Just installed my first compact fluorescent light bulb.

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JEBB wrote:
I've written the date I've installed the bulbs on their base. Way too many of them have lasted no longer than incandescent bulbs they replaced. Of course they cost many times more than the incandescents so I'm beginning to suspect a scam.

Ditto.

I've replaced all of the CFLs here with energy-efficient incandescents as the bulbs burnt out.

Disposing of the burnt out CFLs safely was a PITA.

I'm waiting for cheap LED bulbs now.