Light bulb warning...a must read

[Crunchie]

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Both are harmful...that's why I quit. No more bulbs for me. I can't wait for the day that I can move on 20 acres and build a electricity free cabin with an outhouse and livestock roaming around. Seriously, if an outhouse was ok for my momma...it's ok with me.

I think I would get major headaches from trying to write a book by candlelight. It would be too much eyestrain.

For real...candlelight is nice, but not for everything. Of course, if you really live in tune with the cycles of nature, you'd do your writing/reading by daylight and go to sleep when the sun went down!

I've done a little bit of research on alternatives to electric lighting. It's a toughie. There are non-electric oil lamps out there, but the lamp oil is petroleum-based...gas lamps scare the begeesus out of me...solar is expensive.... I need to do more research!

Trisha, you might have fun here: www.lehmans.com Love this place. Cool stuff for living without electricity. They sell to a lot of Amish families. I know several Mennonite families, they use gas-powered lights, fans, etc. Like I said, that scares me, though. Bad house fires are not all that uncommon in our local Mennonite community.

 

[mirime]

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i thought you said that this wasn't a debate?

 

[chickens4jojo]

I get terrible headaches and feel sick if I am around those CFC bulbs for any length of time. I surely hope they don't ban theincandescent bulbs~~I think I will start stocking up on them right away.

 

[Southern28Chick]

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i thought you said that this wasn't a debate?

DUH! I was being sarcastic because he was trying to debate after I said this was not a debate.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

 

[mirime]

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i thought you said that this wasn't a debate?

DUH! I was being sarcastic because he was trying to debate after I said this was not a debate.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Thanks for the welcome!

 

[Davaroo]

Debate that...

Not my intent, but if you insist...

I admire your single-mindedness. And by virtue of it, you tactily admit that it may blind you - there is an entire world outside of your candle room that would surely NOT agree with you. They don't wish to debate you, they only want to see what they are doing for a few hours after the sun goes down. Or to have a job. Or to enjoy a few creature comforts and not be forced to live on Waldens Pond.

To ignore that is singularly one-sided. For someone professing to be "in touch" with Nature, "I got mine, so to heck with the rest of you!" seems suprisingly adversarial.

DUH! I was being sarcastic because he was trying to debate after I said this was not a debate.

I just read the TOS and it didnt say anywhere that you had the authority to mod (close or lock) discussions. Hold on let me double check.......... nope it's not in there.
Maybe a little decaf is in order?

See, this is much larger than what a few idealistic people choose to do in isolation with beeswax or a bit of goat milk from time to time.

This goes to the core of an entire civilization at risk; a civilization on the cusp of change, if you prefer. Fluoros are only one small part of it.

C'mon and join up with the rest of us. I got some home made wine... Whadda ya say?​

 

[countryboy]

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i thought you said that this wasn't a debate?

DUH! I was being sarcastic because he was trying to debate after I said this was not a debate.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

your always good for a sarcastic comment lol
welcome to the forum mirime

 

[Omeletta]

I don't wish to talk about lite bulbs...

But I sure wanna listen to you guys talk about them!

Tanya
ps
I subscibed to the debate, er, topic

 

[morelcabin]

It is everything, and I mean everything that is bad for the environment and for us.
Shampoos and soaps are pretty toxic
Laundry detergents contain all kinds of chemicals including phytoestrogens that cause all kinds of womens problems
NO ONE should sleep in sheets that fabric softner has been used on
We won't even start on household cleaners...if you had any idea what you were using you'd be switching to naturals pretty quickly
Bottled water is a WHOLE other issue...
and then we have the foods we eat...hmmm unless you make it yourself, it's not safe to eat
Cell phones are proven to cause brain tumours
And any kind of pressboard in your home is releasing all kinds of toxic gases constantly that you are breathing in

Boy I gotta say humans are resiliant:>) And I still don't like those bulbs, nor will I use them

 

[countryboy]

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DUH! I was being sarcastic because he was trying to debate after I said this was not a debate.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

Thanks for the welcome!

nothing like a good kick to start things off is there mirime

wonder how much hard it is to find medication in a dark house, there is always the possibility of taking the wrong ones or too much, thats why I like a lighted room so things like that don't happen, the miracles of modern medicine and housing complement each other. I guess microwaves would be a danger if they weren't used properly.