Bayonette lightbulbs 1pence each

thesaint

tr3mor wrote: »

Why not change to the low energy ones? They'd save you a fortune!

How much is a fortune?

jonathonjordan

All gone at my branch but the electrical stall outside had obviously bought the lot and was selling them for £2 a pack - the cheek ! Lol

None for 2p at Sainsburys either - at least not in any of the 4 stores ive been in.

babyangel10

upallnight wrote: »

It's one penny, not one pence!:rolleyes:

Man alive - does it REALLY matter?!

We all know what the OP meant so stop being so bloomin pedantic :rolleyes:

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the incorrect (but insignificant) spelling of 'bayonet' as well :rolleyes:

far

Not sure about emissions but energy saving lightbulbs are potentially dangerous if ever broken as they do contain some mercury. The advice I read was that if this ever happens not to vacuum up the pieces but to use a dustpan and brush or similar after damping down the area with a wet paper towel and allowing plenty of ventilation to let the vapour disperse (i.e. open windows and doors nearby).

Some more information on this here. Personally speaking I'd not install an energy saving lightbulb near anywhere its possible it could be broken (such as a childs bedroom for instance) and I have to say this policy of banning incandescent lightbulbs is madness and typical of the short term thinking both the EU and our Government have.

upallnight

gertybertyangel wrote: »

Man alive - does it REALLY matter?!

We all know what the OP meant so stop being so bloomin pedantic :rolleyes:

I'm surprised you didn't pick up on the incorrect (but insignificant) spelling of 'bayonet' as well :rolleyes:

Have to admit I didn't notice the bayonet in the heading, was it there originally? As for being pedantic, most of the mis-spelling and homonyms,that are becoming so frequent, begin on the internet and take on a life of their own becoming a defacto standard. It was only one posts by me for deity's sake.:cool:

Seakay

far wrote: »

Not sure about emissions but energy saving lightbulbs are potentially dangerous if ever broken as they do contain some mercury. The advice I read was that if this ever happens not to vacuum up the pieces but to use a dustpan and brush or similar after damping down the area with a wet paper towel and allowing plenty of ventilation to let the vapour disperse (i.e. open windows and doors nearby).

Some more information on this here. Personally speaking I'd not install an energy saving lightbulb near anywhere its possible it could be broken (such as a childs bedroom for instance) and I have to say this policy of banning incandescent lightbulbs is madness and typical of the short term thinking both the EU and our Government have.

According to the link which you directed us to, there is more mercury in a 'normal' bulb than in an energy saving one:

"Taking the above totals into consideration, mercury emissions by a CFL lamp from electricity consumption over its lifetime is about 2.4mg of mercury. Emissions from an incandescent light bulb is about 10mg. Therefore a CFL bulb emits 76% less mercury over the same time period. However, mercury stored in CFL bulbs is perfectly safe unless the glass is in someway damaged, in which case the bulbs can then emit mercury vapour. If the mercury from a CFL was to escape it would total 6.4mg, a 36% reduction on emissions from an incandescent."