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eridani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-16-11 02:05 PM
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56. How will they afford $2/year per bulb? You're kidding, right?
How do people afford cars and cell phones? You are right that people will take them along when moving, just like anything else that they have spent noticable amounts of money on.
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  -Seriously? Starting price $35-$40 per lightbulb, stabilizing at $20? seaglass  Sep-16-11 10:41 AM   #0 
  - don't they pay for themseves and then some through reduced electrical consumption?  Blues Heron   Sep-16-11 10:44 AM   #1 
  - If you live long enough.  former9thward   Sep-16-11 10:48 AM   #6 
  - I believe over the lifetime of the bulb which is 10-20 years. Don't break one!  seaglass   Sep-16-11 10:49 AM   #9 
  - Was thinking the same thing.  elleng   Sep-16-11 11:01 AM   #18 
  - That would be incredibly difficult to do. But have fun worrying before getting all the facts.  TalkingDog   Sep-16-11 02:24 PM   #59 
  - You could probably count the number of non-lounge OPs I've ever started  seaglass   Sep-16-11 03:23 PM   #67 
  - LED lightbulbs are effectively unbreakable.  TheWraith   Sep-16-11 03:42 PM   #75 
  - Would love to see 'them' pay with 'their' credit card at the cashier!  elleng   Sep-16-11 10:58 AM   #15 
  - Well, I'd like to replace all our recessed lights with LEDs  frazzled   Sep-16-11 10:44 AM   #2 
  - A forty watter is at Home Depot right now for $20..  Fumesucker   Sep-16-11 10:46 AM   #3 
  - That's what our kids are using in their gooseneck clamp bed lamps. I was tired of  GreenPartyVoter   Sep-17-11 09:35 PM   #119 
  - ...  NNN0LHI   Sep-16-11 10:47 AM   #4 
  - +1  Historic NY   Sep-16-11 10:58 AM   #16 
  - Really? Wouldn't it have been easier to not click on the thread instead of leaving this demeaning  seaglass   Sep-16-11 11:42 AM   #26 
     - I am really sorry  NNN0LHI   Sep-16-11 01:29 PM   #40 
        - Sorry, I don't know you and am used to a lot of mean people on this site.  seaglass   Sep-16-11 03:00 PM   #65 
  - $20/bulb isn't that bad, it comes out to $1/year, plus lower electrical costs.  FarLeftFist   Sep-16-11 10:47 AM   #5 
  - Where Are The 15.1% Of Americans Who Live Under The Poverty Line  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 10:57 AM   #14 
  - Subsidies for low income housing and citizens.  FarLeftFist   Sep-16-11 11:03 AM   #19 
  - As Long As It's Not An Undue Burden I Support It  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 11:04 AM   #22 
     - I completely understand. Low income buildings could buy in bulk and save while homeowners could  FarLeftFist   Sep-16-11 11:08 AM   #23 
  - give up cigarettes, alcohol, and soda nt  msongs   Sep-16-11 12:08 PM   #27 
  - In What Parallel Universe Does Your Average Broke Person  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 12:51 PM   #32 
     - Are You Kidding?  On the Road   Sep-16-11 01:32 PM   #44 
        - I Have Been Down To Twenty Nine Dollars  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 01:40 PM   #48 
        - Get some cheaper booze!  FrodosPet   Sep-16-11 03:10 PM   #66 
        - I Do Not Doubt That You Spend Your Money Wisely  On the Road   Sep-16-11 03:30 PM   #70 
           - The Ironic Thing Is That I See The Homeless Spend Money On Cigs, Booze, And Soda  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 03:34 PM   #73 
              - It's Really Amazing  On the Road   Sep-16-11 03:55 PM   #76 
                 - Wow  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 04:01 PM   #78 
                 - There is a Whole Cycle of Poverty  On the Road   Sep-16-11 05:13 PM   #88 
                 - Homeless People Don't Buy Lightbulbs  NashVegas   Sep-16-11 09:35 PM   #96 
                    - Not All Poor People Are Homeless (Thank God)  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-17-11 01:16 PM   #113 
                       - Yet.  lonestarnot   Sep-17-11 08:04 PM   #116 
                 - I dated a rich guy once  XemaSab   Sep-17-11 09:36 PM   #120 
        - Yep  JustAmused   Sep-16-11 09:57 PM   #99 
  - Under the new law (which will probably be overturned), incandescents will still be  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:38 PM   #47 
  - I thought I heard last night that the plan was to phase out all incandescents over time starting  seaglass   Sep-16-11 02:52 PM   #62 
