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(Lots of funny responses, citing everything from Prohibition to the Spice Girls, Game of Thrones, etc.)
msongs
(67,443 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,988 posts)Although the confederacy ginned-up far more fantasy after its demise than a show about witchcraft did during its run.
Iggo
(47,568 posts)The internet can now close for the day.
brush
(53,871 posts)the traitors' confederacy.
Also my car tires are nearing five years and still have some miles on them.
That so-called "heritage" was a blip in history.
csziggy
(34,137 posts)And putting in LEDs that should last even longer than that!
The "southern pride" assholes are not just celebrating the Confederacy - they are celebrating the hundreds of years of slavery prior to it.
brush
(53,871 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,192 posts)I've got an outdoor floodlight. The kind with motion & light sensors.
I was using halogens, and I was replacing both bulbs yearly, and a third.
Couldn't use CFLs because they're terrible in the winter. Takes 10-12 minutes to warm up enough to throw decent light, but the sensor shuts it off when no motion in 5. Taking the dog out in the morning; they were useless 4 months a year.
Started using LEDs. 2,400 lumens, only use 32 watts.
I put 2 in early 2015. One burnt out. Sent it back to GE. Then sent me a free 2 pack. Paid shipping both ways
The extra from the replacement set I bought & the freebies are in the garage. One is over 5 years old in outdoor use. The other around 3.
They're guaranteed 10 years. They honor the guarantee and I might never have to buy them again!.
csziggy
(34,137 posts)Plus the LEDs can be bought with my choice of color value. In the room that will be my needlework studio we went from warm white incandescent and CFLs to all daylight (5000k) LEDs. The paint color is the same as in the next room which still has old fluorescent fixtures but in the other room the walls look a completely different color, much yellower. In the next couple of weeks the fluorescent lamps will be converted to LEDs and I am looking forward to that.
When selecting colors for needlework or sewing, I need a good strong daylight - but our house location gets light filtered through trees for much of the day which skews the colors. I bet I will see a big difference in my color choices from now on!
Wounded Bear
(58,717 posts)Iggo
(47,568 posts)Nevilledog
(51,200 posts)3catwoman3
(24,051 posts)...perfect!
MyOwnPeace
(16,938 posts)"I had an IUD placed in 2015 and got it taken out yesterday, so my birth control lasted as long as the confederacy."
For your sake I'm so glad your efforts were more successful than theirs!
PufPuf23
(8,839 posts)Bet Trump will rue his POTUS venture longer than the Confederacy lasted unless he dies.
brush
(53,871 posts)smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,439 posts)LeftInTX
(25,558 posts)Mitch McConnell
The NRA
The Repiblican Party
Jerry Falwell
David Duke
Strom Thurmond
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Rand Paul
The Americsn Famiy Association
Ronald Reagam
Roger Stone
Southern Baptists
DW Griffith
Sorry to be sparky, but these white nationalists are hard to get rid of.