silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-21 year agoIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1130arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square29fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·1 year 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-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoMeanwhile, I occasionally see boxes of slightly used bulbs on the curb as people upgrade
minus-squaremrbubblesort@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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-squareReMikeAble@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBig Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/
minus-squareWaxiestSteam69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoMy brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason.
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
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?”
Big Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/
My brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason.