OT Low Energy Light Bulb

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:10:18 -0000, "Max Demian"
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"Marky P" wrote in message
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A friend of mine told me to get all my fillings changed for white ones
as the silver ones are dangerous and I will die :-(

The process of removing the amalgam ones releases a lot of mercury all at
once, rather than an insignificant leaching over time.

I have one filling that's always tasted slightly metallic. Dunno why.

Marky P.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:25:03 -0000, "Bill Wright"
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"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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In article , Bill Wright
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By the way when I was at junior school our school was in the paper 'cos
it
was the first school in the West Riding to have fluorescent lights.

In the street where I lived in Middlesbrough in the late 1950s the street
lighting was gas. One of the lamps was outside our house so I often saw
the
chap who came round regularly to switch it on and off and occasionally
climb
up a ladder to clean it. He rode his bicycle with one hand because he
needed
his other arm to hold the ladder over his shoulder. And he whistled.

That same man used to light the gas lamps in Bentley. Actually it might have
been a different man because our wasn't a Dick van Dyke character. I know
that because when out dog worried him his accent wasn't American Mockney, it
was pure Yorkshire. I didn't know grown ups used words like that. I thought
they were just for us kids in the playground.


It doesn't feel like ancient history to me because it was part of my own
childhood, i.e. living memory. Though the description might sound
Victorian,
the war was well over before I was born, most people we knew had cars and
there were two television channels, the transistor had been invented, DNA
had
been discovered, the space age was well under way and Kennedy was about to
promise us we'd go to the Moon, and yet... gas street lighting serviced by
a
Dick Van Dyke character on a bike. If you saw it in a movie you'd think it
was an anachronism.
I'm beginning to think I'm an anachronism.


(At least it was a two legged ladder - not like yours).
I'm wondering if Zimmer make ladders. . .

Bill

Or Stanna! Stanna Ladder Lifts for the less able aerial fitter :-)

Marky P.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:48:29 -0000, Roderick Stewart
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In article , Dickie mint wrote:
Terry F wrote:

What's going to happen to those who use halogens for home lighting?
*

Replace with LED equivalents?

I was suprised to find a wide range of LED lamps!

GU10 fluorescent lamps are also available. They fit in the same
sockets, though as they are about 16mm longer they don't look right in
all fittings, so you have to choose carefully. I have four in a ceiling
fitting that now consumes a total of 28W instead of 200W, and I can
change an individual bulb without burning my fingers.

Rod.
What about the capsule halogen bulbs? my light fitting in my bedroom
has ten of the little buggers. Any low energy equivalents?

Marky P.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:30:46 GMT, "Woody" wrote:

It has just taken my wife 9 weeks to get an NHS dentist (and
still 4 weeks to go).


9 WEEKS???????????????????????????

It's taken my wife and I nearly two years!!!

It's been more than two years for us and we're still waiting.

I claim the prize ;-)

M.

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:33:44 -0000, Roderick Stewart
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The next time I have to change one of the ceiling spotlights in my bathroom
(which is surrounded by other rooms and consequently has no windows) I'll
run a cable in and use an Anglepoise, because I just *know* where the torch
would go if I lost my concentration, and I wouldn't want to put it in my
mouth after that.

You could always close the lid (of the bog, not your mouth).
But being blokes, that sort of thing doesn't come naturally does it? :-)

"Marky P" wrote in message
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My brother pulls his own teeth out if they hurt. He won't go to the
dentist.

What does he do, tie them to a doorknob?

--
Max Demian

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:18:50 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
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In article ,
Dickie mint wrote:
What's going to happen to those who use halogens for home lighting?


Replace with LED equivalents?

I was suprised to find a wide range of LED lamps!

And all rubbish for home use. If you like tungsten but dislike the light
from CFLs you'll positively hate LEDs. And I'm not sure this will ever be
sorted.

I use LED GU10 bulbs and I'm very pleased with them so far. I don't
know how long they last yet though.

YMMV of course.

M.

Bill Wright wrote:
"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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In article , Bill Wright
wrote:
"Roderick Stewart" wrote in message
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In article , Dickie mint wrote:
GU10 fluorescent lamps are also available. They fit in the same
sockets, though as they are about 16mm longer they don't look right in
all fittings, so you have to choose carefully. I have four in a ceiling
fitting that now consumes a total of 28W instead of 200W, and I can
change an individual bulb without burning my fingers.
After considerable experiment I found out that the trick is to turn the
lights off and let them cool before changing the bulb.
Yes, that works, but I find it's quite a feat of co-ordination to keep my
balance on the chair while fiddling about with the light fitting and
simultaneously maintaining just the right amount of grip on the torch with
my teeth.
We've bought some candles. We keep them with a box of matches in a dry
place. As a technocrat I feel a bit annoyed about it but they are actually
very practical.


Our local Poundland was selling 2 circular 3 LED "cupboard lights", so I
bought quite a few.

Sure enough we got a mains failure and very useful they were dotted
around the house. Take 3 AAA batteries - 8 for a pound.....

Richard

"Marky P" wrote in message
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:11:33 +0000, Derek Geldard
My brother pulls his own teeth out if they hurt. He won't go to the
dentist.

My dad's always done that. He hasn't been to the dentist since 1944.

Bill

Ah, thank you! This is a recent development. Normal CFLs definitely aren't
dimmable by normal dimmers, which I'm sure we can agree on.

SteveT