You can get CFLs in warmer colors. Mine are all CFLs except a few converted oil lamps, which are not friendly to CFL shapes. They're hardly ever on, though.
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Ginger - Dec 14, 2007 5:32:08 am PST #7345 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
amych - Dec 14, 2007 5:32:45 am PST #7346 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeesh, Hil -- nothing quite like being told "I don't care if you feel shitty" by your doctor, of all people. (Even if it's not how he meant it.)
Stephanie - Dec 14, 2007 5:39:34 am PST #7347 of 10001
Trust my rage
nothing quite like being told "I don't care if you feel shitty" by your doctor, of all people.
A doctor told my early-pregnant friend on Monday "After doing an ultrasond, I don't see anything. So, the only proof we have that you are pregnant is that you say you are." Nice, you know?
Jesse - Dec 14, 2007 5:40:43 am PST #7348 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Are they flourescent lights? If so, for about an hour it's a wash, because regular flourescents use most of their energy in starting up. With regular lights, we're talking about a few cents a light, at most. If she's worried about energy efficiency, tell her to turn down the thermostat.
They are fluorescent. Sadly, we don't have control over the temperature here.
Sue - Dec 14, 2007 5:43:22 am PST #7349 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Hil, A friend of mine went to a naturopath who diagnosed her with thyroid issues after a doctor said her thyroid was in normal range. (I can't remember if she has an overactive or underactive.) Anyway, I think she was treating it with homeopathic remedies and dietary changes.
Nutty - Dec 14, 2007 5:43:33 am PST #7350 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
"After doing an ultrasond, I don't see anything. So, the only proof we have that you are pregnant is that you say you are."
Yeah, nice, and also, couldn't Doc just make the woman pee on another stick? I mean, isn't that the whole idea of pregnancy testing?
Hormones really do exist! They're not just in your head; they're in your pee too!
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2007 5:43:55 am PST #7351 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can get CFLs in warmer colors.
If it was all CFL, I wouldn't notice. As is, warmer light creeps in from the kitchen and bathroom. I'd like to get dimmable, if possible, for the living room, though.
SuziQ - Dec 14, 2007 5:48:05 am PST #7352 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
A doctor told my early-pregnant friend on Monday "After doing an ultrasond, I don't see anything. So, the only proof we have that you are pregnant is that you say you are."
Hello, Doctor - I'd like you to meet my son, CJ. Yep, same kind of thing, though in my case it was the tech who was an ass. Between me being very overweight and miscounting how pregnant I was, nothing showed up on the ultrasound. Luckily my doctor was a little more of a human and agreed to schedule another ultrasound a week later with one of the highly skilled technicians. And now I have an 11 year old source of utter frustration who I adore beyond reason.
Stephanie - Dec 14, 2007 5:49:25 am PST #7353 of 10001
Trust my rage
Yeah, nice, and also, couldn't Doc just make the woman pee on another stick?
I know! For whatever reason (likely $ because a blood test is more expensive), the doctors here don't do a $.25 pee-on-a-stick test at your first appointment.
This is the same place that told me that if I liked pain, they wouldn't force me to accept an epidural, but that they wouldn't "change how they practice medicine just for me." You can see what I don't go there anymore.
eta: Suzi, I'm going to pass on your story. My poor friend is pretty freaked out right now.
Tom Scola - Dec 14, 2007 5:51:36 am PST #7354 of 10001
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