On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:45:09 -0600, "readandpostrosie"
wrote:

i bought a THREE WAY fluorescent bulb.................two of the three
levels are gone.
i bet i used the lamp once, for about five minutes.

Well, there are really only two levels plus the sum of the two. So
when one goes, that's always two.

But 5 minutes stinks.

bulb lights. Then the light slowly "creeps" down the spiral. Takes
about 5 minutes!

Anyone else experienced this?

Not me.