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Bootlegging Lightbulbs sparechange 05-20-2008
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Posted by on May 20, 2008, 7:00 am
Back in the 1960's it seemed like a big deal to illegally get some
beer or cigarettes before we were of legal age. Then came the
bootlegged recordings of rock concerts, which everyone enjoyed. Of
course most boomers at least occasionally enjoyed some bootlegged
marijuana. Back then, it seemed pretty normal to partake in these
illegal activities, because almost everyone did it.

But who would have ever suspected that in the first and second decade
of the 2000's people would have to bootleg lightbulbs? The government
plans to take away our incandescent lightbulbs, and replace them with
compact florescents, to save energy. Don't get me wrong, I do support
energy conservation. After all, we only have one earth to live in, so
we must all do what we can to eliminate pollution and environmental
damage. At the same time, I like to save money on my utility bills.

However, compact florescent bulbs have their limitations. They do not
provide the same amount of light, they often produce a color that is
unacceptable, they contain mercury, so they add to harmful pollution,
they are known to occasionally ignite and cause fires, they can not be
used on a dimmer, they do not function well in cold weather in
unheated buildings, and the biggest complaint seems to be the amount
of time they take to get to full brightness.

I know this for fact after putting some of them in my garage. I'd
walk in the garage to grab a plyers and a few bolts out of my bucket
of odds and ends. I'd find myself standing there for 5 minutes,
waiting for the CF bulbs to get bright enough to see the contents of
my bucket, or find the plyers in my cramped tool box. I dont know
about you, but I become really irritated when I am trying to get
something done, and have to stare into near darkness waiting to be
able to see what I'm trying to do. In the winter these bulbs were
almost useless, and never got to full brightness due to the cold. I
lived with these bulbs for a full year, before I finally had enough,
and put back standard, cheap incandescent bulbs. Now I can walk in my
garage, have instant light, and be back to the house with my items, in
the time I was spending waiting for these CF bulbs to get bright.

On a more positive note, I do find that the CF bulbs are efficient in
lights that are left on for hours. For example, I leave at least two
lights turned on in the house all night, mostly for safety when we
have to go to the bathroom or something while half asleep. In this
case, they do consume less power and are plenty bright for a safety
light. Of course, I still am concerned about the fire hazzard they
can cause.

I want to do my part in conserving energy, but I am not willing to
cope with CF bulbs in my garage or in cold weather. I am not willing
to pay the price of these bulbs, which never last as long as they
claim, and in most cases have the same life expectancy as a 25 cents
standard bulb, and I am worried about thier fire dangers as well as
exposure to mercury if one breaks.

I forsee the day coming when I and many other people will be
bootlegging incandescent bulbs from other countries, because the US
government will no longer allow them to be sold.

I'm afraid it won't stop there either. What will be the next products
the govt takes away from us? They already took away many of the older
automotive solvents (such as carb cleaner), and replaced them with
nearly useless solvents that dont work. They banned the original
treated lumber, leaving us with *NEW* treated lumber that now rots as
well eating up nails, unless we spend a fortune for stainless steel
nails. Whats next? Will it be laundry detergent or paper plates, or
toilets? Will we soon all have to stop using computers and other
electronics because they contain chemicals, are we all heading back to
the days of candles for light, wood for heat, a hand pump for water,
and a horse and buggy for transportation, and a creek and some rocks
for doing laundry? It sure seems this way.

Does anyone want to join me in my horse and buggy caravan to make a
trip to Mexico to bootleg some lightbulbs? The round trip will take
three months, or longer if the weather is poor. We'll risk going to
prison as we cross the border, but if we are successful, we'll bring
back 50 cases of bulbs in our horse drawn buggies and will make
$50,000 when we get back, since each case will be worth $1000 on the
black market. Sorry, pot smokers will not be allowed to join us.


