I'm already over it. The lumen rating has been there for years, and I have always relied on it. A little analysis shows that dim, long-life bulbs aren't cost effective. I have mostly switched over to CFL, except where the light is only on for a short time, and I need full brightness right away.
--- On Mon, 1/31/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:49729] In light-bulb business, lumens try to power past watts To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 31, 2011, 7:34 PM By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 31, 2011 "It's a big deal, and it's going to take a while for customers to get used to the difference," said Jorge Fernandez, who buys light bulbs for Home Depot. "It's going to take people years to get accustomed to it." Consider it akin to trying to switch to the metric system, but on a smaller scale. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013004537.html Where, where to begin? I think in the customer will get over it in 5 seconds. Oh my, give people intelligent information? Second, should be tell them that they actually are using the Metric System? Hell, no, let's stay silent in the background, giggling like little girls. Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we dont have to wait til oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I had a few more years left. -- Thomas Edison♽☯♑
