"Andy McKenzie" wrote in message
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"Anita Palley" wrote in message
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On 2 Aug, 09:52, ian wrote:
I'm planning a new kitchen and bathroom, and intended embedding
mini
spotlights in the ceilings. However, someone pointed out that we
will
all be forced to go green in a couple of years, and will only be
able to
buy energy- efficient bulbs from then on. I doubt you will find
energy-efficient mini spots (even if they exist, they will be too
big to
fit in the fitting), so what happens then?

--
Ian

By 2009 they will have gone out of fashion anyway, and will be
heading
for avocado bathroom suite status.

Avacado will probably be back in by then

Andy



No, by 2009 they will have realised that the mercury in energy
efficient bulbs is a pollutant and will have banned them all, along
with the incandescent ones, so we will be back to reeds dipped in lamb
fat !

AWEM