On 1/21/14, 11:24 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 22:27:20 -0500, Hank wrote:

On 1/21/2014 10:15 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2014 10:09 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:45:51 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:


Nationally I'm sure there are many in the same situation. I don't
pump my own water and I heat with
natural gas. But so do millions of other who figure into the 'US
average'.

Those must be the ones who "use 30% of their electricity on lights"
(or whatever number you want to use.

I would also believe it is city thinking that most people have nat gas
coming to their house. When I was in Maryland, the gas line stopped
about 10 miles outside the beltway going South.
They may have expanded that by now.



I think you've missed something Gregg. Where did natural gas come into
the discussion?

Also, nobody said anybody uses 30% of their electricity on lights.
I offered a stat that said *13%* of residential electricity is used for
lighting.


He doesn't need lighting. He has good night vision. I guess he doesn't
get the point that some of us need light to see at night and welcome the
savings LED lighting affords us.

I don't need light when I am not there.
I guess you missed that part.

If you insist on lighting up empty rooms and the perimeter of your
house when nothing is there. I guess you are pitching in to use a more
efficient light source but you are still polluting the sky with
unwanted light.

http://pollutionfacts.org/content/light-pollution-facts


We don't have street lights in our little subdivision. In fact, most of
the residential neighborhoods in our county are sans street lights. So
many people keep a couple of lights burning outside at night. Maybe it
is a holdover from the days when mankind kept a fire burning at night
for warmth, a little light and to ward off those dinosaurs that roamed
the earth back then.

I am going to keep an eye out for some LED bulbs with small bases that
look decent and will fit in our outdoor lighting fixtures. I haven't
seen any at Home Despot or Lowes yet, but they are available via mail order.

Oh, we have a couple of LED nightlights in the house. Keeps me,
especially, from tripping over the cats.