On Sat, 19 May 2007 17:28:32 -0400, dxAce
wrote:

Additionally, if one breaks in your home, it can cost up
to $2300 to actually clean the place up due to the mercury, this was also I think
pointed out on NPR or perhaps another network.

I can imagine that once the bulbs are more commonplace that a real estate sale
might just include testing for mercury and cleanup of any possible contamination
prior to sale.

Overall, I see it as a no win situation, and plan to stock up on incandescents.

Urban legend, Sparkie.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp