"Oren" wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:03:28 -0600, "Bob-tx"

wrote:

Even in socialist countries, people are rebelling against
excessive government control. They aren't the only ones.

Over the last six months, we have purchased normal
(non-government) light bulbs to last us twenty years, longer than
we will live.

Bob-tx
07/27/2009

Germans Hoarding Traditional Light Bulbs

Thanks. Had you not posted, I would've never knew the EU repealed
the
Straight Banana, Curvy Cucumber Laws. I had to look at the "bent
cucumber" law.

In December they removed the laws.

"(Newser Summary) - The EU took a U-turn on curved cucumbers and
bent
bananas and voted to repeal strict laws that ban the sale of
imperfect
produce, the Washington Post reports. Shops are barred from
selling
cauliflower less than 4.33 inches in diameter and not-green-enough
asparagus until July, when such laws-long mocked by the British
tabloids-will be wiped for 26 fruits and vegetables."

How many bulbs did you buy?

I don't know the number, but we built our house 13 years ago, and
have had very few bulb failures. We bought 40, 76, 100, 3-way,
flood, and candelabra bulbs, based on the number of each type
fixture we have, and then bought enough for two refills of each
socket.

Bob-tx