     - CFLs DO have lower costs than they used to. No one has to buy LEDs. Besides,  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 04:05 PM   #82 
  - If a state is like Connecticut, they will be subsidized.  NutmegYankee   Sep-16-11 05:20 PM   #89 
  - candles mean fire  pitohui   Sep-17-11 08:45 PM   #117 
     - Not always access to running water.  xmas74   Sep-18-11 12:17 AM   #123 
  - CFLs don't cost $20, where I live. They cost several dollars for one with a fairly  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:46 PM   #51 
  - Thats about $2.60 a year  Johnson20   Sep-16-11 10:49 AM   #7 
  - There's also the blue light spectrum  Coyote_Bandit   Sep-16-11 10:51 AM   #10 
  - They did mention that they had yellow light LEDs that gave off light  seaglass   Sep-16-11 10:54 AM   #12 
  - I don't understand Americs infatuation with tungsten lighting,  Scruffy1   Sep-16-11 04:26 PM   #85 
  - A quick search of Amazon found the price of $12.75 to 27.00 for a 60 watt equivalent LED.  Scruffy1   Sep-16-11 05:04 PM   #87 
  - I've been looking for yellow light LEDs here locally  Coyote_Bandit   Sep-16-11 04:49 PM   #86 
  - Gosh, never heard of that.  Johnson20   Sep-16-11 11:14 AM   #25 
  - Also, did you know that DOGS can see the flicker in CFL lights?  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:41 PM   #49 
     - Old fluorescents with magnetic ballasts did.  hunter   Sep-16-11 11:26 PM   #104 
  - Yes that is correct and what freaked me out a bit. For many though I don't think it will be  seaglass   Sep-16-11 10:52 AM   #11 
  - I'm vision impaired  Coyote_Bandit   Sep-16-11 10:49 AM   #8 
  - You may see better with CFLs  SmileyRose   Sep-16-11 10:49 PM   #101 
  - Lifespan is key  Literate Dragon   Sep-16-11 10:54 AM   #13 
  - I need some incandescents...  InvisibleTouch   Sep-16-11 11:00 AM   #17 
  - LEDs don't really generate heat  blogslut   Sep-16-11 11:03 AM   #20 
  - I predict there will be a market for non-luminous heaters  localroger   Sep-16-11 01:51 PM   #52 
  - I did not like the light spectrum either, BUT I recently found some with  SoCalDem   Sep-16-11 11:04 AM   #21 
  - haligens get hot too. i just bought an led desk lamp for $16 at  ellenfl   Sep-16-11 12:29 PM   #28 
  - My CFLs get hot. Not as hot as incandescents. Halogens get WAY hot! Not for me! LEDs...  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:34 PM   #45 
  - Don't they sell special neodymium coated bulbs for that?  DireStrike   Sep-16-11 02:53 PM   #64 
     - I think bulbs specifically for heating animals will still be available...  InvisibleTouch   Sep-16-11 03:25 PM   #68 
  - They should be givne tax writeoffs. And where they will really shine is for Med Mar. cultivation.  WingDinger   Sep-16-11 11:12 AM   #24 
  - Another problem with LPS lighting...  jmowreader   Sep-16-11 04:17 PM   #84 
     - One thing to do is to buy a welder..  Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel   Sep-17-11 09:03 AM   #111 
        - That won't work  jmowreader   Sep-17-11 07:02 PM   #114 
  - You're being swayed by the fear-mongering of the Right  DainBramaged   Sep-16-11 12:31 PM   #29 
  - I am? Only rw people worry about how much things cost?  seaglass   Sep-16-11 12:46 PM   #31 
     - I stand by what I said  DainBramaged   Sep-16-11 12:57 PM   #33 
        - well I guess we'll find out...how many years from now? meet you back here :-) n/t  seaglass   Sep-16-11 01:02 PM   #34 
  - I get 2 bulbs for 20 dollars at the local sams  librechik   Sep-16-11 12:35 PM   #30 
  - LEDs? Or do you mean CFLs? They're different. I haven't seen LEDs; I use CFLs, tho. nt  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:25 PM   #37 
     - LEDs. I have CFLs almost everywhere else already  librechik   Sep-16-11 08:37 PM   #91 
  - "When people move from one place to another..."  Mariana   Sep-16-11 01:18 PM   #35 
  - The Repubs have a bill in the house, I think, to overturn that bulb law.  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:23 PM   #36 
  - My CFL outdoor light by my garage door just burned out after less than a year.  TwilightGardener   Sep-16-11 01:27 PM   #38 
  - I have had a CFL as my porch light for several years now. It's a yellow bug light.  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:31 PM   #42 
  - Yes, I have CFL recessed lighting in my kitchen that seems to have  TwilightGardener   Sep-16-11 01:36 PM   #46 
