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Saturday night I spent some time changing the lights in our house. It took a bit longer than 18 seconds per bulb, but 97% of the lights have been changed. The ceiling fans are proving to be a problem, as the bulbs are too tall. I haven’t gotten outside yet, either.

But, so far, I’ve eliminated 986 watts from the lights in our house. There was a slight setback as I replaced a switch in the wall and electrocuted myself a couple times… Laura said the power was off, but she lied. For some reason, she found it amusing each time my arm jumped back; it was more amusing (to her) when the sparks shot out. Well, glad I’m good for something to her.

So with 2 more switches to replace (turning dimmers into on/off switches), and a few more bulbs to buy, the house is actually brighter than before, and using less power! The bulbs from Walmart.com work great! While the 6-pack online is near $15, in the store, I got a 6-pack for $10. Actually, I got 5, 6-packs (I had 29 bulbs to replace). And some candelabaras, which they don’t sell online, but they do in the store. Walmart had this real nice display showing the lights, but you couldn’t turn them on to see how they looked. I guess they’re really saving energy, if the displays don’t even work

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