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Ontario to ban sale of incandescent light bulbs in 2012

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Check out this months issue of Popular Mechanics for a good review article on CFLs versus incandescents.
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Jul 23, 2006
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What if you want to use dimmers? CFLs can't be dimmed...
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they now have some CFLs that can be dimmed I believe ... saw this at the DEPOT.
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Will CFLs work in an oven? If no, wtf are they thinking?
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DieHardware wrote: Will CFLs work in an oven? If no, wtf are they thinking?
or fridges, or microwaves, or dryers, or...
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hehe, just a funny story, a guy came into Home Depot, where I work, and picked up a cart full of these incadescent bulbs, loll, said he feels better because of the light they emit and that if the gov't is going to ban them, hes going to stack up...

didnt see this happen, heard from co-worker :cheesygri
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Yeah, fluorescent light is kind of clinical and cold.
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esq05 wrote: hehe, just a funny story, a guy came into Home Depot, where I work, and picked up a cart full of these incadescent bulbs, loll, said he feels better because of the light they emit and that if the gov't is going to ban them, hes going to stack up...

didnt see this happen, heard from co-worker :cheesygri
I guess he didnt realize he has 5 years

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