| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| Mary-Jane |
Flippin' over-packaged energy saving lightbulbs......grrrrrrr. I bought a couple of new lamps for the house today (yes, yes, I know - Gervase just hates the idea of this new fangled electrickery) and also dutifully bought (at great expense) a couple of energy saving lightbulbs. But they came in the most ridiculous packing which I couldn't get off, so I had to tackle it with our huge kitchen scissors. I eventually got the packaging open, but the bulb was so tightly packed that when I opened it up the bulb pinged out, shot in the air...and smashed on the floor. £5.99 down the drain.
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| AnneandMike |
£5.99 seems a lot. Was it a special sort? | ||||
| Northern_Lad |
I fear someone might shortly receive a letter... | ||||
| Northern_Lad |
Genuine Victorian. It's the only sort Gervase will have. |
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| sean |
Oooh, that reminds me. I must buy a new wick for the oil lamp. | ||||
| Mary-Jane |
As usual, you lot are simply not taking me seriously are you? 
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| Mary-Jane |
A sort of wiggly looking one that chucks out daylight-looking-ish type light. |
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| Northern_Lad |
For my answer read your signature. |
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| Barefoot Andrew |
Annoyed of Ceredigion. A. |
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| Jonnyboy |
Shock! Woman struggles to open something. | ||||
| AnneandMike |
You didn't have to give a technical answer. 
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| sean |
I am. I also need to buy a new wick for the oil lamp. |
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| Treacodactyl |
From Defra 
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/climatechange/uk/household/products/cfl.htm Is a bulb likely to break? Like all household products energy efficient bulbs can break, but they are actually harder to break than traditional bulbs: they are often coated with plastic as a protector and as they’re of a smaller diameter than traditional bulbs they’d have higher stress limits. According to trade figures, breakage rates are less than 1%. How should I deal with a broken CFL? Although the accidental breakage of a lamp is most unlikely to cause any health problems, it’s good practice to minimise any unnecessary exposure to mercury, as well as risk of cuts from glass fragments. Vacate the room and ventilate it for at least 15 minutes. Do not use a vacuum cleaner, but clean up using rubber gloves and aim to avoid creating and inhaling airborne dust. Sweep up all particles and glass fragments and place in a plastic bag. Wipe the area with a damp cloth, then add that to the bag and seal it. Mercury is hazardous and the bag should not be disposed of in the bin. All local councils have an obligation to make arrangements for the disposal of household hazardous waste at a civic amenity site or household waste recycling centre. The National Household Hazardous Waste Forum runs a website with details of these centres for chemicals, but which also applies to other hazardous wastes (www.chem-away.org.uk/). Alternatively contact your local council direct. |
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| Northern_Lad |
All good advice, but this is MJ we're talking about. Remember that bit in Bram Stoker's Drakula (the film of that name, I'm not just being formal) where he sees the cross an hisses at it? That's the most likly disposal method. | ||||
| Treacodactyl |
I was tempted just to post this from the Daily Mail. From An energy saving bulb has gone - evacuate the room now!
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| Mary-Jane |
Now he tells me. We've been sat in here, after I swept it up, for goodness knows how long. Why don't people tell me these things? Why does the room smell of polish? 
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| RichardW |
80p from asda
Justme |
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| Marionb |
4 for £1 a few weeks ago in Morrisons
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| Cathryn |
Have you checked you're in the right house? Half restored old Welsh farmhouse doen't exactly narrow it down in these parts. |
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| Northern_Lad |
MAybe Gervase was polishing something while she was asleep. |