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06-24-2008, 07:02 AM
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Light Bulbs
I am not sure if everyone has seen this already. I am getting rid of my long life bulbs.
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06-24-2008, 07:54 AM
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This has come up several times on the past few months. I too was ready to give them up till I read this:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp They're no worse than florescent bulbs that we've had around for many years. I've never heard of anyone getting sick from them. So I'll be keeping mine.
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06-24-2008, 08:32 AM
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I have them all over my house, i think there great and it saves on my electric bill, just be careful if you break one, do a good clean up. like the article says to do.
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06-24-2008, 08:48 AM
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I hope that they come up with a safer light bulb made in the USA. I am getting tired of giving my money to China.
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06-24-2008, 08:50 AM
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06-24-2008, 10:06 AM
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I did stop using them, not because of the mercury, but because I got a bad batch that lasts much less time than regular bulbs. It was GE too. It was just a fluke, but they're expensive and I didn't care to buy another box.
I think I'll stick with my regular bulbs until 2014 now that I've read snopes and watched the video about clean-up advice. I'm pretty sure that by then, they will have created safer bulbs. I'm all for saving the environment, but not at the risk of harming my grandchildren, my dogs, or myself. I do love the duct tape trick though.
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