silence7M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.English · edit-211 months agoIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comsilence7M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.English · edit-211 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up31·11 months agoI just found out that my mother has 6 or 7 gigantic moving boxes full of incandescent bulbs in her self storage container. She tells me they will be needed once the led bulb conspiracy fails. And that they will be worth a lot of money, enough to pay for her retirement. I can’t even
minus-squarecan@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·11 months agoWow, I’m sorry. What are her thoughts on flatscreens?
minus-squarenavi@lemmy.tespia.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoDo the 30 unopened boxes of 3D TVs answer your question?
minus-squaresilence7OPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 months agoMeanwhile, I occasionally see boxes of slightly used bulbs on the curb as people upgrade
minus-squaremrbubblesort@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months ago“Oh, is that so mom? In that case I’d be happy to take over that pesky 401k from you. It must be so annoying managing it anyways now that you have the bulbs, right?”
minus-squareWaxiestSteam69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoMy brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason.
minus-squareReMikeAble@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoBig Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/
I just found out that my mother has 6 or 7 gigantic moving boxes full of incandescent bulbs in her self storage container.
She tells me they will be needed once the led bulb conspiracy fails. And that they will be worth a lot of money, enough to pay for her retirement.
I can’t even
Wow, I’m sorry. What are her thoughts on flatscreens?
Do the 30 unopened boxes of 3D TVs answer your question?
Meanwhile, I occasionally see boxes of slightly used bulbs on the curb as people upgrade
“Oh, is that so mom? In that case I’d be happy to take over that pesky 401k from you. It must be so annoying managing it anyways now that you have the bulbs, right?”
My brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason.
Big Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/