Green Money Saving - 1

I’ve taken my first steps to “greendom”. Today I received a box of 10 energy saving lightbulbs, and I have fitted them in every room, table lamp and lamp stand that I could find. It’s a little surreal to think that I’ll be 8 years older when I next have to change them – well, that’s according to the box!
I bought them from ebay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/) as there are several dealers on there who are doing some excellent deals. I had always avoided buying them because of the expense but these light bulbs only cost me £1.20 each. Plus they should save me £9 per year per light bulb in electric charges and cut down the use of energy in my home. They use 5 times less electricity than a normal lightbulb. Talk about a good deal!
It is true that when the bulbs are first turned on the have an odd dull light – but this changes quickly to a normal brightness, so I don’t really mind. They are also quite a strange shape – OK when hidden by a shade but look a little weird in a couple of the table lamps. I’ll have to investigate whether or not I can get a smaller bulb for these.

According to the Energy Saving Trust www.energysavingtrust.org.uk –
“If everyone installed just one energy saving light bulb the CO2 emissions saved would fill 2 million double decker buses. And if each house installed three energy saving bulbs, it would save enough energy to run the country's street lights for a year.”

What are you waiting for??