CFL’s to save money?

[Knobhead]

Set off to the pub yesterday “I thought I need to pick up a couple of lamps on the way”. So calls in at the local shop to get them, may as well get a couple of spares while I’m here. Gets to the pub, sits down and puts the bag on the side table. The door opens and in comes the local doddering old fool of a pensioner. He plonks his shopping on top of my bag. He left later, I finished my drink and goes home. Opens the boxes, every lamp smashed.
Went and got some more today, gets home, two out of the four work!

There’s a lot to be said for candles!
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Bah Humbug!

 

[Knobhead]

I'm going to take up drinking again!

 

[Robotstar5]

Meanwhile, local shop has ordered 100's of lamps to restock due to the rate at which they are selling them?

 

[Brightspark2]

Only 2 out of 4 work?!?!

What manufacturer are they? Corner shop special?...

 

[Knobhead]

Tesco's finest! I walk past the place on my way to the pub, saved me time but not money!

 

[Silly Sausage]

And the moral of the story is...
Stop going to the pub.
It's already done you enough damage (I'm probably close on your heels!) and now you're getting your shopping wrecked!

 

[snowhead]

News flash;

2 drunken pensioners in the pub, one knocks out the other's lights, no-one hurt.

More news, Tesco anounce unexpected profit surge.

 

[Knobhead]

I needed chearing up!

Still on the waggon though Archy.

 

[KFH]

I hope you followed the advice on broken CFLs and cleared the pub for 15 minutes, opened all the doors and windows to ventilate the room, cleared up any mess on the floor with a damp cloth while wearing gloves and then double bagged the remains including the rag and the gloves and drove to a local waste recycling centre that will take fluorescent waste to dispose of the bag.

A point the EU seem to have forgotten about is the mercury they contain and its disposal when banning incandescent bulbs.

 

[Fin170]

A point the EU seem to have forgotten about is the mercury they contain and its disposal when banning incandescent bulbs.

More mercury is emitted powering the incandescents than that of disposing the CFL (assuming you sent them to landfill, which you don't as you're a professional using that big recycling box at the wholesalers?), and iirc quite a few manufactures do them with 0 mercury content anyway.

Irrelevant anyway, CFLs days are limited thanks to LEDs

 

[Knobhead]

I hope you followed the advice on broken CFLs and cleared the pub for 15 minutes, opened all the doors and windows to ventilate the room, cleared up any mess on the floor with a damp cloth while wearing gloves and then double bagged the remains including the rag and the gloves and drove to a local waste recycling centre that will take fluorescent waste to dispose of the bag.

A point the EU seem to have forgotten about is the mercury they contain and its disposal when banning incandescent bulbs.

I was very conscientious and they went in the GREEN BIN. (The one that goes to landfill).

And yes, you make a very good point about the EU and mercury.

 

[telectrix]

teach you not to buy them stupid cfl's then get LEDs next time.

 

[Knobhead]

Hey! It's taken me long enough to swith from Carbon Arc!

You'll be expecting me to put that new fangled plastic covered wire in next, nowt wrong with Gutta Percha on Knob and Tube! Just think of the upheaval in my kitchen, I'd have to change the light switches.

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Believe it of not they are 30A DP switches. Ellison 30A DP DMO OCB's.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Tony, you're retired now, convert back to gas...

 

[Knobhead]

YOU B88T8RD! I'll see you in the Gastroenterology Arms!

I'm fed up of drinking on my own View attachment 14847You'll be joining me soon!