Change is good, but accepting change is harder than the decision to leave the zip code during rush hour.
Times are moving by much too quickly for me. I’d like to go back to the ‘old days’ because the techno-mania has me flummoxed! Flummoxed is a word used by boomer aged people to express discomfort with the speed of the world’s technology. Pencil and paper have gone the way of cattle drives and carrying cash.
You may not realize this, but a historic breakthrough occurred in Washington! In a place that has seen less movement than a python who has swallowed a horse, something positive has happened.
We’ve improved many things, but we need to bring back the real 100-watt incandescent bulb; this ‘twisty’ thing doesn’t look right. We don’t care if they’re 28% more efficient. With our luck they’ll burn out in 3 days.
The common incandescent bulb that Thomas Edison produced and marketed more than 145 years ago has been improved, but the speed at which Congress operates has not. Passing a bowling ball through your system is easier than passing any legislation and that’s what it would take to bring back the incandescent 100 watter. It took them 4 years to get to the point of trying to enact a law which called for a more efficient light bulb. If they keep this pace up, women might have an equal rights amendment in two centuries. Just to be fair, is there anyone who actually likes the new curlicue compact florescent Lightbulbs? (CFL’s). We’re sure there’s going to be a Reality Hoarding Show dedicated to the 100 watt light-bulb.
Fun Facts: People who live in homes with only 100-watt bulbs can use candles in aluminum cans and save enough energy to drive to the store for some of those curly bulbs.
The new incandescent bulbs operate and look just like the old-fashioned bulbs that we are used to. They have the same shape and base design. Most people won’t notice any difference in the color or quality of the light. These might be the same people who don’t notice the light changing to red at the intersection.
The old light bulbs we have been using are still good, and since they are made to last (Not like any appliance made today) there’s no rush to change. Historical fact: In the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Dept. in California, there’s a light bulb that was produced in 1901 by the Shelby Electric Company of Shelby Ohio. Originally a 60 watter, it’s now down to 4 watts of power and has been lit with small interruptions since it was made. As the longest working light bulb in the world, it has its own website www.centennialbulb.org.
When you go there, you can see our historic past glowing out at the world with its 4 watts. Just enough light to read a hand written post card!
