On 28 Sep, 00:48, "clot" wrote:
wrote:
On 27 Sep, 23:14, Derek Geldard wrote:
On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:49:39 -0700, wrote:
Lobster wrote:

I note that it's been announced today that incandescent lightbulbs
are to be phased out over the next couple of years:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7016020.stm

Isnt it nice to have our actions dictated by people with a less than
full understanding of the subject.

The English language is not sufficient to express my shear undiluted
loathing and total and absolute lack of respect for the individual
concerned.

Well, it's less than optimal, that's for sure. If CFLs were actually
better than incandescent lamps, consumers would already have
switched. The fact that they haven't indicates that despite the
propaganda, the shortcomings of CFLs are well known.

I make extensive use of CFLs in my own home, and have yet to find a
truly adequate replacement for incandescents. The CRIs are too low,
the switch-on time for spot-lamp replacements is too long, dimmable
versions are expensive and don't dim to the orange cast of colour that
I prefer in the late evening (I don't want daylight equivalent at
11pm).

It's gesture politics of the worst kind.

Hmm, I stand accused of sitting on the fence here. I have had CFLs in my
homes (one house at a time,not several) since the early 80's and have
genuinely been satisfied with the reduction of my footprint on the
planet, (and financial savings which have been real). I have just one
filament bulb in the house (which is there purely as the best place for
it to reside until it expires). Interestingly, I can't recall when it
was purchased - it will be decades ago

You mean you have carried this bulb from house to house since the
80's??

Did you install it in a battery powered torch and have a sprinter
carry it between houses?