On Nov 11, 8:01*am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I have a CFL bulb that is NOT the twisty type. *It has several parallel
sections inside of a glass cover that makes it look somewhat like an
incandescent bulb. *The glass cover has a small break - a hole about the
size of a quarter. *The bulb lights when plugged in. *Would this be safe
to use?

* * * * * * * * * ---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

* (44° 15' *N - Elevation 1580')

Indoors in a place not likely to get splashed and you will be fine.