The vast majority of bulbs in my house are CFL's; I only use incandescent bulbs where short "ON" cycles are typical.

FWIW, I just ordered two cases of 67-watt traffic signal bulbs that should be on my doorstep any day now. I ordered them solely for their long life (8000 hours rated), certainly not for their lumens per watt. My brother had one in his outdoor post lamp which lasted, according to him, fourteen years(!).

True, they don't make bulbs any more like that one in a California fire station (100 years?!!!)- planned obsolescence...


No wire bias here- I'm standing on neutral ground.