So, how many light bulbs has he collected?
“Probably 400,” said Codman. Here’s how it’ll go. At the beginning of 2012, 100-watt incandescent bulbs will phase out. The next year, it’s 75-watt bulbs. And in 2014, say good-bye to the 40-watt bulb. Codman’s not crazy about having to switch bulbs. But he really hates the government telling him how to light up his life. “I’ve looked at the constitution and I can’t see that they have any authority to tell us what kind of light bulbs we’re using,” he said. A lot of people aren’t happy with compact fluorescent lamps, or CFLs. They don’t light up instantly, and if you break them, you have mercury to clean up.
