If you're like me, someone that ACTIVELY protested Bush's excessive spending, you get labeled as a racist for protesting Obama. There's nothing we can do til the country collapses under the weight of it's debt. Foreigners won't finance our lifestyles forever.
- CFLs *hate* heat. CFLs hate cold. CFLs hate humidity. CFLs hate dimmers.
Contrary to popular belief, CFLs are not actually capable of *hate*. Nor can they love unfortunately, those spirals are so sexy... Anyways....the CFL over my stove top(~2 ft.) that has been exposed to hot/cold cycles, steam, grease, etc... has been running for a CONTINUOUS 2.5 years. NEVER turned off.
In practical terms this means CFLs can not be used in 80-90% of present fixtures.
Except for every single fixture inside and outside my house(excluding 8' shop lights, the light on my VCR, and my Indiglo Timex watch). Apparently my 1982 built house had some kind of super CFL compliant fixtures installed and those Walmart lamps are something straight out of a sci-fi novel.
I used them in my upside-down ktichen lights - they died 2 months later.
I'm sorry for your loss. And to think they hated their life that whole time...
I used them outside in my porch light - it worked fine until the temperature dropped below zero, and then refused to light.
I've seen incandescent bulbs fucking explode in cold weather. MUCH BETTER! Fortunately, I got 4 CFLs outside that have 2.5 years+ on all of them. They get used daily. And by "used", I mean "sexually used". And by "daily", I mean at night after my wife goes to bed.
I used them in my bathroom, and after a shower the humidity killed half of them.
Again, sorry for your loss. You should look into starting a homicide investigation to find this "humidity" killer. My wife is always saying he messed up her hair and I don't want a murderer messing with my wife's hair.
I bought a so-called "dimmable CFL" which died 5 minutes after I installed it in my living room dimmer switch.
You're supposed to "install" the bulb into the light socket, not into the dimmer switch, that may be the problem. I've had 4 CFLs on dimmers in my dining room and a couple in my bedroom(bow chicka wow wow... ok not really, I turn the lights off for that shit) now for at least 2 years.
CFLs hate being turned on and off.
Again with this hate thing? You're just not doing it right. Try a warm bath and a bottle of wine before making your move. It hasn't worked for me yet, but I'm willing to bet it could pay off given a large enough liquor supply. I can't afford much since I spent a whole $50 for enough CFLs to fill my house along with spares.
CFLs have a warm-up time.
Not compared to my wife they don't! (I'll be here all night, tip your veal, try your waitress) It takes a whole 1-2 seconds for enough light to see reasonably well, another 5-10 seconds for what is effectively full brightness. Some of them are even quicker. But they're just overachievers, trying to show off.
Turn it on to read your paper, and you have to wait 5 minutes before you can see the writing. Turn it on to go down the basement stairs - and you can't see the steps because it's still too dim (a safety hazard).
Harsh words my friend. Paper? PAPER? Seriously, who reads the paper anymore? Do you buy some 5 watt chinese made brand or something? Seriously, this is NOT a problem with ANY of my CFLs.
I have about 20 CFLs in my home.
No need to brag. But since you've got your shorts down already, I've got 30.
Unfortunately, I just signed up for a new Centmail account today and sending this to everyone in my spam...eh...I mean....eh...."address" book would cost me over $15k.
However, I do have approximately $10 million in an offshore account I need to get to your country, and if you could just add a quick note to the bottom of that email I'd appreciate it.
and banks can't pre-approve you for credit card after credit card that you don't want or need.
That's not entirely true....at least in Texas...
Does freezing my file mean that I won't receive pre-approved credit offers?
No. You can stop the pre-approved credit offers by calling 888-5OPTOUT (888-567-8688). Or you can do this online at www.optoutprescreen.com. This will stop most of the offers, the ones that go through the consumer reporting agencies. It's good for five years or you can make it permanent.
How much notice did the NC legislators give Amazon? That would probably clue you in to why they only gave a one week notice. If Amazon didn't know about it beforehand, how could they possibly give a notice any sooner? Also, just because the government proposed a law, doesn't mean it's likely to pass. Maybe the lawyers determined they should send the letter out when they knew the law was more likely to pass.
I don't feel like RTFA(sue me) so sorry if that was already covered.
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And if you design it after my wife, it doesn't even have to move!
Otherwise known as "July Fourth", which according to Google, has about 55,000,000 more hits than "Fourth of July".
Wizards.
I'd sell it on ebay
If you're like me, someone that ACTIVELY protested Bush's excessive spending, you get labeled as a racist for protesting Obama. There's nothing we can do til the country collapses under the weight of it's debt. Foreigners won't finance our lifestyles forever.
