tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1462650135487198710..comments2024-03-28T13:48:13.606+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Not-So-Dim BulbsJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-84244380535845205832008-07-07T15:52:00.000+01:002008-07-07T15:52:00.000+01:00o noes o noes! my lightbulb takes a tiny bit longe...o noes o noes! my lightbulb takes a tiny bit longer to come on! and, er, that's it! sod the future generations and the planet - it inconveniences me a tiny bit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-87428705225368685502008-07-02T08:48:00.000+01:002008-07-02T08:48:00.000+01:00The greenest variety would be those that don't nee...The greenest variety would be those that don't need to keep being produced (as consumables) and dud being dumped into landfill -- which is what I was proposing.<BR/><BR/>I realise it would need Government-level intervention to force the producers into making such products for the UK market -- but they could simply not bother with us and we'd end up with nothing.<BR/><BR/>It'd need to be either a worldwide requirement, or -- dare I suggest it -- a State-owned factory to kick-start the market. Only when other companies realise that there is a workable market here and join in could the factory be sold off. Meanwhile, other countries would become aware of our product, and through market forces end up changing the world view (and market) that way.<BR/><BR/>Thus we see one of those rare occasions where a State-run piece of industry can be beneficial, if needed to be State-owned for just a few years, as this should be.<BR/><BR/>It would need to be backed by legislation that eventually requires all lamp bulbs (and tubes?) to have a true "lifetime" guarantee, which could be introduced once the concept is successful on its own merits.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-42885197726044428432008-07-01T07:05:00.000+01:002008-07-01T07:05:00.000+01:00"What I'd like is infinite-life bulbs..."Ah, if on...<I>"What I'd like is infinite-life bulbs..."</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, if only. Perhaps they'd be better off looking at improving the current design, rather than introducing a new 'green' version that no-one wants...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-19823227252000320572008-06-30T21:11:00.000+01:002008-06-30T21:11:00.000+01:00What I'd like is infinite-life bulbs. I hate havi...What I'd like is infinite-life bulbs. I hate having to clamber up to change blown bulbs, and it is particularly irritating when the whole circuit's breaker trips when one does.<BR/><BR/>I think it's about time that light bulbs were treated the same way as other electrical items. After all, we don't have to replace the toaster or microwave oven every few months.John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.com