Bulbs
After I went to see Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth I told myself that I’d replace all the bulbs in my house with energy efficient ones, but I never did get around to it. But after another large electricity bill I was compelled to do something about it and bought enough to replace them all. It turns out that I can’t replace the ones in my two table lamps however, due to the larger shape at the bottom of each of them. That’s a bit of a pain.
There’s a common misconception that these are expensive items, something that the current advertising campaign doesn’t do much to dissuade you off. While they do indeed cost more than a standard 40W or 60W bulb, it’s not like they’re unusually marked up. In fact I was surprised how cheap they were. And when you figure that they should last years longer and use a fraction of the power, it should be a no brainer to go out and get yourself some. But really, if you’re going to advertise the things, it’s time to start telling people that they’re not as high an initial investment as they might think.
