How are ya feeling about them new-fangled light bulbs?
I prefer them over the old standard incandescent bulbs: | 8 (47.1%) | |
I haven't noticed a difference: | 1 (5.9%) | |
I prefer the old incandescent bulbs but will muddle through waiting for tech advances: | 3 (17.6%) | |
I prefer the old incandescent bulbs and wish they'd bring them back so I can dump these new bulbs: | 2 (11.8%) | |
I haven't used them yet (not in affected country, just never change your bulbs, etc): | 3 (17.6%) | |
Total: | 17 |
With 2014 came a new round of energy standards for light bulbs and so most incandescent bulbs over 40 (? 20?) watts were taken off the shelves. Sylvania is making an incandescent bulb that meets standards using halogen gas inside and there's various compact fluorescent swirly bulbs and LED bulbs out there as well.
Republicans in Congress are attaching a rider to the upcoming budget prohibiting any money being spend on enforcing these standards. So while manufacturing/selling the bulbs would technically be "illegal" (in a civil regulatory sense) there'd be no enforcement. It's unlikely that this would cause most manufacturers to switch back over since they'd already spent years getting production to where they are now and I guess the profit margin on the new bulbs is actually higher. There is some worry that imported incandescent bulbs could cut into the market and cost jobs from Sylvania, GE and other domestic manufacturers.
So, hey, that's the current light bulb news. I don't much care for the CFL swirly ones and Flea is convinced they give you syphilis-cancer or something. I just don't like the light and they haven't been reliable for me, burning out faster than expected. I bought some of the halogen incandescent ones last week but haven't had a bulb go out to try them yet. Are you ready to import a crate of 75w incandescents from Mexico to go with your high-flow toilet yet?