Incandescent lightbulbs are a canary in the coal mine. I’d given them up for dead.
But from Small Dead Animals comes this:
I decided to do a Curmudgeonly re-write of the headline:
“The electorate might hand them their ass on a platter but nanny state busybodies can’t change their minds. Therefore a fig leaf delay was invented to bide their time until things blow over. In a couple of years they’ll automatically try again to push their bullshit plan.”
Then I did a “imagine a perfect world” re-write:
“Following an epic global electoral beatdown, nanny state busybodies found themselves out of work. You can continue to buy any damn lightbulb you want because the government simply doesn’t give a shit about your lighting preference.”
Sigh…a government that doesn’t hassle people about petty things like lightbulbs…such a beautiful dream.
A.C.
Note: When the link refers to “conservative” government they’re referring to Canadian parties. I’m pretty sure parliamentary government, like the metric system and hockey, isn’t inherently understood by Americans.