On Jun 20, 9:01*pm, Rick-Meister wrote:
Cold start CFL floods are available at 1000Bulbs.com

They also carry dimmable and decorative CFLs.

The upside to this government action is that you're going to see major
improvements in incandescent technology in the coming years. GE and
Sylvania aren't about to close up their light bulb business and say
"oh well."

The immediate downside is that the CFL manufacturers are going to have
to get their act together REAL fast. Their defective rate
out-of-the-box is really bad. Plus, their actual versus projected life
is, well, pure fiction. And even though the mercury is a fraction of
what it costs to burn coal for the same lumen/life span, none of the
numbers make sense if the bulbs don't actually last as long as the
projections.

This is the price we pay when we change technologies--a shake out of
the good from the bad.

As for ethanol in gas---it's an oxygenate to reduce pollution. It's in
there to replace MTBE which is REALLY bad stuff. As soon as you come
up with a less expensive alternative, lets us know. In the meantime,
I'll choose less pollution over slightly increased cost (increased
cost being a relative term--because if you count in the medical costs
due to increased pollution, the ethanol is actually cheaper) any day
of the week.

Ive had maybe 1 or 2 failures with maybe 60 of HDs cfls, many are on
photocell at near 2 years at down to -10f without a failure. I know
they are made by maybe 20 plants in the far east so im sure alot of
junk is made. HD does have a 9 year warranty.