[XCSSA] Solar and Green events in SA

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xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> First, those CF light bulbs last a lot longer than incandescents, so the 
> mercury issue isn't as bad as it might seem at first. I think I've only 
> had to replace one or two (in two houses) that died early. The few that 
> made too much noise just got swapped to locations where the noise didn't 
> matter.

Probably wandering way off topic here, but as an early adopter of CF 
bulbs, I've probably gone through 10-15 in the past 5 years, either 
through manufacturing defects, brown outs (those will really kill off 
CFs), or by accident (my mother-in-law used the dimmer for one of our 
fixtures, which I have since removed).  Even last week a 24W CF burned 
out in my hallway that was only there for 2 years, and I was quite lucky 
it didn't start a fire (the plastic housing was all brown and melted).

I know I'm saving electricity and cooling costs for my home for sure, 
but if I'm throwing away 2-3 bulbs per year, what happens when my whole 
neighborhood is doing that?  My whole city?  Then it adds up.

Nick