Like many Aussies, I'm gradually changing over to energy-efficient light globes. When a traditional bulb blows, I replace it with the new kind. I've grown accustomed to the way they take a minute to "power up", and I don't mind the extra expense when they last longer and save on greenhouse gases. I just wish they weren't so chunky. Whatever you do, don't accidentally let one drop eight feet onto a ceramic coffee table because you think it's clicked into a worse-for-wear light fitting. Besides the dustpan'n'brush work, there's a terrible sense of waste.
At 8.30pm this evening, I ventured outside to view the total lunar eclipse. I couldn't be bothered changing from my PJs, so I just threw on a black jacket, black beanie and trainers. (I'm sure I looked like a cross between Arthur Dent and a cat burglar...except nowhere near as cool as that sounds.) It took me a while to spot the moon, which was only visible through the gap between two tallish buildings. There'd been suggestions it could appear blood red. To my eye, it was a pale orange. Clouds drifted across the face like smoke masking a distant fire.
I've been upgrading to energy efficient light globes too. I noticed the power up effect at my parents place in Australia, but I've not seen it here, they just come on immediately.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that they remain cool even after hours of use, especially nice for a bedside lamp.