I hate them. With a passion.

It isn't so much the mercury that bothers me, it's the severe headaches they cause. My eyes strain in the non-heat-generated, artifical, flickery electrical light. The squeal they emit drives me mad. And the flicker - even in the so-called 'non-flicker new-generation bulbs' - uuuugh, it's awful. I realise not everyone can detect the flicker or hear the sound, but I've been known to run around a room pulling out every plug in sight trying to find the cause of electrical noise...!!

If they ban normal bulbs I'll be stocking up a full cupboard full of the things. It would be an absolute nightmare to have to use CFL's thanks to the govt trying to stop global warming. There are things far more important adding to the problem than a few lightbulbs!! Make recycling easier, cut packaging, eat organic and local, walk/bike, turn of things when not in use... most importantly, cut the over-consumption! Sheesh!