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In response to "Those are CFL's. CFC are emissions that destroy the ozone layer. -- nm" by pmb

oh pshaw. why does maria want me to boycott CFLs?? -- nm

Posted by drumstick jones (aka amanda) Nov 2 '11, 14:00

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cause the damn gub'mit is trying to tell us what light bulbs we're allowed to buy! -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 14:15
three downs, bigger field. makes it all confusing-like. -- nm - mafic Nov 2, 14:13
they're being phased out. they eat a lot of juice. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:01 13
- can I have a link on this? because we just replaced every bulb at work with twisty bulbs. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 14:02 6
  - no, I had it backwards. the new ones are less juicy. I just hate the light. - loosilu Nov 2, 14:04 4
    - agree with the IM -- nm - znufrii Nov 2, 14:09
    - Fluorescents are not being phased out. Their efficiency standards have been raised. There are new ones on the shelves right now that meet the standard -- nm - mara Nov 2, 14:06 2
      - once again: I had them backwards. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:06 1
        
        Sorry, I meant incandescent. The one you actually thought was being phased out. It isn't. -- nm - mara Nov 2, 14:14
  - i think loosilu was confusing cfls with old timey bubs. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 14:03
- oh wait, she doesn't like the CFLs. I hate them, personally. The light is a horrid color and they are not nearly as bright as they claim. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:01 5
  - I'm not an artiste, so I don't need pure light. I just want to know why they're the devil. -- nm - drumstick jones Nov 2, 14:03 1
    - what tru said. they contain a small amount of mercury, which means they should be specially recycled, not thrown out. -- nm - mafic Nov 2, 14:15
  - Color varies a lot. -- nm - psilotum Nov 2, 14:03 1
    - from pukey to ugly. -- nm - loosilu Nov 2, 14:04
  - Oh yeah, well you're not nearly as bright as you claim! -- nm - CFLs Nov 2, 14:03
i have no idea. is she all about LEDs? -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 14:01
the mercury in the bulbs probably. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 2, 14:00

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