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Re: Off Topic: CFL's
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 10/1/2011, 10:35 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: CFL's (Mike Bielski)

: Talk about old technology! Man- those were hot in the 90s. Time to
: get modern and step up to LEDs. No mercury, many times the
: lifespan, drastically less energy usage, and come in a variety
: of colors, including sunlight temperature (which looks slightly
: blue indoors) and good ol' incandescent yellow.

: m

Yep, great things, except they are wildly expensive. $20 to $50 each and I've got 48 lights in this place. Even at the low end that's almost $1000 worth of light bulbs.

Sorry, would have to live to be 200 years old for a pay off.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: CFL's
Bill Hamm -- 9/30/2011, 9:07 pm
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
ancient kayaker -- 9/30/2011, 11:51 pm
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2011, 6:39 am
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Mike Bielski -- 10/1/2011, 10:12 am
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2011, 10:35 am
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
ancient kayaker -- 10/1/2011, 11:29 pm
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
StephenHJ -- 10/2/2011, 12:37 pm
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2011, 1:47 am
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Al Edie -- 10/3/2011, 1:44 pm
Re: Off Topic: CFL's
Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2011, 2:32 am