Are the new bulbs an EC con?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.express.co...r-energy-saving-bulbs

Do you go along with this latest condemnation of the 'new bulbs' or are they the best thing since sliced bread?

[modeller]

Quite right but that was only Europe , it was not a worldwide conspiracy .
e.g The US did not adopt the metric system but they have changed to low engr. bulbs.

[Old_Geezer]

To say something is biased when it has clearly simply stated facts, and to denigrate the post and the poster, is to invite suspicion as to why you should do so. Therefore it is not a strange remark to make, on the contrary, it is an almost inevitable question.

I do not wish to get dragged into in a, "yes it is", "no it's not", type of argument, so let us just agree that you look at my totally unbiased posts, that ignore no evidence whatsoever, and somehow imagine the opposite. It is interesting that you think posts here count as evidence. But no, that was not a question inviting an answer, just something to think on.

What I appear to be saying that those in authority appear to want to push the common folk around, since they meddle in things that make life less pleasant for all, but can give no reasonable justification for doing so, and do so on numerous occasions. This lightbulb legislation being a prime example. This, of course, is something many folk will have already realised from experience. Nothing I have written is, "utter rubbish", and to state so is insulting, One can only assume you are trying to troll.

I don't suppose everyone is mistaken, the same as I don't suppose everyone agrees with your posts. There is neither need nor compulsion to read threads which may claim to disagree with me. I write from experience and so know what I say about the lightbulbs is correct. So you suggest your thoughts on the matter is that if one knows one is right about a particular topic, then one should not voice one's opinion or state the facts ?

Seriously, if you feel the need to get at someone for whatever reason, maybe because they've devastated your cherished beliefs, then feel free to carry on insulting here. Since there seems next to no chance of a reasonable discussion on the subject, and as I don't visit the site to be got at, I shall leave the thread for you to enjoy yourself in.

[gingejbee]

OG: situations and products change. Most people adapt but some refuse to do so. It's time you moved on.