"When you make something idiot-proof, somebody will just make a better idiot."
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
To: "J T Mullen (IT)" <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com>
Cc: "shop-talk List" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:49:26 PM (GMT-0500) Auto-Detected
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot
On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Mullen, J T (IT) <Tim.Mullen@ngc.com> wrote:
>>
>
> One problem I have with CFLs is the base. I have a garage door opener
> with sockets for a light bulb on each side. I'd like to put CFLs in
> them, but the socket has a tappered opening that confirms to a normal
> bulb - the CFLs won't screw into them and make contact.
That's not a problem with CFLs. The problem here is that the person
who designed the socket is a moron. I wouldn't have thought you could
screw up something as well defined as an edison screw base, but I
guess I've underestimated the morons they let design stuff. Yet
again.
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