So much for 7,000-hour CFLs

[Oeditpus Rex]

One of mine just burned out. I put it in less than a year ago. x(

[WCGreen]

1. Well turn the fucker off every now and then....

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[KitchenWitch]

2. everyone's a smartass!

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

3. Oh, snap!

:blush:

[SeattleGirl]

4. Well, darlin', from my dead of the night bad math calculations,

a CFL left on 24/7/365 would need 8760 hours of burn power.

Just sayin'.....

[Richard Steele]

5. Ya gotta buy the pricey ones, and that's all there is to it.

Those $2.00 specials do NOT last as long as the box claims.

[SeattleGirl]

6. Only one's I've seen around here are about $6 a pop.

Hopefully THEY will last a bit longer.

[Richard Steele]

11. They do! (At least the $6.00 ones I've been getting)

And they will be cheaper in the long run, they just
have to last in the long run!

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. Yeah, I kinda figured that

These were like two for $5 or somethin'.

Time to upgrade the swirlie cones.

[Richard Steele]

8. Made that same mistake myself.

Got some jumbo bargain-pack at one of the big box stores;
10 bulbs for $25 or something like that. OY, what a ripoff.

Four $6.00 bulbs would have been a much better use of my cash.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Noted

Next time I'll get Phillips or whatever.

I wish they'd improve the tech to make 'em a little smaller, though. Right now I've got a couple in fixtures where I can't put the thing back on because the lamp's too big. But if I drop down to the 13-watt lamps, they aren't bright enough for those areas.

Sudden thought: Maybe that's characteristic of the cheap ones, too. They say a 13-watt CFL produces the same amount of lumens as a 60-watt incandescent lamp, but I think it's closer to a 40.

[SeattleGirl]

9. Aw, yes. The Dairly Queen bulbs.

:P

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Yup, that's what I call 'em

I keep wantin' to dip 'em in chocolate. :9

[SeattleGirl]

13. I used to work at DQ back when God was a little boy.

Just gimme a call if you need any help. :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Man, DQ had the *best* burgers!

Loved their vanilla malts, too. :9



I wish they were still around. :(

[SeattleGirl]

15. There are still a few around here, though you have to go to the 'burbs

to find 'em.

I loved working the "banana split special" days. It was a lot of fun!

Loved the burgers, and fries, and the dipped cones.

Hell, I loved just about everything on the menu. Still do!

Want me to send you a DQ burger?

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. Mmmmm, yeah!

You got my e-mail address? :D



I think there's still a DQ in Gilroy, which is about 18 miles from here. I know there's one in Los Banos, about 40 miles.

Here, there ain't a damned thing. x(

Oh, wait — except A&W, which has damned fine burgers its own self.

[SeattleGirl]

17. Make you a deal. You send me an A&W burger, and I'll send you a DQ burger.

Seems like a fair trade to me!

Then we can call each other and have gastronimical orgasms over the phone.

O,

wait,

I really didn't say that.

:hide:

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Musta been you

Wasn't me. :D

[SeattleGirl]

19. I'm really tired, but I fear it was, indeed, me who said that.

:hide:


BTW, how do you like your burger? :9

[Oeditpus Rex]

20. Ketchup, mayo, lettuce, pickle, onion (if red)

You serious? We're gonna mail burgers? :rofl:

[SeattleGirl]

21. Hell yeah! What kind of friend would I be if I didn't?????

:rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

22. k

Whadya want on yours? :D



PM me. I'm goin' to bed. Gotta get up tomorrow and go watch hunky Scottish dudes in kilts, throwin' their poles around.

:hug: :loveya: