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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:37:26 PM EDT
In a effort to become "greener", and save some money on my electric bill I bought some CFL bulbs today. I was installing one of them over my bed and pushed a little too hard on the end causing a small piece to break off the tip.
 Am I gonna die of mercury poison?  Seriously though, should I just get the broken pieces up and not worry about it, or panic and throw away my bedding and call a HazMat team?
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:37:54 PM EDT
[#1]
Dibs on guns
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:41:35 PM EDT
[#2]
Call the EPA asap.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:41:36 PM EDT
[#3]
Dibs on $ and bank accounts.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:42:29 PM EDT
[#4]
dibs on porn folder
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:42:42 PM EDT
[#5]
Ammo. Dibs.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:42:49 PM EDT
[#6]
dibs on ammo
ETA: Shit, just missed it! EATA: Go with LED next time. No environmental hassles, and they last 30kHr+ . They're just a little weaker, but I can function just fine with how much they put out. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:43:37 PM EDT
[#7]
Just clean it up. You'll be fine.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:44:26 PM EDT
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Quoted:
dibs on ammo ETA: Shit, just missed it! I only want the .223 and .45 You can have the rest. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:44:27 PM EDT
[#9]
I dare you to lick it
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:45:34 PM EDT
[#10]
dibs on the rest of the lights
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:52:48 PM EDT
[#11]
Well there goes your cost-savings. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:54:12 PM EDT
[#12]
the greenies fooled you! ha, now you have to buy another bulb
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:55:40 PM EDT
[#13]
Dibs on optics and load carrying gear
What kind of vehicles do you have? |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 3:56:00 PM EDT
[#14]
Lord_Of_War my ass.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 4:02:26 PM EDT
[#15]
Mercury in your bed?
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Posted: 9/18/2009 4:04:36 PM EDT
[#16]
Don't CFLs have Hg in them?
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Posted: 9/18/2009 4:14:05 PM EDT
[#17]
you better buy some sort of pollution credit. the man is after you now
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Posted: 9/18/2009 4:14:57 PM EDT
[#18]
DIBS on the Superfund Cleanup site!
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Posted: 9/18/2009 4:32:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:02:00 PM EDT
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dibs on ammo ETA: Shit, just missed it! EATA: Go with LED next time. No environmental hassles, and they last 30kHr+ . They're just a little weaker, but I can function just fine with how much they put out. Where's the best place to buy the LED bulbs? I like the CFL as far as brightness goes, but I would love to go all LED to save some more since my electric bills have been high. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:41:42 PM EDT
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I've broken a few. Just clean up the glass and go on with life. You should be OK as long as you aren't licking your bed sheets. I would wash them tho. Maybe air out the place if your super paranoid.
Opinion: Best damn CFL's are GE Daylights. Expensive (about $8 for 2 100w equiv..) but they are nearly pure white instead of piss yellow, and they are ALOT brighter. Only had 2 die in 4 years. And they died during my last move after 3 years of use. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:49:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: dibs on ammo ETA: Shit, just missed it! EATA: Go with LED next time. No environmental hassles, and they last 30kHr+ . They're just a little weaker, but I can function just fine with how much they put out. Where's the best place to buy the LED bulbs? I like the CFL as far as brightness goes, but I would love to go all LED to save some more since my electric bills have been high. I get mine from Sam's club and Costco. I think Sam's Club has a pack of 3 small for 15$, which is pretty good. They also sell candelabra LEDs, but those are really weak. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:50:42 PM EDT
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That's what you get for being a hippy!
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:55:18 PM EDT
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Quoted: In a effort to become "greener", and save some money on my electric bill I bought some CFL bulbs today. I was installing one of them over my bed and pushed a little too hard on the end causing a small piece to break off the tip. Am I gonna die of mercury poison? Seriously though, should I just get the broken pieces up and not worry about it, or panic and throw away my bedding and call a HazMat team? The 'hazmat' stuff is bullshit, designed to lawyer-proof the companies producing the bulbs, in the case that some lady has a mutant kid and decides to sue over a bulb she broke 5 years ago... There is no scientific basis for that miniscule amount of mercury being a problem... Just like the recent 'lead paint on toys' scare... Lawyer-proofing... Nothing more, nothing less... |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 5:55:55 PM EDT
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Quoted: That's what you get for being a hippy! Nothing hippie-ish about saving cash on your electric bill... |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:10:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: That's what you get for being a hippy! Nothing hippie-ish about saving cash on your electric bill... No kidding. I don't know why they make fun of it for being hippy-ish, when really they are just screwing themselves out of money. I would rather save money. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:14:53 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: That's what you get for being a hippy! Nothing hippie-ish about saving cash on your electric bill... No kidding. I don't know why they make fun of it for being hippy-ish, when really they are just screwing themselves out of money. I would rather save money. Yep, there's a difference between being "environmentally friendly" and being efficient. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:21:40 PM EDT
[#28]
You'll be zombified and undead by morning.
Sorry. No dibs on wife or GF. Too late fo them. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:23:39 PM EDT
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It's too late your already dead, you just don't know it yet.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:25:10 PM EDT
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As some have already pointed out, pick up the pieces, wash the sheets, and ventilate the room. Problem solved.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:30:23 PM EDT
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Quoted: You'll be zombified and undead by morning. Sorry. No dibs on wife or GF. Too late fo them. Almost forgot. The first thing to happen will be your dick falls off. Sorry. |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:30:35 PM EDT
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Dead in 24 hours. 48 tops. Sorry dude.
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:41:13 PM EDT
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Quoted:
In a effort to become "greener", and save some money on my electric bill I bought some CFL bulbs today. I was installing one of them over my bed and pushed a little too hard on the end causing a small piece to break off the tip. Am I gonna die of mercury poison? Seriously though, should I just get the broken pieces up and not worry about it, or panic and throw away my bedding and call a HazMat team? No biggie..........clean it up, wash the blankets and sheets, forget about it. Linky |
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Posted: 9/18/2009 6:41:46 PM EDT
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Prayers sent
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