chowhound
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I had no idea...
I needed some new 60w light bulbs for the kitchen because my stash had run out. So, I went to Wally World with the intent of buying those new energy efficient bulbs I had seen before. The ones that last five years before burning out (we'll see on this) and that save me $36 a year over a standard light bulb. How could I go wrong? Hey, I'm being green I told myself
I looked around for a standard bulb 2-pack, just to price comparison, but I didn't see any, so into the cart my $10.46 for a 2-pack bulbs went.
I got home and installed the six bulbs and saved the standard ones that were not burned out yet. I turned one of the light switches on, expecting it to be like the "first day of creation", but I did not see light... rather I saw dawn, slowly filling up the room with light as the bulbs warmed up. I was not expecting this. A standard fluorescent tube comes right on, what's up with these lights?
Now, when I walk into a room and flip the light switch on, I expect there to be light. I do not expect to stand there while the light comes on. I expect to work, cook, shave, whatever, before I have ample light to see what I am doing. Otherwise I'd have 15watt bulbs in all my fixtures and walk around more in the dark than I already do
So if standing in line, waiting at a light and all those other things that add up as time we'll never get back can count against our time on earth, then I guess going green can, too. I am really hoping they are not phasing out standard light bulbs... They can have their 36 bucks a year back.
And that's all I have to say.
I needed some new 60w light bulbs for the kitchen because my stash had run out. So, I went to Wally World with the intent of buying those new energy efficient bulbs I had seen before. The ones that last five years before burning out (we'll see on this) and that save me $36 a year over a standard light bulb. How could I go wrong? Hey, I'm being green I told myself
I looked around for a standard bulb 2-pack, just to price comparison, but I didn't see any, so into the cart my $10.46 for a 2-pack bulbs went.
I got home and installed the six bulbs and saved the standard ones that were not burned out yet. I turned one of the light switches on, expecting it to be like the "first day of creation", but I did not see light... rather I saw dawn, slowly filling up the room with light as the bulbs warmed up. I was not expecting this. A standard fluorescent tube comes right on, what's up with these lights?
Now, when I walk into a room and flip the light switch on, I expect there to be light. I do not expect to stand there while the light comes on. I expect to work, cook, shave, whatever, before I have ample light to see what I am doing. Otherwise I'd have 15watt bulbs in all my fixtures and walk around more in the dark than I already do
So if standing in line, waiting at a light and all those other things that add up as time we'll never get back can count against our time on earth, then I guess going green can, too. I am really hoping they are not phasing out standard light bulbs... They can have their 36 bucks a year back.
And that's all I have to say.