Jesper Lauridsen
September 17th, 2003, 12:35 AM
On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 14:34:06 -0700, (Deirdre Saoirse Moen) wrote:
>In article >,
(Jesper Lauridsen) wrote:
>
>> (Miguel Cruz) wrote:
>> > Jesper Lauridsen > wrote:
>> > > I don't know about hotels, but I find 40-watt bulbs in my local
>supermarket.
>> > > Good thing too, as I light my home with 40-watt bulbs exclusively.
>> >
>> > Seriously?
>>
>> Yep. Sometimes I wonder if a watt is something else in the US, as this
>> isn't the first time I've seen Americans consider anything below a 100
>> watt as pure darkness.
>>
>> > How can you read?
>>
>> It's hard to explain, I just learned it as a child, and now it's as
>> natural as walking.
>
>The darker the environment, the more oxygen needs to get to the eyes to
>see. So, at the expense of a few dollars now, you risk blindness later
>when your eyes can't handle that oxygen demand and the cumulative effects
>have built up.
It's not a question of money - it's a question of preference. To me a
40 watt bulb is _not_ dim. 40 watt bulbs are also to most popular type
where I shop, so I don't seem to be alone on this. Which leads me back
to question of why you people can't see by them. Do you paint them black
or something?
Returning to the issue of reading in hotels, my problem is mostly the
lack of a good reading position. All I'm asking is something for my back,
so I can sit up in bed and read. Yet so few hotels deliver that.
--
Ask me for directions.
>In article >,
(Jesper Lauridsen) wrote:
>
>> (Miguel Cruz) wrote:
>> > Jesper Lauridsen > wrote:
>> > > I don't know about hotels, but I find 40-watt bulbs in my local
>supermarket.
>> > > Good thing too, as I light my home with 40-watt bulbs exclusively.
>> >
>> > Seriously?
>>
>> Yep. Sometimes I wonder if a watt is something else in the US, as this
>> isn't the first time I've seen Americans consider anything below a 100
>> watt as pure darkness.
>>
>> > How can you read?
>>
>> It's hard to explain, I just learned it as a child, and now it's as
>> natural as walking.
>
>The darker the environment, the more oxygen needs to get to the eyes to
>see. So, at the expense of a few dollars now, you risk blindness later
>when your eyes can't handle that oxygen demand and the cumulative effects
>have built up.
It's not a question of money - it's a question of preference. To me a
40 watt bulb is _not_ dim. 40 watt bulbs are also to most popular type
where I shop, so I don't seem to be alone on this. Which leads me back
to question of why you people can't see by them. Do you paint them black
or something?
Returning to the issue of reading in hotels, my problem is mostly the
lack of a good reading position. All I'm asking is something for my back,
so I can sit up in bed and read. Yet so few hotels deliver that.
--
Ask me for directions.