tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post4805942592058975853..comments2024-03-08T17:48:05.678-05:00Comments on Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: Dim Bulbs ...Rodger the Real King of Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-26922535372919789612011-12-17T18:46:24.587-05:002011-12-17T18:46:24.587-05:00And here is an even better buy ... 60 wat traffic ...And here is an even better buy ... 60 wat traffic signal bulbs for about $4.<br /><br />8000 hours hard service.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-12496-69A21-Traffic-Signal/dp/B002CZ1AXWKristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-89649659972793548462011-12-16T22:00:44.412-05:002011-12-16T22:00:44.412-05:00The law stands as is - just doesn't allow any ...The law stands as is - just doesn't allow any money in this years budget to be spent on enforcement.<br /><br />"The spending bill doesn’t actually amend the 2007 law, but does prohibit the administration from spending any money to carry out the light bulb standards — which amounts to at least a temporary reprieve."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-8893841879563338252011-12-16T17:16:07.673-05:002011-12-16T17:16:07.673-05:00This ban has been overturned, thank God!
http://ww...This ban has been overturned, thank God!<br />http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/16/congress-overturns-incandescent-light-bulb-ban/ <br /><br />NickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-59203315805041550592011-12-16T13:42:30.353-05:002011-12-16T13:42:30.353-05:00Replica antique bulbs are still being made, since ...Replica antique bulbs are still being made, since there is an exception for decorative bulbs.<br /><br />search Amazon for replica antique bulbs. They cost about $10 a bulb.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-9134826964511487462011-12-16T12:48:23.158-05:002011-12-16T12:48:23.158-05:00Not that we shouldn't have a choice, or that t...Not that we shouldn't have a choice, or that the market shouldn't dictate rather than a govt agency. Total agreement there.<br /><br />That said, five years ago, I bought two blister packs of ten bulbs for three dollars apiece, (twenty bulbs for six dollars) at Shop-Rite on one of the amazing specials they often have. Not one has broken, burned out, or otherwise kicked the bucket. I used to keep a dozen or so incandescent bulbs around for replacement, after burning though them in a year or so (owned a business, so went through them fast), I haven't need to buy any more.<br /><br />Fiscal (and defense) conservative, otherwise, I like to try new stuff and see how it works. New bulbs work for me, so far.<br /><br /> --Sapo MalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-77868586485483667102011-12-16T12:23:03.814-05:002011-12-16T12:23:03.814-05:00That's good, but with manufacturing of new bul...That's good, but with manufacturing of new bulbs at an end, available bulbs will be going for black market prices.Rodger the Real King of Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-9082089644656015642011-12-16T11:43:55.409-05:002011-12-16T11:43:55.409-05:00I believe Ace of Spades blog says that the House i...I believe Ace of Spades blog says that the House inserted a rider into the current budget/spending bill to block enforcement of the light bulb ban until September. <br /><br />If this is true, then the ban won't go into effect in January, and may not go into effect at all.RavingDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07671059573191161552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-73684492925287898422011-12-16T11:24:06.426-05:002011-12-16T11:24:06.426-05:00I may never use them but I just bought four dozen ...I may never use them but I just bought four dozen 100 watt bulbs from Amazon for cheap. Maybe good for barter one day unless we wake up to the green fraud.Estevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-65989404371298889812011-12-16T10:27:39.206-05:002011-12-16T10:27:39.206-05:00File under Why We Win: they now make 95w bulbs.
ol...File under Why We Win: they now make 95w bulbs.<br />olds-mo-williamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-2088298729707387472011-12-16T10:02:30.227-05:002011-12-16T10:02:30.227-05:00Yo! Walmart gots 'em all. And those dollar sto...Yo! Walmart gots 'em all. And those dollar stores.Juicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868538115353323238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-77625877368823352552011-12-16T09:30:28.266-05:002011-12-16T09:30:28.266-05:00I don't use 100 watt bulbs that much but every...I don't use 100 watt bulbs that much but every time I go to the store, I buy 60, 75, and 60/75/150 three way bulbs. Have about 20 of each so far. Should have started sooner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com