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Why I'm better than you

You just installed them, I've had them installed ages ago. So I am better than you.
 
Bought a bunch for my new condo. I think I paid just over $1/ea. Not bad when each uses about 1/5 of the electricity of a normal bulb.
 
You'll get my incandescent bulbs when you can pry them from my cold, dead, slightly burnt hands. CFL bulbs are improving but still give off a hellish, depressing glow.
 
Originally posted by: ironwing
You'll get my incandescent bulbs when you can pry them from my cold, dead, slightly burnt hands. CFL bulbs are improving but still give off a hellish, depressing glow.
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The CFLs I have are the bright white ones. I love the color of the light!
 
Originally posted by: ironwing
You'll get my incandescent bulbs when you can pry them from my cold, dead, slightly burnt hands. CFL bulbs are improving but still give off a hellish, depressing glow.
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No kidding. I picked up a couple of those once but hated the light they give off.

No thanks...
 
Screw the planet. It'll last until I die, after that it's your problem. Those of us who don't buy into that tree-hugging BS that's pushed as a political agenda are better than you.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Screw the planet. It'll last until I die, after that it's your problem. Those of us who don't buy into that tree-hugging BS that's pushed as a political agenda are better than you.
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Stop being so cheap... buy the better quality CFL's and you can get the yellow-white color of incandescents (try n:vision brand)
 
Oh, and the people complaining about the light that CFLs give off need to re-visit the technology. They've improved a lot, and most bulbs give off more lumens than their equivalent wattage incandescent counterparts.

Another thing is that it takes at least 30 seconds for a CFL to warm up and output full lumens, despite any "instant on" technology. It just simply takes time for the mercury to evaporate and the arc to fully establish itself. Hint: You can usually see the bead of mercury sitting at the bottom of one of the spirals. Flick the bulb and make the bead bounce around, it will make it come up to spec much more quickly. 😉

If you are willing to pay a premium for "Daylight" or 5500ºK CFL bulbs, you will not regret it. The light they give off is immeasurably better than any incandescent I've had the displeasure of using.

I use high wattage(27-42W) 5500ºK bulbs in all areas where being able to see is important. In the bathroom, kitchen and garage/shop.
 
I have a 2 bedroom/1.5 bath apartment. As I sit here couting, I guess I've only got 4 lamps in the house that will take a CFL bulb and they're all covered. Oh, I guess there's 4 more in the ceiling fans. I've got 1 desktop halogen, 4 long tubes in the kitchen fixture and a total of 4 (2 small and 2 large) round tubes in the bathrooms.

The store room under the stairs and three external fixtures all have filament bulbs. I hardly use them anyways.


BTW, my electricity bill is like $20-$30 a month with a 32-inch CRT TV, 19-inch CRT monitor, 19-inch LCD, a fridge, a washer, a 17-inch laptop, and my 500W desktop. The stove and heater are gas. I don't have AC, but I don't really need it either (SoCal near the ocean).
 
Originally posted by: WolverineGator
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Screw the planet. It'll last until I die, after that it's your problem. Those of us who don't buy into that tree-hugging BS that's pushed as a political agenda are better than you.
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Stop being so cheap... buy the better quality CFL's and you can get the yellow-white color of incandescents (try n:vision brand)
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They sell this brand at Sam's Club that's really good. Also, keep in mind they take 1-2 minutes to get to full brightness.
 
Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: ironwing
You'll get my incandescent bulbs when you can pry them from my cold, dead, slightly burnt hands. CFL bulbs are improving but still give off a hellish, depressing glow.
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No kidding. I picked up a couple of those once but hated the light they give off.

No thanks...
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you mean white light?

the world really isnt yellow like incandescents make you think it is
 
Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Originally posted by: ironwing
Originally posted by: Canai
Don't break any of them
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If you break one, just hit the area with a hair dryer. The Hg evaporates and is gone. Oh, don't forget to open a window first.
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And for God's sake... DON'T call a government agency!
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Words that should bring any person to their knees in fear:

"Hello, we're from the government and we're hear to help."
 
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