tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post1797187710666260738..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: 11 "Easy" Steps to Dispose of Broken CFLsBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-89468951945279807282008-04-01T00:26:00.000-05:002008-04-01T00:26:00.000-05:00I had no idea of this ... frightening really. And ...I had no idea of this ... frightening really. And here I saw 'CFL' in the post title and thought 'Canadian Football League'. (I have a teenage son who is football fan and so my mind often veers to football, quite sadly to me.)kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-79274938582397861322008-03-28T12:31:00.000-05:002008-03-28T12:31:00.000-05:00"If you don't want to clean up a broken bulb, then..."If you don't want to clean up a broken bulb, then don't break the bulb in the first place."<BR/><BR/>mr_subjunctive must not have young children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-39052171999784543242008-03-27T13:26:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:26:00.000-05:00Next thing you know kids will be breaking and snif...Next thing you know kids will be breaking and sniffing these things for a buzz!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-69668541578976383182008-03-22T00:05:00.000-05:002008-03-22T00:05:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-13344532396141049512008-03-21T19:57:00.000-05:002008-03-21T19:57:00.000-05:00Now I'm waiting HS to break down my door because I...Now I'm waiting HS to break down my door because I've got mini WMDs in my light sockets ready for launch.WiseAcrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383341492994868833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-62489168876004866662008-03-21T11:41:00.000-05:002008-03-21T11:41:00.000-05:00Everyone: Sure, CFLs are probably better in the lo...Everyone: Sure, CFLs are probably better in the long read, but the issue isn't with how breakable they are--to me anyway--but that when they DO burn out, we'll toss them in the trash without a second thought. What we need, apparently, is each house to have a vacuum sealed trash container to place at the curb for a hazmat team to come pick up. I own only one CFL, and I hate the color--feel like Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-24281929484713449002008-03-21T07:19:00.000-05:002008-03-21T07:19:00.000-05:00I don't see what's so unreasonable about it. This ...I don't see what's so unreasonable about it. This is all only necessary if they break, they're not terribly breakable, you don't have to replace them as often, electric bills are lower. If you don't want to clean up a broken bulb, then don't break the bulb in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Also, as I understand it, burning more coal, to produce more electricity, to run more incandescent bulbs, mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-29388641940040824862008-03-21T06:06:00.000-05:002008-03-21T06:06:00.000-05:00Unbelievable! Common sense has left the building!...Unbelievable! Common sense has left the building!<BR/><BR/>Benjamin: If you come to RI I will make you creme brulee! Grass burning dependent on time of year! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-88741556398851916422008-03-21T03:11:00.000-05:002008-03-21T03:11:00.000-05:00Um, hey guys, nobody told me I was trading in my a...Um, hey guys, nobody told me I was trading in my admittedly energy-wasting bulb for something that has more disposal instructions than a nuclear reactor.<BR/><BR/>I should have known something was up when Walmart started pushing them-- they're probably made with the toxins left over after the Chinese finish making our kids' toys.A Red Mind in a Blue Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423945703299761676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-53150656771059700652008-03-20T19:02:00.000-05:002008-03-20T19:02:00.000-05:00very scary. think I'll stock up on incandescents ...very scary. think I'll stock up on incandescents while they're still available. Sheesh!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.com