[QUOTE=Steve Jordan;484718]I wasn't inferring that, actually. I was inferring that taking
no action at all, because the solutions don't suit, is delusional. And I wasn't actually directing that at your statements, but the general attitude (incredibly common in the U.S. of A.) that "since the solution isn't perfect, it can't be any better than what I'm doing, so I'm not going to change anything."
I mean, I'm not saying CFLs are 100% safe, or that you shouldn't be concerned about the mercury inside. I'm just saying that, in the bigger picture, you've got much more dangerous and toxic things all around you than CFLs... that mercury issue is small potatoes compared to those others.
Your car is more of a threat to your life than a houseful of CFLs.
And most importantly, CFLs will save
a lot of energy... well worth the extra care needed to handle them, in my opinion (and in my house).
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Okay, then.
I agree that we should make some attempts to fix things, even if they are only "stop gap" methods. We do need to stop the gap from getting bigger before we can start filling it in. I'm afraid I can't agree about the light bulb, though. But, hey, that's one of the best things about MR, we can agree to disagree and still get along!
As for the following quote:
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The same thing I call the people who keep my grocery purchases, DVD purchases, web site visitations, medical history, credit scores, suit size, bank history, employment history, passport records, cell phone records and MP3 purchases in their little triple-backed-up databases in mysterious foreign lands. (I just refer to 'em in general as "Them," for expedience and to avoid the obvious political references.)
If "Them" actually thinks they can learn anything else about me by collecting my trash, too... girl, they're welcome to it.
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Who are the "Them" you think are gathering all this data? I am just curious. I didn't know anyone was keeping all that information about me and I certainly don't want anyone knowing my "suit" size.