- CFLs *hate* heat. CFLs hate cold. CFLs hate humidity. CFLs hate dimmers.
Contrary to popular belief, CFLs are not actually capable of *hate*. Nor can they love unfortunately, those spirals are so sexy... Anyways....the CFL over my stove top(~2 ft.) that has been exposed to hot/cold cycles, steam, grease, etc... has been running for a CONTINUOUS 2.5 years. NEVER turned off.
In practical terms this means CFLs can not be used in 80-90% of present fixtures.
Except for every single fixture inside and outside my house(excluding 8' shop lights, the light on my VCR, and my Indiglo Timex watch). Apparently my 1982 built house had some kind of super CFL compliant fixtures installed and those Walmart lamps are something straight out of a sci-fi novel.
I used them in my upside-down ktichen lights - they died 2 months later.
I'm sorry for your loss. And to think they hated their life that whole time...
I used them outside in my porch light - it worked fine until the temperature dropped below zero, and then refused to light.
I've seen incandescent bulbs fucking explode in cold weather. MUCH BETTER! Fortunately, I got 4 CFLs outside that have 2.5 years+ on all of them. They get used daily. And by "used", I mean "sexually used". And by "daily", I mean at night after my wife goes to bed.
I used them in my bathroom, and after a shower the humidity killed half of them.
Again, sorry for your loss. You should look into starting a homicide investigation to find this "humidity" killer. My wife is always saying he messed up her hair and I don't want a murderer messing with my wife's hair.
I bought a so-called "dimmable CFL" which died 5 minutes after I installed it in my living room dimmer switch.
You're supposed to "install" the bulb into the light socket, not into the dimmer switch, that may be the problem. I've had 4 CFLs on dimmers in my dining room and a couple in my bedroom(bow chicka wow wow... ok not really, I turn the lights off for that shit) now for at least 2 years.
CFLs hate being turned on and off.
Again with this hate thing? You're just not doing it right. Try a warm bath and a bottle of wine before making your move. It hasn't worked for me yet, but I'm willing to bet it could pay off given a large enough liquor supply. I can't afford much since I spent a whole $50 for enough CFLs to fill my house along with spares.
CFLs have a warm-up time.
Not compared to my wife they don't! (I'll be here all night, tip your veal, try your waitress) It takes a whole 1-2 seconds for enough light to see reasonably well, another 5-10 seconds for what is effectively full brightness. Some of them are even quicker. But they're just overachievers, trying to show off.
Turn it on to read your paper, and you have to wait 5 minutes before you can see the writing. Turn it on to go down the basement stairs - and you can't see the steps because it's still too dim (a safety hazard).
Harsh words my friend. Paper? PAPER? Seriously, who reads the paper anymore?
Do you buy some 5 watt chinese made brand or something? Seriously, this is NOT a problem with ANY of my CFLs.
I have about 20 CFLs in my home.
No need to brag. But since you've got your shorts down already, I've got 30.
People that search out a career path for it's glamorous and fun lifestyle are too shallow and stupid to make good scientists.
Depends.
What do adult diapers have to do with this?
This makes me wonder, will Vista drop in price now? And to what price?
Time IS money.
Unfortunately, I just signed up for a new Centmail account today and sending this to everyone in my spam...eh...I mean....eh...."address" book would cost me over $15k.
However, I do have approximately $10 million in an offshore account I need to get to your country, and if you could just add a quick note to the bottom of that email I'd appreciate it.
There's no real people on there anyways.
and banks can't pre-approve you for credit card after credit card that you don't want or need.
That's not entirely true....at least in Texas...
Does freezing my file mean that I won't receive pre-approved credit offers?
No. You can stop the pre-approved credit offers by calling 888-5OPTOUT (888-567-8688). Or you can do this online at www.optoutprescreen.com. This will stop most of the offers, the ones that go through the consumer reporting agencies. It's good for five years or you can make it permanent.
Actually, like the plural form of the word child, the plural of mouse is mouseren.
For the last time Keanu, that was a MOVIE.
I've heard estimates of over 9000.
I'm really confused by the typing of "one" after the question mark. Can someone explain that to me????????///forwardslash
If there are people who have vision that is 1,000 times normal, then they must get blinded by the sun really easily...
Riddick?
Pow-pow-powerwheels?
Would you really enjoy playing a game that you already know everything that's going to happen before it's done?
Old and braindead sounds about right. Most senior level architects insist in noting all drawings in CAPS.
If you think about it, single edged swords are also double edged swords. I mean, it cuts on one side, but not the other....
I think I just blew my own mind.
I don't feel like RTFA(sue me) so sorry if that was already covered.
A simple "wrong" would have been just fine.
Unfortunately you'll get modded troll for speaking the truth. Obama makes Bush look like a fucking boy scout.