The CFLs will be gone before they finish banning incandescents. Put one on a dimmer and you may end up calling the fire department. Break one and you need to call a hazmat crew. They need warning labels like cigarettes have. The LEDs will dominate in just a few years. They actually do last a long time, and save even...more

This should lead to houses having low voltage circuits to power the LEDs efficiently. It's an easy install in a new house but no one is doing it just yet.

The taste test will tell. Pour each one into a red solo cup and see if you can taste the difference.

For VITA, if you make a bit more than $57k, they'll usually do the return anyway. Drop by your local library and see if VITA is there. If they can't do your return they should tell you quickly. It's complicated returns that are "out of scope." So, what's complicated? A significant business with lots of income and ex...more

LIMO, Are you aware that the 9/11 attackers planed and trained for their mission before Bush became president?

Now he can post a copy of this article on his front door. Hopefully that will help. Fat chance, right?

tdog21, did you really reply before reading the other replies? Slim 684's original comment is based on a completely false premise. And it gets over a thousand thumbs up?? Did someone pass a Constitutional Amendment banning research? This is the internet for crying out loud. You don't have to drive to a library an...more

You probably put it in as a reply. Keep looking and you'll find it.

If I retire at 66, I'll have put into SS for almost 50 years and will have well over a quarter million invested without considering ANY interest. I ain't getting that back in 6 years. If you give me only the interest to track inflation, it'd be a very comfortable retirement. If you give me the interest rate of T-bil...more