On 07 Apr 2008 15:56:10 GMT, Roger Blake
wrote:

In article , default wrote:
I was (over) reacting to Blake's idea of filling one's basement with
incandescent bulbs - allowing for a certain amount of hyperbole: a

I don't see any problem in stocking up on the light bulbs that I prefer
while they are still available, and see no reason to change. Of course
if you don't want to use standard incandescent bulbs that is your own
affair, but I am sticking with them and am laying in a long-term supply.

By all means. I think if incandescent lamps go completely out of
production there will still be people willing to pay a premium to get
them and you could be sitting on a gold mine in 30-50 years.

Will they go out of production? Other than government mandates, are
there market forces that will drive them to extinction? (pun
intended)

The do make great little inexpensive radiant heaters, indicating
ballast resistors, home made squibs, dummy loads, and other off-label
uses, so I wouldn't want to see them totally gone either.

I like the way they look, but there's the cost of operation and
environment to consider too. And the innards of the burnt out
fluorescent lamps are a source of parts.
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