I had one of the new CFL bulbs in a lamp and just a few days ago I heard a pop and a hiss and a bad odor coming from the lamp. The bulb was burnt out and I could tell some kind of fumes were coming out of the bulb. It scared me to think I had breathed the vapors without any warning. I tossed everyone of the CFL bulbs I had in the trash. DH bought cases of the regular bulbs before Christmas so we can use those for a few years. Maybe by then the CFL bulbs will be illegal. Never put one of these in a child's room.
Last edited by BellaBoo; 01-04-2014 at 08:35 PM.