On Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:15:06 -0000, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Mike Scott" wrote in message
...
I'm curious. "Low energy" bulbs are very much in the news - but how much
extra energy is expended in their manufacture compared to a standard
incandescent? I assume it's more - so is there a real net /overall/ saving
over the bulb life? If so, how much?

Sounds as though you're snatching at a straw as a reason for not using them

Blimey, if it's not a "New Ice Age" it's "Global Warming" we've got
used to that, but we never expected "The Dark Ages" to come back.

I cannot believe you are criticising him for simply asking for help in
obtaining the knowledge he needs to make an informed choice.

If you do not have this information that's OK. No need to be
defensive.

Presumably you made your choice on a different basis. One that did not
require you to be be in possession of the facts. That's also OK.

Others prefer to make decisions from a position of being better
informed. This is OK as well.

If this position is anathema to you I suggest you do not read or
respond to their postings.

DG