     - Hmm. Well, maybe I lucked out on the one I got. It's GE, I think. It's specifically for  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:44 PM   #50 
  - If your CFLs are burning out that early  cyglet   Sep-16-11 06:08 PM   #90 
  - As Opposed to Once a Month?  NashVegas   Sep-16-11 09:37 PM   #97 
  - CFLs (part of the new law) don't cost that much. Don't you use those now? I do...  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:29 PM   #39 
  - I bought an LED that will last essentially forever  Matariki   Sep-16-11 01:30 PM   #41 
  - I haven't seen LED lights. Where did you get it? nt  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 01:32 PM   #43 
     - Try earthled.com - nt  Gari   Sep-16-11 02:00 PM   #53 
     - I got it at Lowes. It's a led lightbulb  Matariki   Sep-16-11 03:27 PM   #69 
     - Here's an article that explains LEDs pretty well  Matariki   Sep-16-11 03:34 PM   #74 
        - Thanks. nt  Honeycombe8   Sep-16-11 04:05 PM   #83 
  - Please stop spreading the crap about mercury in CFL's  localroger   Sep-16-11 02:01 PM   #54 
  - Why is it crap? They contain mercury and at least in my state cannot be thrown away in the trash  seaglass   Sep-16-11 02:44 PM   #60 
  - Just proof legislators can be stupid. The mercury is trivial.  localroger   Sep-17-11 08:22 AM   #109 
  - Uh, might want to tell the EPA that.  Union Scribe   Sep-16-11 10:59 PM   #103 
     - I wish someone would tell the. It's STUPID.  localroger   Sep-17-11 08:23 AM   #110 
  - Costco carries several LED bulbs  Duer 157099   Sep-16-11 02:03 PM   #55 
  - How will they afford $2/year per bulb? You're kidding, right?  eridani   Sep-16-11 02:05 PM   #56 
  - Once again, I wonder what fucking planet some of you live on.  Shandris   Sep-16-11 02:50 PM   #61 
  - If You Saw The Income Of Some DUERS When They Do Surveys You Would Understand  DemocratSinceBirth   Sep-16-11 03:31 PM   #71 
  - It's not just that, but they last 10-20 years. Will you get that benefit?  ItNerd4life   Sep-16-11 04:03 PM   #80 
  - You wouldn't leave your microwave, right? Of course you'd take them with  eridani   Sep-16-11 09:33 PM   #95 
  - You replace them one at a time over an affordable period  eridani   Sep-16-11 09:18 PM   #94 
     - Yeah I agree here of course.  Shandris   Sep-16-11 10:38 PM   #100 
        - Agred. Rereading, it comes off like why don't the poor save by buying things in bulk  eridani   Sep-17-11 01:35 AM   #107 
  - You buy your bulbs on a monthly payment plan?  Union Scribe   Sep-16-11 10:55 PM   #102 
     - My phone service is $20/month  eridani   Sep-17-11 01:30 AM   #106 
  - LED bulbs are worth the price if you can buy one here and one there until  in_cog_ni_to   Sep-16-11 02:11 PM   #57 
  - I question the 10-20 years though...  exelwood   Sep-16-11 02:24 PM   #58 
  - This sucks. We're getting hosed!  JVS   Sep-16-11 02:52 PM   #63 
  - LED lighting in the form of bulbs and even solar lanterns  chillspike   Sep-16-11 03:33 PM   #72 
  - where the hell are you shopping?  JesterCS   Sep-16-11 03:56 PM   #77 
  - Haha - I don't buy the light bulbs. As I said in my OP I haven't been paying close  seaglass   Sep-16-11 04:01 PM   #79 
  - Already made the switch here in Argentina.  Capitalocracy   Sep-16-11 04:03 PM   #81 
  - Cleanup instructions for CFL bulbs (watch that mercury vapor)  Nye Bevan   Sep-16-11 09:13 PM   #92 
  - last 10 years my ass  MattBaggins   Sep-16-11 09:15 PM   #93 
  - We got a box of 6 curly bulbs from Costco for around $20-25 two years ago  NICO9000   Sep-16-11 09:46 PM   #98 
  - No, those are compact fluorescents.  sofa king   Sep-17-11 09:38 AM   #112 
  - Based upon gross pay of minimum wage, it will take nearly 6 hours of labor to buy  Trillo   Sep-17-11 12:41 AM   #105 
  - I'd probably be apt to buy a $20 LED bulb for the simple fact that  LoZoccolo   Sep-17-11 01:45 AM   #108 
  - I have LED lights  Tallulah   Sep-17-11 08:02 PM   #115 
  - Tried to use some in my bathroom but they had a low hum to them, not acceptable.  sarcasmo   Sep-17-11 09:32 PM   #118 
  - This room is lit by LED's. They are low heat too.  alfredo   Sep-17-11 09:42 PM   #121 
  - so buy a CFL for a couple of dollars.  alarimer   Sep-17-11 10:42 PM   #122 
  - When I first heard this I thought they were saying they were phasing out CFLs  seaglass   Sep-18-11 05:16 AM   #124 
  - Instead of looking at this as getting your money's worth after 20 years it might help...  JVS   Sep-18-11 05:25 AM   #125 
 

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