Posted by ransley on May 20, 2008, 7:17 am
On May 20, 6:00=A0am, sparechange@the_net.com wrote:
> Back in the 1960's it seemed like a big deal to illegally get some
> beer or cigarettes before we were of legal age. =A0Then came the
> bootlegged recordings of rock concerts, which everyone enjoyed. =A0Of
> course most boomers at least occasionally enjoyed some bootlegged
> marijuana. =A0Back then, it seemed pretty normal to partake in these
> illegal activities, because almost everyone did it. =A0
>
> But who would have ever suspected that in the first and second decade
> of the 2000's people would have to bootleg lightbulbs? =A0The government
> plans to take away our incandescent lightbulbs, and replace them with
> compact florescents, to save energy. =A0Don't get me wrong, I do support
> energy conservation. =A0After all, we only have one earth to live in, so
> we must all do what we can to eliminate pollution and environmental
> damage. =A0At the same time, I like to save money on my utility bills.
>
> However, compact florescent bulbs have their limitations. =A0They do not
> provide the same amount of light, they often produce a color that is
> unacceptable, they contain mercury, so they add to harmful pollution,
> they are known to occasionally ignite and cause fires, they can not be
> used on a dimmer, they do not function well in cold weather in
> unheated buildings, and the biggest complaint seems to be the amount
> of time they take to get to full brightness. =A0
>
> I know this for fact after putting some of them in my garage. =A0I'd
> walk in the garage to grab a plyers and a few bolts out of my bucket
> of odds and ends. =A0I'd find myself standing there for 5 minutes,
> waiting for the CF bulbs to get bright enough to see the contents of
> my bucket, or find the plyers in my cramped tool box. =A0I dont know
> about you, but I become really irritated when I am trying to get
> something done, and have to stare into near darkness waiting to be
> able to see what I'm trying to do. =A0In the winter these bulbs were
> almost useless, and never got to full brightness due to the cold. =A0I
> lived with these bulbs for a full year, before I finally had enough,
> and put back standard, cheap incandescent bulbs. =A0Now I can walk in my
> garage, have instant light, and be back to the house with my items, in
> the time I was spending waiting for these CF bulbs to get bright.
>
> On a more positive note, I do find that the CF bulbs are efficient in
> lights that are left on for hours. =A0For example, I leave at least two
> lights turned on in the house all night, mostly for safety when we
> have to go to the bathroom or something while half asleep. =A0In this
> case, they do consume less power and are plenty bright for a safety
> light. =A0Of course, I still am concerned about the fire hazzard they
> can cause.
>
> I want to do my part in conserving energy, but I am not willing to
> cope with CF bulbs in my garage or in cold weather. =A0I am not willing
> to pay the price of these bulbs, which never last as long as they
> claim, and in most cases have the same life expectancy as a 25 cents
> standard bulb, and I am worried about thier fire dangers as well as
> exposure to mercury if one breaks.
>
> I forsee the day coming when I and many other people will be
> bootlegging incandescent bulbs from other countries, because the US
> government will no longer allow them to be sold. =A0
>
> I'm afraid it won't stop there either. =A0What will be the next products
> the govt takes away from us? =A0They already took away many of the older
> automotive solvents (such as carb cleaner), and replaced them with
> nearly useless solvents that dont work. =A0They banned the original
> treated lumber, leaving us with *NEW* treated lumber that now rots as
> well eating up nails, unless we spend a fortune for stainless steel
> nails. =A0Whats next? =A0Will it be laundry detergent or paper plates, or
> toilets? =A0Will we soon all have to stop using computers and other
> electronics because they contain chemicals, are we all heading back to
> the days of candles for light, wood for heat, a hand pump for water,
> and a horse and buggy for transportation, and a creek and some rocks
> for doing laundry? =A0It sure seems this way.
>
> Does anyone want to join me in my horse and buggy caravan to make a
> trip to Mexico to bootleg some lightbulbs? =A0The round trip will take
> three months, or longer if the weather is poor. =A0We'll risk going to
> prison as we cross the border, but if we are successful, we'll bring
> back 50 cases of bulbs in our horse drawn buggies and will make
> $50,000 when we get back, since each case will be worth $1000 on the
> black market. =A0Sorry, pot smokers will not be allowed to join us.

Id suggest you try some HD soft white Cfls they are cheap 1-2$ and
make all your statements about their performance inacurate. It is time
the Gov taxes incandesants and rebates Cfls. You just had a bad
experiance from older style, or crappy bulbs. Coal plants release 4x
the mercury to generate the power for a 100w incandesant, that you are
breathing right now. I could go on with proof but you honestly have it
wrong.

