Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on June 12, 2008, 06:57:06 PM
Title: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on June 12, 2008, 06:57:06 PM
What a hoot and how scary what congress is demanding of us!! Ted Poe is always worth a listen. For those of you who do not know Ted Poe, he is a former Houston Family Law Judge. He was hard on all offenders and sentenced young offenders to attend court sessions to learn about justice and see what could happen to them. He also made them do community service. He is a good man.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Pathfinder on June 12, 2008, 07:29:23 PM
I read a news report last year, a report that quickly disappeared from the LSM (Lame Stream Media), commissioned by the DNC, in which they found that a $7-$17 BILLION per year revenue stream could be created by forcing this country to go green. The CFL is a prime example of this - hugely expensive (relatively speaking) to produce, and requiring new businesses to "recycle" the bulbs to prevent damage from mercury.
Did anyone else here play with mercury as a kid, pushing it around with your fingers, smashing it, and then not washing up before dinner unless forced to by an observant Mom? I did.
On the other hand, that may explain why I am bitter and cling to my guns and God. ;D
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: 2HOW on June 12, 2008, 07:46:34 PM
video no longer available >:(
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: howlrwy on June 12, 2008, 07:56:59 PM
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: twyacht on June 12, 2008, 08:16:08 PM
I saw on NBC news, if they accidentally break they contain mercury, and in some states are "technically" required to go to the haz. section of the landfill.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: DDMac on June 12, 2008, 08:26:15 PM
Pathfinder, we were in the same class. Who the hell knew?? PS. I admire your focus to stay on point on the politics thread where the Bullet Witch reply came in. Very professional and well thought out. Hazcat was PM-ing all over for Nitro pills. Sent two. Needed the rest myself. Whew!! Mac.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on June 12, 2008, 09:14:58 PM
Pathfinder, we were in the same class. Who the hell knew?? PS. I admire your focus to stay on point on the politics thread where the Bullet Witch reply came in. Very professional and well thought out. Hazcat was PM-ing all over for Nitro pills. Sent two. Needed the rest myself. Whew!! Mac.
I stared for a while, does that count?
:P
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: gunman1911 on June 13, 2008, 06:06:34 AM
Pathfinder, we were in the same class. Who the hell knew?? PS. I admire your focus to stay on point on the politics thread where the Bullet Witch reply came in. Very professional and well thought out. Hazmat was PMing all over for Nitro pills. Sent two. Needed the rest myself. Whew!! Mac.
Watch out when you take those Nitrous Haz your gonna get a headache or worse as they drop your BP!
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Hazcat on June 13, 2008, 06:25:19 AM
I heard playing with mercury causes brain dama....ooh look, a squirrel!
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: DDMac on June 13, 2008, 01:19:52 PM
And look! It's pooping acorns into your pool!! Somebody drop an energy saving light bulb on it and the problem is solved. Mac.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Bill Stryker on June 13, 2008, 02:55:18 PM
My dad and my grampa were dentists. So, we always had access to mercury to play with. It was fun to chase it around. I have some CFLs here. But if the gummit is going to mandate, I think I'll just buy a lifetime supply of the good old stuff. I bet the old bulbs become real cheap as merchants try to get rid of them.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: CurrieS103 on June 13, 2008, 05:25:39 PM
My dad and my grampa were dentists. So, we always had access to mercury to play with. It was fun to chase it around. I have some CFLs here. But if the gummit is going to mandate, I think I'll just buy a lifetime supply of the good old stuff. I bet the old bulbs become real cheap as merchants try to get rid of them.
Incandescents are <edit> NOT <end edit> to be outlawed until 2014, so you have some time.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: CurrieS103 on June 13, 2008, 08:35:39 PM
Incandescents are to be outlawed until 2014, so you have some time.
I can see this will be a Democratic platform item for 2012. "See what we did for you! See how green we are!" Puke.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: CJS3 on June 14, 2008, 10:52:58 AM
In the Houston area if you mention The Judge, everyone knows you're talking about Ted Poe. This congress thing is only a sideline.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: CJS3 on June 14, 2008, 10:56:50 AM
On one of the local radio shows here in Houston, the host thought that if we sent a bunch of the new bulbs to the congress and busted them in the house and senate chambers, we could shut down congress and save the U. S.
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: Bill Stryker on June 14, 2008, 12:55:56 PM
On one of the local radio shows here in Houston, the host thought that if we sent a bunch of the new bulbs to the congress and busted them in the house and senate chambers, we could shut down congress and save the U. S.
Now that is a constructive suggestion. ;D ;)
Title: Re: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ENERGY SAVER LIGHT BULBS!
Post by: CurrieS103 on June 15, 2008, 08:52:57 AM