Well they did it!! Gary and I warned it was coming.

Jim Taylor
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 05:57 (942 days ago)

I am against "banning" anything but from my experience

WB
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 08:08 (942 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

you can save money on your electric bill by switching to LED bulbs throughout your home (perhaps 10%). I would stay away from compact fluorescents as I have had more than one almost catch fire. One was right over my daughter's bed. The base melted and turned brown/black, it melted the glass tube. I do not like them. Plus the powder inside is toxic. As usual they cost lots more too, both types.

LED's do use less electricity ... BUT

Jim Taylor
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 08:15 (942 days ago) @ WB

they will not work when there are problems with the power distribution and voltage drops. And LEDS can be prone to weird things happening when the circuitry develops Alzheimer's. I have seen them go up in smoke.

Incandescent bulbs will work on low voltage and not burn up. Too high voltage just pops the filament. They won't catch on fire.

Yep. It's the bases on the fluorescents that are problematic

WB
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 08:25 (942 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

They have also made us convert all our utility fluorescents to some type of new internal ballast types. Supposed to save money. I do not miss the tar filled ballasts that are so prone to shorting out. We spent something like $65,000 in doing so. They gave us a Govt. sponsored credit but we were still out some $30k. They had it figured that the "pay back" would only take a few years. Then we are supposed to be realizing a real savings.

Don't get me started on our solar field the utility has interest in. Acres and acres tied up in it. What a Ponzi scheme. Mostly making money for someone else.

Not to mention, what do you do with the

John W
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024, 06:29 (941 days ago) @ WB

worn out solar panels?

Incandescdent bulbs are little heaters

john ammeter
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Wednesday, January 03, 2024, 07:25 (941 days ago) @ WB

I agree with you completely. I have a hot tub that wasn't functional a year ago and I had drained the water but not the water inside the pipes or pumps. In fear that we would have a cold winter I placed two incandescdent bulbs inside the pump area of the tub.... that saved the pipes and pumps.

BTW they slid in several new executive orders and such too

WB
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 08:18 (942 days ago) @ WB

One of particular importance is the requirement of a special filing of a B.O.I. (Beneficial Ownership Intent) for anyone with a LLC or S-Corp. I have two myself to protect some of our family holdings. The fines are very steep for failing to do this relatively simple filing, so look into it promptly.

Basically you give them info they already have and list what type of activity the entities are involved with. They are making it harder to hide your tax evading drug money or child trafficking offshore. Except for their buddies of course.

There is a method of transferring both into a Trust that will provide some insulation, if you are interested. Talk to a pro and get some good info. Keep your titles signed and in a safe place in case you get croaked, make it easier on your family. Ditto some professional financial planning. They can go back 6-7 years and take back your personal wealth if you get placed in extended care. It can be disastrous for your survivors. The "death tax" too is being lowered every year. It can force your family to sell cherished family property just to pay the burdensome taxes. Get it done before hand.

Always need incandescent bulbs on the farm

JD
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 21:21 (941 days ago) @ Jim Taylor

Always used incandescent bulbs in the chicken brooders to keep the chicks warm. LED bulbs simply won't work.... I currently use incandescent bulbs in several places to keep water lines from freezing when it gets really cold. Again, led bulbs just won't do and neither will heat lamp or IR bulbs... Really stupid rule from people who have no real clue about life outside their city...

Yep, and heat boxes for fiberglass layups

steve todd
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Tuesday, January 02, 2024, 23:45 (941 days ago) @ JD

You nailed it. We need incandescent bulbs, maybe we can import them from a country whose government hasn’t gone beyond what they should?
If we can’t legally import them we can just bring them through from mexico?

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