A reader reminded me that I had promised to send defunct CFL bulbs to my Congressman, so I’ve dug the latest failure out of the kitchen trash can and will send it off to Jimbo in Washington, labeled “hazardous waste’. Blogging may be suspended while I arrange bail.
For Canadians, the process is different:
1. Address your package to a non-existent recipient
2. In the “from” corner, write: 219-2211 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6K 4S2
3. Drop it in a mailbox without adding stamps.
But you didn’t hear that from me.
From the comments; “what can I mail the good Dr. if I refuse to have those twisty bulbs in my house?”
A brick is nice.
Nice.
Shouldn’t that be “Allegedly drop it in a mailbox without adding stamps.”?
BTW: A good address to send it to would be a “somebody” at:
#7219 2211 West 4th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6K 4S2
Inspired Kate… this of course, has millions of applications for bullshit removal.
Hey Kate:
Althogh I clearly did not hear it from you, something inside me told me to send packages to Dr. Fruitfly, via a proxy, in order that he would be the recipient of the returned mail. Four in fact. Each containing one of those accursed, ineffective spiral contraptions termed light bulbs.
I sincerely hope he enjoys the pleasure of disposing same in an “environmentally-responsive” manner
Do I have to wait to have a defunct one or is it okay to “allegedly” send a new one? My wife bought some (note to self, don’t let her go to RONA alone) and I’ve been able to avoid using any of them so all I have is new. Is it okay to “allegedly” send the whole box? Trust if I don’t hear back from you otherwise, it’s “allegedly” okay.
This was supposed to have been a rerun of the Freon-12 expired patent banning scam but something has gone off the track.
Scenario was supposed to go:
Ban cheap no patent commodity Edison lamps,
Force purchase of patented expensive mercury CFLs,
Ban CFLs as hazardous once the patented, very expensive, photonic lamps were ready for sale.
Confusion now reigns as LED lamps showing up earlier than expected in the market and photonic lamps still not ready.
Hey, I just live a few blocks away from that address! Ohhhhhh … just looked it up on Google Maps … LOL!!!
FYI on these CFL lightbulbs: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp
You’re an evil genius Kate! But what can I mail the good Dr. if I refuse to have those twisty bulbs in my house?
“what can I mail the good Dr. if I refuse to have those twisty bulbs in my house?”
A brick is nice.
Soccermom, and whatever the contents of your recycling bin that doesn’t quite fit in, it is after all, largely his baby.
as a conservative and gardening type, I’d tend to put old bricks into the garden for walkways, but old newspapers? not so much. tin cans? those nasty old milk jugs? ect…
Kate McMillan!
That is so mean and nasty and sneaky and evil!
I like that in a woman!
You could mail him a nice flounder too. I understand the good doctor is fishy.
actually would a more apropos postage be 2 of 1 cent as in ‘2 cents worth’?
LOL !!!
be careful Kate, you’re stepping into activist territory . . . .
Never cross a McMillan!
Christmas has come early to the fruitfly guy.
Perhaps you can all wrap the lightbulbs in a printed copy or two of this!
Now this idea has lots of verrry interesting possibilities….how about all of Ontario gets together and sends dolton their electronic items that we pay that Eco tax on? Instead of waiting for that one or two days a year that the receiving bay is open we smash them up and send them to Dolton and his merry gang of thieves to dispose of?
I like it, idea stolen and implemented.
MSN once had a piece on CFL bulbs and was ADMITTING regular bulbs help keep your house warm in winter and DO save you a little money on HEATING …
Sorry I did not keep the link.