The lighting in my living room and kitchen is spotlights embedded in the ceiling. I had to go to CFLs immediately because of the amount of heat the incandescents gave off. It was crazy. But that was four years ago and I've had one blow out since then. (Six weeks ago. Replacement bulb is still sitting on the counter waiting for me to drag the ladder out.) I'm pretty sure I got the daylight ones. They have the CFL coil-style bulb inside a more standardly shaped spotlight bulb.
Yes. Men like sports. Men watch the action movie, they eat of the beef, and enjoy to look at the bosoms. A thousand years of avenging our wrongs and that's all you've learned?
Xander ,'End of Days'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
brenda m - Dec 16, 2011 4:57:08 am PST #4337 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Liese S. - Dec 16, 2011 5:05:55 am PST #4338 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I wonder why the performance varies so widely. My mom's electrician was completely new to them, but somehow they go out regularly for her. We built at the exact same time and I have yet to change a bulb. I fact, I was an early adopter and put them in the past several houses where I've lived, and I never had to change any of those, either.
They do come on slower these days, but that's it. Not one failure yet in four years.
WindSparrow - Dec 16, 2011 5:06:43 am PST #4339 of 30001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Re: Online Dating - I thoroughly recommend my own method, which was to find a chat room dedicated to an actual interest (i.e. a tv show), make friends with the regulars, and start flirting with one. First time, it worked out ok. Second time, it worked out even better. Plus, it got me away from those horrid scorpions.
§ ita § - Dec 16, 2011 5:22:53 am PST #4340 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it turns out that most people don't really like the way they look in daylight
Really? What's the preferred light then? I thought artificial was supposed to be the big bad.
Ginger - Dec 16, 2011 5:24:08 am PST #4341 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I had to go to CFLs immediately because of the amount of heat the incandescents gave off.
That is not an uncommon cause of fires, if the builder didn't install the recessed lights correctly. (Also, they're frequently installed without the right sealing and insulation, so they're a common source of air leakage. Bad idea all the way around.)
There was a fair amount of variation in quality in the early years of CFLs. The current bulbs are better in a lot of ways.
ChiKat - Dec 16, 2011 5:24:14 am PST #4342 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
What's the preferred light then?
Candles. Dim light hides a myriad of sins.
Ginger - Dec 16, 2011 5:27:02 am PST #4343 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What's the preferred light then?
People seem to like the way they look in incandescent lights better, and the warm white is closer to that. I had daylight CFLs in my office and I had to change them to warm white. Everything was a little too clear.
Steph L. - Dec 16, 2011 5:34:58 am PST #4344 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
SailAweigh! How did the GF pumpkin bread turn out? My taste buds want to live vicariously.
Zenkitty - Dec 16, 2011 5:56:06 am PST #4345 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I like the LED candles. They flicker like real candles, they don't set things on fire, the batteries last a long time, and the candles last forever.
The next time one of my interior floods has to be replaced, I promise to try out one of the new CFLs.
Tom Scola - Dec 16, 2011 5:59:23 am PST #4346 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I'll be buying LED bulbs from now on, no more CFL.