On Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:04:47 GMT, Bob wrote:

The benefit of fluorescent lights is reduced greatly in places where
they are only used for short periods of time, such as in bathrooms.

For several years, California has had a building code requirement that
requires general lighting in bathrooms to be fluorescent.

For heaven's sake, WHY???

Creative
builders meet this rule by providing a CFL integrated with the exhaust
fan while having an incandescent light bar over the mirror.