think CFLs
> would be OK there.  I don't mind if
> it takes a minute or so.  Closet lights
> are on for such a short time that CFLs
> would be impractical so those will remain
> conventional for the foreseeable future.