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Default Incandescent lightbulbs

In message , PeterC
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:12:56 +0100, Clot wrote:

geoff wrote:
In message , someone
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I understand that from 1st September yet more incandescent
lightbulbs will become unavailable, probably 60 watt.

Does anybody know what we are all supposed to do regarding home
appliances that use incandescent bulbs: e.g. refrigerator, oven,
extractor fan, sewing machine. These appliances cannot accommodate
huge energy-saving bulbs, they won't even fit into the fitting. What are
we supposed to do? Is there any government advice about
this or are we supposed to scrap all our appliances?
Well, ...

those of us who were concerned about such things stocked up ages ago


anyone wanna buy some pigmy bulbs ?


Even without a capital P, are you allowed to say that?


shortarsed bulbs?


Did you not mean short lifed ?

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geoff