So this week, I kicked them out: all those compact-fluorescent lights we'd installed in those fixtures. At $7 per bulb, it was going to take a while to realize the energy savings when we had to turn them on earlier than we needed them in order for them to get halfway bright enough to use. Now I'm supposed to find a special disposal site for them, because apparently they're toxic waste, too.
Fortunately, I've been hoarding those good old incandescent bulbs (thank you, Thomas Edison!) I can switch on that dining-room light just as I switch off the kitchen stove, and it's nice and bright in there. (You could land a plane on my dining-room table if you had to.) I'll save the mood lighting for dates with TheDad at fancy restaurants. Although the dim lights were good for one thing: it was harder to see whatever Little Brother had spilled during the meal.
CFLs just do NOT work for me.
2 comments:
the cfl's are useless for outdoor lighting, we have one in our front porch fixture, in the winter it takes forever to warm up enough to light our way. I also don't like the fact that they contain mercury and are supposed to be disposed of in a certain way, which you can guarantee most of the time does not happen.
Stock up on those incandescent bulbs before they are banned for good!
There are some brands that are better than others - you might just need to find a different style or manufacturer! We've got CFLs throughout the house and only one light has that annoying 'warmup' where I put in a candelabra-style bulb.
My biggest problem with CFLs is they are now ALL made in China. A company called Lights of America used to make them here, but stopped years ago. I hate choosing between two evils...
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