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    wembleyheads yay summer!

    how did I already mark this done? 18 months ago

    I put in 5 CFL bulbs today. Only two incandescent bulbs remain inside my closets. Not too shabby.

    edit: not too shabby, for something that was already “done”...



    Mere curiosity Jumping with joy

    Every bulb in the house except for one 19 months ago

    is CFL now…The excuse for 1 non CFL – weird shaped dome; a normal CFL does not fit it. :(



    Donna Good Day Sunshine

    Bedside Lamp 19 months ago

    I got a couple of little bulbs that I’m trying out. It’s going great!

    I’ve heard some people don’t like the compact fluorescent bulbs in the bedroom, but it has not had any negative affect whatsoever…



    it's a start.... 20 months ago

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    Donna Good Day Sunshine

    Well, Maybe I Was a Bit Hasty 20 months ago

    I’m still keeping this goal on the give-up side, but I don’t like thinking that I’ve given up on this.

    Yes, yes, the bulbs are more expensive. I knew that. Maybe I can focus on switching one per month, to spread out the cost.

    For now—I’m making my list tighter, so this goal is going to be here for the interim.



    incompatibility 22 months ago

    i bought 5 bulbs yesterday and not a SINGLE one fit into the cap or was of appropriate size for the lamp. apparently, i will not save the planet today.



    Mostly... 22 months ago

    most of my rooms have been switched over. Now I hope I see a reduction in my electric bill.



    Donna Good Day Sunshine

    Switched Some 22 months ago

    It’s time to switch the rest. I was waiting for the old ones to burn out, but why? We’ll save electricity as soon as the new ones are installed.



    TajLV is back from his 40th HS reunion

    The switch has been made 22 months ago

    Last Saturday we discovered 4-packs of the mini CFLs on sale at the supermarket for just $2.97. We bought enough to complete the switchover … 19 incandescent bulbs replaced in total. I still want to change a couple of the new bulbs to 3-ways, which are considerably more expensive, but for now this task is done. I feel really good about making our home a little “greener”



    TajLV is back from his 40th HS reunion

    Six more replaced 22 months ago

    We found some “mini” CFLs at the 99-Cent Store, so today I replaced four incandescent bulbs in the revolving fan in the kitchen, one in the laundry area, and one in a small lamp in the livingroom. These mini-bulbs fit existing sockets better than some of the larger ones we bought before, and at under a dollar apiece, they are really quite affordable.

    Making the switch is important, too. According to a recent article in Fast Company magazine, “If every one of 110 million American households bought just one ice-cream-cone bulb, took it home, and screwed it in the place of an ordinary 60-watt bulb, the energy saved would be enough to power a city of 1.5 million people…. In terms of oil not burned, or greenhouse gases not exhausted into the atmosphere, one bulb (per household) is equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the roads…. Swirl bulbs don’t just work, they pay for themselves. They use so little power compared with old reliable bulbs, a $3 swirl pays for itself in lower electric bills in about five months…. Compact fluorescents, even in heavy use, last 5, 7, 10 years. Install one on your 30th birthday; it may be around to help illuminate your 40th.”

    We really can make a big difference by switching to CFLs. I’m hoping more and more 43Ters will adopt this goal. It’s practically a no-brainer.



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