Quote: Harridan @ October 19 2013, 8:25 PM BST

The thing with the eco-friendly bulbs is that I end up using three to light my room where previously I only had to use one! It's maddening, especially for someone who reads late at night.

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Get halogen bulbs. They tend to make them nowadays with the small halogen core bulb mounted inside a larger bulb of the old shape to fit old light fittings.

They are not nearly as efficient as the eco-friendly bulbs, but they are more friendly than the old bulbs. They are more efficient so typically a 40 watt halogen will be as bright as a 60 watt old one and one sold as the equivalent brightness of an old 100 watt bulb might actually consume only about 75 watts.

Quote: Oldrocker @ October 19 2013, 10:16 PM BST

Bet you've never had Jack Frost on the inside of your bedroom windows in a morning.

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This one?

Our windows were always full of ice on the inside

We used to put these little foam strips on the window sills so when the ice melted , it would trickle down the windows and then the foam strips would soak it all up

Quote: lofthouse @ October 19 2013, 10:45 PM BST

Our windows were always full of ice on the inside

We used to put these little foam strips on the window sills so when the ice melted , it would trickle down the windows and then the foam strips would soak it all up

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Christ! How sophisticated. We just had pools of water lying about.

Pfffft

Pleb ...

Quote: billwill @ October 19 2013, 10:41 PM BST

Get halogen bulbs.

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Mine have been expiring quite quickly, much quicker than the old ones. But yes, they do work well, while they actually work.

I seem to have 'energy' in hands?....often blow bulbs?? wierd?... static electric??,,,,, my phone battery goes too?...

Quote: Nogget @ October 20 2013, 5:31 AM BST

Mine have been expiring quite quickly, much quicker than the old ones. But yes, they do work well, while they actually work.

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Halogen bulbs, possibly, don't like being moved or nudged while hot.

Though they do seem to be OK as car headlights.

Quote: billwill @ October 20 2013, 4:59 PM BST

Halogen bulbs, possibly, don't like being moved or nudged while hot.

Though they do seem to be OK as car headlights.

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Mine were in the bathroom, maybe the water vapour hurts them?

Here's a TTPYO; galvanised wheelbarrows with ungalvanised frames. What use is it if the frame rusts away?

Quote: Nogget @ October 20 2013, 5:36 PM BST

Mine were in the bathroom, maybe the water vapour hurts them?

Here's a TTPYO; galvanised wheelbarrows with ungalvanised frames. What use is it if the frame rusts away?

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"Put it in a garridge."

"I do not have a garargh."

Touching halogen lamps leaves a trace of oil or grease from your fingers. This acts as a lens concentrating the light in that spot causing a premature failure of the lamp.

Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ October 20 2013, 8:26 PM BST

Touching halogen lamps leaves a trace of oil or grease from your fingers. This acts as a lens concentrating the light in that spot causing a premature failure of the lamp.

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Said Shaun Wallace on The Chase.

Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ October 20 2013, 8:26 PM BST

Touching halogen lamps leaves a trace of oil or grease from your fingers. This acts as a lens concentrating the light in that spot causing a premature failure of the lamp.

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I don't think that applies to the ones in which the halogen module is in its quartz bulb, which is then inside a bigger glass bulb, the shape of an old-fashioned bulb.

Buying a sports car- then first ride- bleedin red light 'over heating!'.....no fast wham on motorway?.... fook?....bad day guys???..

It's Monday morning, it's pissing down, I'm tired and hungover.

The last thing I needed was some twat bouncing into the lift with his 'Nice weather for ducks eh?' style of bonhommie.

FTFO.