I didn't write it, it came from something called "Daily Dose e-letter".
If you've fallen for the compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulb scam,
you're the one getting screwed -- in more ways than one.
Not only are these things expensive and dim, they're also dangerous. A
reader named Ken wrote in to say that these bulbs did a number on him.
"I think the new CFL light bulbs are death," he wrote. "I am extremely
angry at them for allowing them to be sold without a warning on the
box!!"
Allowing? Heck, Ken -- they're MANDATING it. CFLs are the law of land,
passed by those dim bulbs in Congress. Starting in 2012, America's
beacon of
freedom is going to be a mercury-laden death ray -- and that light will
be shining
on YOU.
There's emerging evidence that these bulbs can cause seizures and
dizziness, worsen migraine headaches and send lupus patients doubling
over in
agony. They've been linked to skin disorders and even cancer.
I can only wonder what else they'll discover when hundreds of millions
of people are forced to sit under these bulbs all day, every day... at
home, at
work, and everywhere in between.
Even worse, CFL bulbs are filled with mercury. They'll tell you it's a
"tiny" amount, but a single bulb contains enough mercury to contaminate
6,000
gallons of water.
Does that sound safe to you?
Let me shine a little light in this one: Small amounts of mercury can
lay waste to your central nervous system, and all it takes is a whiff,
taste or
touch. Mercury can damage your vision, ruin your speech, wreck your
hearing, turn you
into a herky-jerky spastic, and give you the rash of a lifetime.
Ever hear the phrase "mad as a hatter?" It's because hatters worked
with mercury -- and it literally drove them nuts.
And when the greenies get their way, we'll all be mad hatters. After
all, light bulbs break -- and it's just a matter of time before you and
your
family are exposed to mercury from a shattered CFL bulb.
All that, and I haven't even touched on what's going to happen when all
the mercury from discarded and "recycled" bulbs seeps into the ground
and ends up
in the already-filthy water supply.
I'm no fan of ordinary incandescent lights, either -- I'm convinced
they're responsible for poor health and cataracts. But in this case
it's a lesser of two
evils. And if you hope to keep using them, you'd better stock up now.
Soon, you won't have a choice.