tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post8463251360284977241..comments2023-10-02T04:35:37.981-04:00Comments on Stars Over Washington: Jupiter/Uranus and the Compact Fluorescent Light BulbJude Cowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01016032974667786252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-60713939668209623712010-04-13T12:03:36.746-04:002010-04-13T12:03:36.746-04:00Well, thanks for the CFL reminder. I had two in th...Well, thanks for the CFL reminder. I had two in the house, one which burned at night right across the room from me.<br /><br />No longer. They are gone. And I am rethinking all products that need to be "properly recycled" instead of just thrown away. Think of hurdreds of thousands we are spending on recycling that which does not just return to the earth hurting no one. We need to DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886397639902326101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-30399741278029466372010-04-11T17:44:41.909-04:002010-04-11T17:44:41.909-04:00I personally live on such a humble level that ther...I personally live on such a humble level that there is no screaming theater in my home nor are there many outlets to over utilized with the incandescent bulbs.<br />however,astroplethoramanaman,your point of the hugeness of our imaginations and appetites is a deep and important one. Isn't the real question "why do we need theaters in our homes and why do we have to accumulate huge Singing Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321868849929983174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-77881976025016390492010-04-11T12:04:29.097-04:002010-04-11T12:04:29.097-04:00Yeah, I know Mercury in CFLs is a problem, but wha...Yeah, I know Mercury in CFLs is a problem, but what about the amount of energy used?<br />Do we really want a bunch o' additional nukular power plants to go with our incandescent bulbs blazing away hour after unnecessary hour, and our supersized home theater systems?Astroplethoramamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797062314251379702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-64498390044261654082010-04-10T22:33:13.587-04:002010-04-10T22:33:13.587-04:00The CFL thing has never made sense to me due to th...The CFL thing has never made sense to me due to the mercury issue. I did start using them but am delivering them to the local recycling yard so that they can dispose of them correctly and I can go back to incandescent bulbs which have a sweeter light anyway. The yellow glow of the CFL's are not good for the mood.Singing Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321868849929983174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-13241163644925681352010-04-10T13:52:04.904-04:002010-04-10T13:52:04.904-04:00It's the same here, Kieron! i took a wait-and-...It's the same here, Kieron! i took a wait-and-see attitude on the CFL and have only one in a small side lamp now. Seldom is it turned on when anyone is in the room but we will be certain to use it even less now.<br /><br />And so far, regular light bulbs are still available here, glad to say.<br /><br />You got 'flashi' eh? A cosmic sense of humor...or a targeted verification for a Jude Cowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016032974667786252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17910744.post-68936398470673563142010-04-10T13:44:16.248-04:002010-04-10T13:44:16.248-04:00I am at the point where, if *anything* is touted, ...I am at the point where, if *anything* is touted, pushed, hyped or otherwise recommended by governmental or religious shills, I do the exact opposite. I stocked up on incandescent bulbs awhile back when there was an Internet rumor that those will be phased out.<br /><br />No lie, but my word verification is <i>flashi</i> The Cosmos has a sense of humor, I do declare!Kieronnoreply@blogger.com