Thoughts on CFL fluorescent light bulbs
I'm delighted to use these bulbs, mainly for three reasons:
(1) The infrequency that I have to haul out a ladder to climb to the ceiling to replace those that are far out of reach (or have someone do it for me).
(2) The reduced cost of electricity in terms of the cost of operating CFL bulbs in contract to incandescent bulbs.
(3) The reduced cost of air conditioning in terms of how much heat is generated by incandescent bulbs, especially noticeable from the high hats in the kitchen and the banks of lights in the bathrooms here in TV.
CFL bulbs are available considerably more inexpensively on websites like ebay.com and amazon.com than in local stores, and they are made in many more styles than the common curlicue-shaped ones, including the floods that fit the high hats.
The only drawback I can think of is the possibility of breakage, but I for one am used to this possibility after decades of using fluorescent tubes.
To me this is a win-win situation; I cannot imagine anyone NOT being in favor of the three reasons I mention (and likely others). Your thoughts?
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