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100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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And for a lot less than the £19.99 for 24 that the link offers.

Adam

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100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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And for a lot less than the £19.99 for 24 that the link offers.


Still, since they use somewhere around £10 - £15 /each/ over a bulb's
expected lifetime, what they cost to buy is pretty irrelevant really.

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100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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And for a lot less than the £19.99 for 24 that the link offers.


Still, since they use somewhere around £10 - £15 /each/ over a bulb's
expected lifetime, what they cost to buy is pretty irrelevant really.

Then do not use them if you do not like them.

Stick with your energy saving cfls if you like that sort or thing.

But when EU Law comes into action for lighting

http://www.osram.com/_global/pdf/Consumer/General_Lighting/Incandescent_lamps/Ban_on_incandescent_lamps_199R105GB.pdf

it seems that the nanny state will win

I will buy a 4.2 V8 engine car to replace a nice 1.6i small car as my
protest on the the day that the nanny law is applied so that I remain carbon
equal.

Adam

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"DIY" writes:

100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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Andrew Gabriel

And for a lot less than the £19.99 for 24 that the link offers.

Still, since they use somewhere around £10 - £15 /each/ over a bulb's
expected lifetime, what they cost to buy is pretty irrelevant really.

Then do not use them if you do not like them.

Stick with your energy saving cfls if you like that sort or thing.

But when EU Law comes into action for lighting

http://www.osram.com/_global/pdf/Consumer/General_Lighting/Incandesce...

it seems that the nanny state will win

I will buy a 4.2 V8 engine car to replace a nice 1.6i small car as my
protest on the the day that the nanny law is applied so that I remain carbon
equal.

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Yup. Package of four incandescent bulbs (40, 60 or 100 watt) here
still around $1.00 Canadian.
With the 13% Federal/provincial sales tax added and even if priced at
say $1.09 then $1.09 x 1.13 = $1.23 (for four bulbs) or just about 31
cents per bulb.
And they do last. For example we have a row of six 40 watters (total
240 watts) above our bathroom vanity mirror. Noticed that when
replacing one a a couple of months ago we had previously replaced one
of the six in October 2007.
Of course they waste heat; but since we are electrically heated and
most months of the year (all but say two) require some heating,
especially at night when the lights tend be needed it just means that
the 500 watt bathroom electric baseboard heater doesn't cut in as
often!
If we lay in a stock at a cost of say $50 (less than 25 quid? we
should be good for the next few years. And n maybe good LEDs will be
around then; at reasonable cost?
Where we have occasionally used CFLs is when leaving lamps switched on
while away or on timers.
BTW we installed four (four tubes each, total 16 tubes) fluorescent
four foot fixtures in relative's garage. He also screwed in two
largish CFLs which give a brilliant light also. Total effect is a
rather harsh white light but OK for auto repair or home workshop.

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Thieving gits. Ten for a quid in my local pound shop.

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And they do last. For example we have a row of six 40 watters (total
240 watts) above our bathroom vanity mirror.

Bet that hides all the wrinkles.

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I will buy a 4.2 V8 engine car to replace a nice 1.6i small car as my
protest on the the day that the nanny law is applied so that I remain
carbon equal.

Adam

I'm going to burn an environmentalist. That should be carbon neutral
technically.

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I will buy a 4.2 V8 engine car to replace a nice 1.6i small car as my
protest on the the day that the nanny law is applied so that I remain
carbon equal.

Adam

I'm going to burn an environmentalist. That should be carbon neutral
technically.

Now that is good thinking! Perhaps we could get a national newspaper to
promote the idea?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

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"DIY" writes:

100W light bulbs are back in lots of shops now.

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Andrew Gabriel


And for a lot less than the £19.99 for 24 that the link offers.


Still, since they use somewhere around £10 - £15 /each/ over a bulb's
expected lifetime, what they cost to buy is pretty irrelevant really.

Its not at all irrelevant. Especially as one is probably buying in bulk
to safeguard future suppliers.

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