Posted by Eric in North TX on May 20, 2008, 7:41 am
On May 20, 6:00 am, sparechange@the_net.com wrote:
> Back in the 1960's it seemed like a big deal to illegally get some
> beer or cigarettes before we were of legal age. Then came the
> bootlegged recordings of rock concerts, which everyone enjoyed. Of
> course most boomers at least occasionally enjoyed some bootlegged
> marijuana. Back then, it seemed pretty normal to partake in these
> illegal activities, because almost everyone did it.
>
> But who would have ever suspected that in the first and second decade
> of the 2000's people would have to bootleg lightbulbs? The government
> plans to take away our incandescent lightbulbs, and replace them with
> compact florescents, to save energy. Don't get me wrong, I do support
> energy conservation. After all, we only have one earth to live in, so
> we must all do what we can to eliminate pollution and environmental
> damage. At the same time, I like to save money on my utility bills.
>
> However, compact florescent bulbs have their limitations. They do not
> provide the same amount of light, they often produce a color that is
> unacceptable, they contain mercury, so they add to harmful pollution,
> they are known to occasionally ignite and cause fires, they can not be
> used on a dimmer, they do not function well in cold weather in
> unheated buildings, and the biggest complaint seems to be the amount
> of time they take to get to full brightness.
>
> I know this for fact after putting some of them in my garage. I'd
> walk in the garage to grab a plyers and a few bolts out of my bucket
> of odds and ends. I'd find myself standing there for 5 minutes,
> waiting for the CF bulbs to get bright enough to see the contents of
> my bucket, or find the plyers in my cramped tool box. I dont know
> about you, but I become really irritated when I am trying to get
> something done, and have to stare into near darkness waiting to be
> able to see what I'm trying to do. In the winter these bulbs were
> almost useless, and never got to full brightness due to the cold. I
> lived with these bulbs for a full year, before I finally had enough,
> and put back standard, cheap incandescent bulbs. Now I can walk in my
> garage, have instant light, and be back to the house with my items, in
> the time I was spending waiting for these CF bulbs to get bright.
>
> On a more positive note, I do find that the CF bulbs are efficient in
> lights that are left on for hours. For example, I leave at least two
> lights turned on in the house all night, mostly for safety when we
> have to go to the bathroom or something while half asleep. In this
> case, they do consume less power and are plenty bright for a safety
> light. Of course, I still am concerned about the fire hazzard they
> can cause.
>
> I want to do my part in conserving energy, but I am not willing to
> cope with CF bulbs in my garage or in cold weather. I am not willing
> to pay the price of these bulbs, which never last as long as they
> claim, and in most cases have the same life expectancy as a 25 cents
> standard bulb, and I am worried about thier fire dangers as well as
> exposure to mercury if one breaks.
>
> I forsee the day coming when I and many other people will be
> bootlegging incandescent bulbs from other countries, because the US
> government will no longer allow them to be sold.
>
> I'm afraid it won't stop there either. What will be the next products
> the govt takes away from us? They already took away many of the older
> automotive solvents (such as carb cleaner), and replaced them with
> nearly useless solvents that dont work. They banned the original
> treated lumber, leaving us with *NEW* treated lumber that now rots as
> well eating up nails, unless we spend a fortune for stainless steel
> nails. Whats next? Will it be laundry detergent or paper plates, or
> toilets? Will we soon all have to stop using computers and other
> electronics because they contain chemicals, are we all heading back to
> the days of candles for light, wood for heat, a hand pump for water,
> and a horse and buggy for transportation, and a creek and some rocks
> for doing laundry? It sure seems this way.
>
> Does anyone want to join me in my horse and buggy caravan to make a
> trip to Mexico to bootleg some lightbulbs? The round trip will take
> three months, or longer if the weather is poor. We'll risk going to
> prison as we cross the border, but if we are successful, we'll bring
> back 50 cases of bulbs in our horse drawn buggies and will make
> $50,000 when we get back, since each case will be worth $1000 on the
> black market. Sorry, pot smokers will not be allowed to join us.

I'm in....ROAD TRIP
You've got it right; the measures enacted to save the planet are doing
more to kill quality of life
than they do to save the planet, most come nowhere near solving a
problem, most cause new problems
that are worse that the problem they attempted to solve, yet they
persist, it's for the children.
Oh, and the toilets are already done, 1 1/2 gallon toilets don't flush
as well as 3 gallon ones, go figure.
Taken out a small loan to buy a loaf of bread lately? Good job pushing
ethanol wackos, and yet; it still
takes a gallon of diesel to make a gallon of ethanol, really helping
the planet there guys.

Posted by Kurt Ullman on May 20, 2008, 8:30 am

>
> 1. Homeless people on the streets is a direct result of funny-farm inmates
> being turned out of because their incarceration was in violation of the
> Constitution.

Actually they are turned out because of the "least restrictive
environment" clause in the Community Mental Health Centers Act passed
under JFK. Although many of the problems with keeping them on their
medications extend from the Supremes saying there is a constitutional
right to refuse medications.

Posted by Kurt Ullman on May 20, 2008, 11:08 am


>
> Of course if you're one of those twelve, you might realize that how
> much that universal health care helps you has nothing at all to do
> with "majorities" and "minorities".

Of course if you are one of ones not covered, you might also
realize that it would much easier and more efficient to address the
reasons why you are w/o healthcare as opposed to ripping up the entire
system and maybe then not addressing your concerns/needs.

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