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On Dec 23, 10:02 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Frank" frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote in message

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Dan_Musicant wrote:
Fact is you can find CF's that don't take a minute to get usable light.
Some are nearly instant on. The only filament lamps I use at all are
maybe a couple I haven't bothered to change that I leave on for 5-10
minutes at a time only.


I find it grating to read posts which make fun of federal lawmakers. I
wouldn't want to spend more than 10 minutes of every year sitting in
the
halls of congress. I know it's a madhouse, but walk a mile in their
shoes before you paint them all with the same brush.


Believe it or not, letting people do what they damn well please doesn't
work in this country.


You must be in the 15% that thinks congress is doing a good job.
Let the market decide. I use CFL's not to save the planet but because in
the long run, I save money.


You said "Let the market decide". That's pretty funny, although you didn't
mean it to be funny. "The market" includes millions of fools who have
absolutely NO need for the special mechanical characteristics of SUVs, but
they bought them anyway because advertising told them to. "The market"
made
some pretty lousy decisions.



I could also say that people have "no need" to waste energy going to
Disneyland or any
amusement park. And no need to waste gas driving to beaches to enjoy
themselves in the summer. And no need to waste energy flying
somewhere on vacation. So, let's condemn them and a thousand other
things too, just like SUV's.

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Your analogies are pretty weak. You were fully aware of that when you wrote
them.