CFL Breakage

Go figure!

In February's newsletter as well as a recent post I wrote about compact fluorescent lightbulbs and how they have mercury in them and how they have to be disposed of carefully if they break.

Chris and I have been changing all the old lightbulbs for these energy-efficient CFL's in the house. One of the bulbs didn't work so we needed to return it. It's been sitting on the counter and more recently on the dining room table for the last couple of weeks... so an accident was bound to happen....

I'm glad I did some research so when the lightbulb fell off the table and broke we knew exactly how to clean up the mess. We have opened the windows to thoroughly vent out the house and are washing our socks and threw out the broom Chris used to clean up.