harry wrote:

Long gone in Europe. The 60W is the current one going here.
I haven'thad an incandescent lamp for years. I still have some of the
first CFLs to come out.
How is Americans have to be hauled kicking and whinging into the
present?

It's the silliness of government trying to solve the wrong problem, which,
if they stayed completely out of it, wouldn't be a problem at all.

In the instant case, the difficulty is not too many incandescent bulbs; the
problem is too few power plants.

"But," you may say, "CFLs reduce our demand for electricity!" Yes, and
computers, electric cars, and a mania for toasted strawberry pop-tarts
continues to drive demand up. More power generation will be needed next week
or next year. At best, limiting consumer choices by mandating CFLs or
prune-flavored poptarts merely delays the real solution.