[lit-ideas] Re: Phasing out the incandescent lightbulb

I bought some of those "curly" light bulbs a coupl years ago, thinking that
as I like light (ok,  I'm addicted to light; I wither nearly to death in the
grey winter, and keep 4 100 watt bulbs in each of the two fixtures in my
family room) the "long-lasting" bulbs would save me money and the nuisance
of changing bulbs so often.

They didn't last one whit longer than the standard bulbs.

Someone illuminate me (no pun intended) -- are the "curly" "long-lasting"
bulbs that screw in to standard ballasts truly "fluorescent" bulbs??  My
only understanding of fluorescent light is the acquaintance with long,
tubular bulbs which I was told many decades ago could/would explode if you
just breathed wrong.

Julie Krueger
to whom electricity is fearful magic

On 3/27/07, Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


 "Voluntary simplicity", it's wonderful.  I read an article in the local
paper that Gen Xer's are now carrying the real estate torch in a bigger way
than the baby boomers did.  "Gen Xers are in the market for top-of-the-line
kitchen appliances and 'certain commodities that define quality of
life...'".  Commodities that define quality of life.  Sounds stressful to
me; apparently it's inspired by all the decorating shows.  For a brief
instant once upon a time less was more...  Simplify, simplify ...


-----Original Message-----
From: "JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx Krueger"
Sent: Mar 27, 2007 2:17 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Phasing out the incandescent lightbulb

I thought I was the only one with that particular closet!!  I feel oddly
comforted.  And disturbed.

Julie Krueger
Sorting through a decade of clutter in those closets -- Spring Cleaning,
don'tcha know.   However, by the time the clutter is sorted, organized, much
disposed of (my trash man hates me I'm sure), there will be brand new
stock-piled clutter to take its place.  Remind me -- what happened to the
notion of simplicity?  Oh yeah.  Kids.

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