tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post6789962644392009133..comments2023-10-15T06:32:53.230-04:00Comments on TOTUS: You're Too Dumb to Buy Your Light BulbsRon Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11220328678840317631noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-59047021624671029892009-11-20T18:12:20.237-05:002009-11-20T18:12:20.237-05:00Same story out here mate, the bastards have decide...Same story out here mate, the bastards have decided the old ones must be taken away and these new crappy ones must be installed, or else!MathewKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14385674205383405783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-34607925102185022932009-11-19T16:32:44.574-05:002009-11-19T16:32:44.574-05:00I don't know why George Bush signed in this le...I don't know why George Bush signed in this leislation. This is utterly ridiculous. I don't think that any of our elected officials are smart enough to change a lightbulb.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040553825059591114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-69763356133955616322009-11-18T23:59:10.797-05:002009-11-18T23:59:10.797-05:00This is nuts. To force people to do something lik...This is nuts. To force people to do something like that, especially for the astronomical cost. <br /><br />I'm stocking up on incandescents. I have some fixtures that the new ones will not work in. That, and I use appliance bulbs in my outside light fixtures. They last a long time in the cold.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327435952188104946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-9537735914843366302009-11-18T23:39:58.400-05:002009-11-18T23:39:58.400-05:00I can appreciate that!I can appreciate that!Ron Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220328678840317631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-70584218625158521312009-11-18T23:20:14.134-05:002009-11-18T23:20:14.134-05:00Man, it took me long enough to get everyone added ...Man, it took me long enough to get everyone added to the blogroll at the new place, but it's just about done. I appreciate your patience.Snarky Basterdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823805913522030434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-32247204340181404842009-11-18T21:46:11.815-05:002009-11-18T21:46:11.815-05:00I think they are rather neat little bulbs, and I a...I think they are rather neat little bulbs, and I also believe they use less energy as they put out less light. However, I'm still not sold on them being more environmentally friendly than the old bulbs---the mercury factor and the production factors. The most disturbing thing however is people being forced to purchase them via their utility company---this is not the american way. What will be mandated tomorrow and the next day, our freedoms are slipping away and most just set back and say little or nothing. Maybe the family pet will be the next time to go the way of the old light bulb--far fetched, studies are already being done by the great minds who are experts on such things. Experts appointed by politicians with an agenda.Ron Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220328678840317631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-14617770002123216822009-11-18T21:30:40.981-05:002009-11-18T21:30:40.981-05:00One of the first things I noticed about the bulbs ...One of the first things I noticed about the bulbs is that they seem very dim when first turned on. I thought there was something wrong with them. They get brighter after burning for a while. That may be one reason they use less energy and last longer.LD Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410888271316545805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-59190899012995388332009-11-18T19:34:41.404-05:002009-11-18T19:34:41.404-05:00When I first read the title of your post, my answe...When I first read the title of your post, my answer was "YES". Have you actually gone to Wal-Mart or somewhere that no longer carries the old light bulbs? It took me forever to figure out which bulbs I needed, they no longer have 15 watt, 25 watt, 50 watt, 75, 100, 150. Wal-Mart finally put up a display with the new bulbs telling what they were compared to the old bulbs.<br /><br />I wasn't the only one in the store having problems.<br /><br />It is wrong to force us to use these bulbs. I don't like them. <br /><br />Every try using one in a ceiling fixture? They don't work worth crap upside down. Might as well walk around in the dark.<br /><br />Deborah F. Hamilton<br />Right Truth<br />http://www.righttruth.typepad.comRight Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274108313586611205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-56346729209156119032009-11-18T17:59:14.410-05:002009-11-18T17:59:14.410-05:00They last a LOT longer, they don't put off hea...They last a LOT longer, they don't put off heat and they use less energy, proven fact... BUT...<br /><br />Don't tell me I have to do it... <br /><br />I went and got my H1N1 vaccination today, not because the government said I had to but because I am in that HIGH RISK group and 2 friends of mine that happen to be doctors said it was the prudent thing to do... <br /><br />But if I was being pressured, I would never have done it...TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412925337032937983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-28770324688026758122009-11-18T11:40:35.069-05:002009-11-18T11:40:35.069-05:00Like you say Larry, being forced to buy them is a ...Like you say Larry, being forced to buy them is a problem and at a higher cost as reported in this story.Ron Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220328678840317631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-10502028969845888962009-11-18T06:54:05.475-05:002009-11-18T06:54:05.475-05:00I don't have a problem with using the new kind...I don't have a problem with using the new kind of light bulb and have found that they do last much longer than incandescent bulbs. I do have a problem with someone with a lot of spare time on their hands telling me that I have to use them and with how they are going about recouping the cost of the new bulbs.<br /><br />Is this how the new "green economy" is going to work? If so, it don't look good from my perspective.LD Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410888271316545805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388559448711486521.post-20763537850975046712009-11-18T05:58:19.140-05:002009-11-18T05:58:19.140-05:00The worst part of this is that it was George Bush ...The worst part of this is that it was George Bush that signed the legislation banning incandescent bulbs.Steve Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12361414050479528916noreply@blogger.com