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Originally Posted by Xenophon
Bilbo1967 -- I respectfully request that you go back and read my overly long post ( #54 in this thread) with some care. The question I'm addressing wasn't "should I switch to more efficient bulbs to save energy and money?" but rather "Why might it be a bad idea to legislate incandescent bulbs out of existence?" along with "Given that I wish to invest in improved efficiency, and also that I cannot afford to make all possible efficiency upgrades simultaneously, how do I decide which upgrade to pursue first?"
The point of the post you took out of its context in the larger discussion was that switching the least-used lightbulb in my house to CFL would be a waste of money that I could have spent on upgrading a bulb that sees substantially greater use! Or, better still, let the up-front cost difference help to pay for something that makes an even bigger difference. A more-efficient refrigerator (as just one example).
Really, you've got things backwards here. 
Xenophon |
Xenophon - having now gone back and read your longer earlier posting, I respectfully withdraw my remarks and apologise for the somewhat 'kneejerk' nature of my initial response.
You have clearly given this rather more thought than I did and I promise to be a bit less confrontational in the future
