@nprofile1q... - I've never noticed humming from the CFLs in my house (unlike the long tubes you see in a school, office, public building), but if I did that bulb would be gone in a heartbeat. ... Just thinking about that scenario makes me twitch.

@nprofile1q... - In my own experience, I've found that the old fashioned incandescent bulbs generally lasted about their rated lifespans, but that CFL bulbs always fall way short of their rated lifespans, often lasting LESS than an equivalent incandescent bulb.

I don't have enough history with LED bulbs yet to make this determination.

I also know that a defective fixture/lamp/whatever can ruin your bulbs but make it look like the bulbs are the problem. That's a possibility to consider, too.

@nprofile1q... - We tend to have light bulbs go out in groups during a relatively short period of time; like '3 within 6 weeks then none for a year and a half' kind of thing.

Moved into the house, put in all energy-saving bulbs (all at the same time from the same big pack). So, after like 20,000 hours, for example, they reach the end of their life. They were all made at the same time and installed at the same time, so that means they die at about the same time. #MysterySolved

@nprofile1q... - That was interesting. I did read the whole thing. All. The. Way. Through. ... even though she made her point at least a half dozen times. The idea had been wrapped up and I thought I was at the end, but then there would be a new section.

I read a huge amount as a kid, but then my second year at university demanded so much very heavy and dense reading that it killed all interest in me towards reading for pleasure and it has never returned. So I guess that makes me postliterate.

@nprofile1q... - While the heat wave did extend up to the Great Lakes and across the South, it was at its worst over the Southern Plains, right where we were. So, of course, it was Big News here.

@nprofile1q... - My criticism of this news article is that it plays right into the hands of the MAGA folks who have had a very valid complaint all along: "Why is it that the rest of the world expects the US to take care of everything while they sit back and live high on the hog?"

I think it's great the U.S. has historically stepped up to the task, but I've also noticed (as far back as the 1990s) that many places, particularly Europe, have just stepped away from the plate and taken us for granted.

@nprofile1q... - Yes, I agree, it DOES scream "Merica!" It's totally something you'd find for sale here. ... Except I've never actually seen anything like this here in the U.S.. Where was this photo taken?

@nprofile1q... - Don't forget to include a trash bag.

@nprofile1q... - I don't have any friends, so that's not an issue for me.