Dan_Musicant wrote:

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:31:54 -0500, Frank
frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote:

an_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.

Did I say they are doing a good job? See, that's what psychologists call
"projection." If I thought they were doing a good job I wouldn't have
said I wouldn't want to spend more than 10 minutes a year in their
company. Sheesh.

:I use CFL's not to save the planet but because
:in the long run, I save money.

I get it, like a lot of people you believe in being selfish, and worse,
you ridicule people who do things for reasons other than selfish
reasons.

There is nothing selfish about being practical and frugal. Those who
suggest there is are typically trying to justify their ego stroking
activities.