Good afternoon, its Peter here. Thanks for reading the Letter today. And what a great day, but I think were to enjoy the sunshine while we can today as I think its going to chuck it down for the rest of the week. Thats what Lisa said yesterday wasnt it?
Yesterday in the Letter, I mentioned about light bulbs and in particular the battle between the old-fashioned tungsten bulbs and the new energy-efficient light bulbs. The government have apparently made a deal with major shops to remove high-energy bulbs like 150w and 100w from the shelves by January at least with some of the others phased out by 2011. Pete from Immingham has a problem though We have tried the new bulbs, but they won't fit our light shades, so we either have to buy all new shades or not use the new bulbs. And heres a note from Mrs Ronni Hewer. She says that she enjoys watching the programme and reading the Letter, but this is the first time she has ever written in! So welcome Mrs Hewer! I hope this isnt the last time you write in to us. This is her email On the subject of the use of energy efficient light bulbs that you mentioned in your Levy Letter, I would like to point out a few factors that suggest we should use both types of bulbs. I was told by a home energy efficiency advisor that the energy-efficient bulbs were not suitable for areas where lights were constantly being switched on and off, they need to be left on constantly for one hour or more to be worthwhile. These bulbs are effectively like the normal fluorescent strip lights used in shops and offices. They have a starter to light the gas inside and this starter takes up a lot of energy, which, if left on for a long time, is worthwhile as once it is lit the power consumption is very low. If they are constant! ly being switched on and off, power is taken by the starter each time, which makes them much less efficient. Low energy bulbs also should not be used with dimmer switches as not enough power is supplied by the dimmer on low settings to light and keep the bulb alight. It seems we should use both types of bulbs, using energy efficient ones in areas that are lit for a long time, and the normal bulbs for the rest of the rooms. It is very short-sighted of the government to demand a withdrawal of the old type of light bulbs from sale. Well, thanks Mrs Hewer for that email! Wimbledon Well, did you see the Murray match yesterday? Whether youre a tennis fan or not, I thought it was quite an exciting match. Andy Murray had an incredible fight back from two sets down to beat the Frenchman Richard Gasquet. The 21-year-old Scot has now sealed his place in the quarter-final, but hes got quite a challenge ahead of him facing Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. Thats one not to miss! Im not sure if therell be any space left on Murrays Mount for that one! Bee In Their Bonnet This is one traffic jam that you probably wouldnt want to get stuck in! I read that motorists on Canadas biggest highway got stuck in a jam after a truck transporting twelve million bees overturned. The three hundred and thirty crates of honey bees had been on their way home after being used to pollinate a crop of blueberries when the accident happened and the lorry tipped over. Luckily a quick downpour of rain apparently contained the swarm of bees and bee experts in the full white boiler suit regalia came in to lure them back to their hives. Not a job Id fancy doing I dont think trying to contain twelve million cross wet honey bees! Well, that's it from me for now. Enjoy your day and join me tonight if you can for tonights Look North. Take care, Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
