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Title: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Nickbat on 25 August 2009, 00:44:19
"From a week today I shall be a marked man. An outlaw. A renegade, beyond the reach of polite society...

...You risk sounding like Charlton Heston saying he won't give up his .44 Magnum until they prise it from his cold, dead hands, but you must banish all negative thoughts. You're going into battle against a repressive government and a fascist diktat from Europe, and taking this rebellious stance won't be easy. But it's something a man's gotta do. From next Tuesday.

Didn't I mention what it was? Sorry. It's light bulbs. As of 1 September, that's it for light bulbs. Finito. It's Goodnight Vienna for old-fashioned, Osram 40-watt or 60-watt, I've-just-had-a-good-idea light bulbs, the ones shaped like Philip Larkin's head. Also the incandescent 100-watt ones that floodlight your kitchen. They've all been banned by European law, and nobody will be allowed to make them, import them or sell them in British shops after next Tuesday – from which day I'll be stockpiling them like Fagin under the floorboards of my home"

Great article!  :y :y

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/john-walsh/john-walsh-i-object-to-being-forced-by-politicians-to-change-the-way-i-use-light-1776735.html
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Toby on 25 August 2009, 00:47:31
I shall be hoarding them too. The so called 'energy effcient' ones give me headaches.

I no longer have the words to describe how I feel about this country and its government. Angry doesn't even cut it
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 August 2009, 00:48:17
Got my supplies in at Macro at the weekend. :y

Kevin
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Vamps on 25 August 2009, 00:52:00
I posted a similar thread a few days ago ::) In some situations I am happy with low energy bulbs, but have a stock for those that I am not.. :y
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Nickbat on 25 August 2009, 00:54:32
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I posted a similar thread a few days ago ::) In some situations I am happy with low energy bulbs, but have a stock for those that I am not.. :y

Didn't mean to tread on your toes, Vamps, I just like the way the article was written (and surprisingly in The Indy!)
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: zippo on 25 August 2009, 00:59:20
well folks if its come from the E.U.  its got to be a well thought out piece of legislation , or so the wee folk at the bottom of my bed told me
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: STMO999 on 25 August 2009, 01:44:56
I've got light fittings in the house that just wont accomodate the low enery ones.
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Banjax on 25 August 2009, 06:33:59
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I've got light fittings in the house that just wont accomodate the low enery ones.

me too - also they don't work on dimmer switches  :o

thanks for the heads up nickbat - i missed that article  :y






ps lightbulb jokes - i love them!





Q:how many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A:why do you feel the lightbulb needs to change?
 ;)
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: KillerWatt on 25 August 2009, 07:09:55
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me too - also they don't work on dimmer switches  :o
You can get dimmable florry's
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Banjax on 25 August 2009, 07:42:15
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me too - also they don't work on dimmer switches  :o
You can get dimmable florry's

ooh - now i never knew that - i'm guessing they're even more expensive?  ::)
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Jimbob on 25 August 2009, 07:44:31
i know megaman do em, about £10 a bulb last time I looked!

Ive got low energy everywhere I want em at home.


3 bulbs!

the rest are good old fashioned one, got a shed load of bulbs, but need to stock check the stranger shaped ones asap  :y
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 25 August 2009, 09:16:51
Low energy bulbs are damn all use in certain areas - i.e. downstairs loo. Gets a few minutes' use per day (unless I've been on the curry!) has to work immediately when switched on (again, sometimes the requirement is more immediate than others!).

Low energy bulbs don't like being cycled on and off, take ages to reach maximum output and the energy consumption of a rarely-used light is irrelevant compared to other items in the house.

If they wanted to make a difference why didn't they ban tumble driers instead?

I haven't even mentioned that the light is of a much poorer quality than that from an incandescent bulb, that they are hazardous to dispose of (as opposed to a bit of glass and a bit of metal) and the interference that low energy bulbs cause to me as a radio amateur. >:(

Still, this is what happens when politicians take over control from people who actually know their subject. They learnt all they know from reading the packet of a low energy bulb!

Kevin
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 25 August 2009, 10:27:34
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I've got light fittings in the house that just wont accomodate the low enery ones.

me too - also they don't work on dimmer switches  :o

thanks for the heads up nickbat - i missed that article  :y






ps lightbulb jokes - i love them!





Q:how many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A:why do you feel the lightbulb needs to change?
;)



... ;D ;D ;D absolute quality :y :y :y
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Jimbob on 25 August 2009, 12:08:02
Well, it looks like its not as bad as thought....

its only 'pearl' bulbs going, the clear I use are ok (for the moment)

even so, I have a good 10 years worth in stock.

now to find the exact wording of whats happening....
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Jimbob on 25 August 2009, 12:16:08
Best link so far is

http://direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_180003?cid=rss

so, looks like the start of a phased approach....


stockpile away!
Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 25 August 2009, 13:29:33
The ironic thing is I have been taking full advantage of free low energy bulb offers from the lecky companies and I have now 35 in stock, plus the ones used throughout my home.

They do last much longer than standard light bulbs, so I am hoping I will never have to buy another light bulb for my home again! 8-) 8-) :D :D ;)

Title: Re: My sentiments entirely...
Post by: Richie London on 25 August 2009, 16:03:05
are they a lot dearer than the 4 for a quid in B&Q. i throw the ones i get sent go in the bin.