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David McNickle of St Albans

Comments

1. At 03:27 PM on 27 Sep 2007, mac wrote:

   Well done, Eddie. Great sense of priorities. Saves us all worrying about Burma doesn't it.

2. At 03:44 PM on 27 Sep 2007, wrote:

   Good Afternoon Young Eddie - Low-energy light bulbs fail to emit three of the essential colour wavelengths interrupted by the human eye – we will all end up like pit-ponies. Plus of course we will have to replace all our dimmers. The retailers must be over the moon.

3. At 03:46 PM on 27 Sep 2007, wrote:

   Good Afternoon Young Eddie - Low-energy light bulbs fail to emit three of the essential colour wavelengths interrupted by the human eye – we will all end up like pit-ponies. Plus of course we will have to replace all our dimmers. The retailers must be over the moon.

4. At 03:53 PM on 27 Sep 2007, witchiwoman wrote:

   mac - nothing can distract our thoughts from Burma

5. At 04:13 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Vyle Hernia wrote:

   Well, Brian...

   Low energy light bulbs do not fit many lamps, e.g. spotlights and desk lamps (as Sir Terry Leahy seemd to have difficulty explaining to Sarah Montague the other day).

   Does anyone know how much energy/pollution is created in the production processes of the various bulb types? What about all those electronic components when the LE bulb eventually dies? Are they going to be subject to the WEEE regulations? I think we should be told.

6. At 04:23 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Humph wrote:

   Which wavelengths would those be, Brian (2, 3)? Can you not get those wavelengths from sunlight? Maybe you need to get out more.

   H.

7. At 04:34 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Arthur Hutchins wrote:

   A few years ago, The ´óÏó´«Ã½ dropped the name 'Burma' and started calling the country 'Myanmar'. I remember wondering where the hell is this place called Myanmar. And now that I've become used to using the new name, the Beeb has switched back to using 'Burma' again.

   There must be a reason for this. Perhaps someone will post a comment.

8. At 04:45 PM on 27 Sep 2007, wrote:

   This is great.

9. At 04:53 PM on 27 Sep 2007, wrote:

   Where did you find the blonde, David? and were those her flippers?

   I'm sure Burma will receive plenty of attention on the programme. This is the Blog. If the Blog and the programme were identical, there wouldn't be much point, would there?

   Mind you, I'm not too sure what the point of the Blog is. But I love it. You know I do.

10. At 05:28 PM on 27 Sep 2007, Squirrel wrote:

    
    @5:(Vyle Hernia) It is the disposal we need to worry about, you are so right.

    I have not had much joy trying to get retailers to understand their responsibility under WEEE.. They normally just point out the nearest commercial waste bin..

    I am convinced that one day we will be mining these landfill sites for their valuable recources.
    

11. At 09:04 AM on 28 Sep 2007, wrote:

    Ah, the joys of the WEEE scheme! Trust me, inside industry the rules get murkier!

    Brian (2&3), please can you provide links to evidence regarding the lack of certain wavelengths and the statement that this would have a detrimental affect on people's vision. As I understand it, ALL light sources have missing frequencies of the EM radiation that correlate to the elements that are giving off the photos that our eyes detect. That's how astronomers are able to know so much about stars, just through looking at their emitted spectrum.

    Also, Brian, I notice that the link you are trying to point us to in your name is not complete. If you want us to look at the website you've entered, please can you enter the full URL?

    Thanks
    FFred.

12. At 10:49 AM on 28 Sep 2007, David McNickle wrote:

    testing

13. At 11:02 AM on 28 Sep 2007, David McNickle wrote:

    Big Sister (9),
    The blonde was from a newspaper (see bits of print on her right arm). The leg was from a Barbie-type doll (rest of body missing). The blue 'flippers' were footprints. The photo actually had a small cocktail type umbrella (Del Boy style) in it, but the Boots photo machine didn't like it. The whole thing was on a red tea tray.

14. At 04:14 PM on 28 Sep 2007, Rum Pole on the Baileys wrote:

    Arthur Hutchins - the is it "Myanmar" or is it "Burma" dilemma answered: