On 12/12/14, 2:07 PM, Bob wrote:
The era of incandescent light bulbs will soon be extinguished forever.
Beginning Jan. 1, 60-watt and 40-watt incandescent bulbs will start to
disappear from store shelves.

http://thechronicleherald.ca/novasco...l-burn-no-more


Maybe in Canada, but if the US Senate passes the current spending
bill, there is an amendment in it that cancels the US ban on
incandescents.

This from :
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/politi...html?hpt=hp_t1


"Old fashioned light bulbs still allowed: The bill blocks new energy
efficient standards that would have made incandescent light bulbs
obsolete. Consumers had complained about the new requirements."