[cfgeeks] Compact flourescents mandated in CA in 2012?

[Jonathan Damron]

Kevin P. Inscoe wrote:

>Swell... noise city...
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>From: Chris Trask <christrask at earthlink.net>
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>Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:54:25 -0700
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>Subject: Re: [qrp-l.org] OT: Compact flourescents mandated in CA in 2012?
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>On Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 9:58 AM, Jason White wrote:
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>>I just stumbled across this article about someone proposing that
>>California do away with standard light bulbs:
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>>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249001,00.html
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>>Remind me not to put up any antennas there if this goes through! Those
>>little buggers cause me nothing but problems. I keep driving them out of
>>the house, but the people I live with keep bringing them right back. You
>>should have heard the racket on the radio when they tried to use one
>>with a dimmer!
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>    It was mentioned on the radio this morning.  It's been nicknamed the
>"How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Law".
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>Chris
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Well, I certainly do not aggree with the government mandating them. 
However, I have had good luck with one. In my 4 year old's bedroom he 
has a small lamp. And the standard bulbs get very hot to the touch. So I 
put in one of those compact fluorescents and it is great. Now if he 
touches the bulb it does not burn. So, I am sort of a fan of them. 
However, I do not have any radio interference issues myself.

Jonathan