▲ 140 ▼ It’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lights (www.nytimes.com) submitted 3 years ago* by silence7@slrpnk.net [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments Main link is a gift link which bypasses the NYT paywall for two weeks. Archived copy
[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 31 points 3 years ago (5 children) I just found out that my mother has 6 or 7 gigantic moving boxes full of incandescent bulbs in her self storage container. She tells me they will be needed once the led bulb conspiracy fails. And that they will be worth a lot of money, enough to pay for her retirement. I can't even permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] can@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wow, I'm sorry. What are her thoughts on flatscreens? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 3 years ago Do the 30 unopened boxes of 3D TVs answer your question? permalink fedilink source parent [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 6 points 3 years ago Meanwhile, I occasionally see boxes of slightly used bulbs on the curb as people upgrade permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago "Oh, is that so mom? In that case I'd be happy to take over that pesky 401k from you. It must be so annoying managing it anyways now that you have the bulbs, right?" permalink fedilink source parent [–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago My brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago Big Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wow, I'm sorry. What are her thoughts on flatscreens? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 3 years ago Do the 30 unopened boxes of 3D TVs answer your question? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 6 points 3 years ago Do the 30 unopened boxes of 3D TVs answer your question? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 6 points 3 years ago Meanwhile, I occasionally see boxes of slightly used bulbs on the curb as people upgrade permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago "Oh, is that so mom? In that case I'd be happy to take over that pesky 401k from you. It must be so annoying managing it anyways now that you have the bulbs, right?" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaxiestSteam69@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago My brother has been hoarding them for years for the same reason. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReMikeAble@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago Big Lightbulb pushing their agenda with more cost efficient lighting :/ permalink fedilink source parent