Are you stocking up on light bulbs?
12-13-2013, 05:40 PM
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Are you stocking up on light bulbs?
On Jan. 1 it will become illegal to manufacture or import traditional 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs. I have been buying them by the case. I have to have good lighting and the swirly lights just do not give good all over lighting and gives me a headache. 
12-13-2013, 05:48 PM
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We switched to compacts fluorescent (the swirled kind) years ago, but we did find
out fast that to get the BEST "true" lighting from the CF's that you needed to get
the 6500k DAYLIGHT kind (they have a brighter white), otherwise your lighting has
a yellowish haze.
We haven't purchased any incandescent bulbs since we switched everything over.
I have to say we are VERY happy with the CF's.
out fast that to get the BEST "true" lighting from the CF's that you needed to get
the 6500k DAYLIGHT kind (they have a brighter white), otherwise your lighting has
a yellowish haze.
We haven't purchased any incandescent bulbs since we switched everything over.
I have to say we are VERY happy with the CF's.
12-14-2013, 03:28 AM
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Now I will be running out to the stores to buy these. Like I needed another thing to worry about. Thanks for the warning. I stopped watching the news. It just depresses and annoys me too much so I had not heard this.
12-14-2013, 06:18 AM
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The reasons the are being replaced? They are extremely inefficient. They waste natural resources. They do not provided proper lighting. They put harmful chemicals into the land fill and the atmosophere and our lives.
12-14-2013, 07:20 AM
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We've switched gradually as the old style bulbs burnt out. Our monthly equal pay electric bill was 173.00 a month 2 years ago. It has dropped by 40.00, and the only thing different is the bulbs.
It did take some getting used to in lighting that shows the bulbs. Didn't take long to forget they were even different.
and I'm careful which type of light I get, the bright white I hate, too cold feeling. Might be my age.
It did take some getting used to in lighting that shows the bulbs. Didn't take long to forget they were even different.
and I'm careful which type of light I get, the bright white I hate, too cold feeling. Might be my age.
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