Feb 1 = Ban the Bulb Day

Bob Parker wrote:
On 2/02/2009 08:18 Swanny wrote:
Incredible how the media has managed to demonise a molecule which, up to
now, was quite useful in several applications.
Yeah, the plants and trees certainly seem to like it.
"A weed is just a plant in the wrong place"
 
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Bob Parker wrote:
On 2/02/2009 08:18 Swanny wrote:
Incredible how the media has managed to demonise a molecule which, up to
now, was quite useful in several applications.
Yeah, the plants and trees certainly seem to like it.

"A weed is just a plant in the wrong place"
"That weed was planted your honour".
 
On Feb 3, 2:31 am, "ian field" <gangprobing.al...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
"Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote in message

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"F Murtz"
EeySore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

Anyone heard of ebay ?

Graham

They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?

** Of course not.

Be treated the same as any other form of contraband or smuggled goods.

At one point some enterprising gun runners were advertising boxes - with a
free gun inside.
Might become a hot selling and 'must have' item soon, the way things
are going !
 
F Murtz wrote:

Eeyore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

Hi to all,

following on from Australia Day and " Invasion Day " we now have " Ban the
Bulb Day " to celebrate.

Yep, from today ( Sunday February 1, 2009 ) the importation into Australia
of the most common incandescent bulbs for domestic 240 volt lighting has
been banned.

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (NO. 7) (SLI NO 256
OF 2008)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/ciar20087n256o2008622.html?query=^incandescent#disp10

From the above Customs Act regulation:

--------------------------------------------
( a) a shape described as any of:

(i) A50 to A65; or

(ii) PS50 to PS65; or

(iii) T50 to T65; or

(iv) M50 to M65

(v) E50 to E65;

(b) a cap described as E14, E26, E27, B15 or B22d;

(c) a nominal voltage of greater than or equal to 220 V;

(d) a nominal wattage of less than 150 W;

but not including primary coloured lamps;

----------------------------------------------------------------

Australia is the very first developed country to impose such a ban.

New Zealand has announced that it WILL NOT be doing so !!

Hang on tight - it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Anyone heard of ebay ?


They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?
Do you expect customs to check every small package marked gift or even nominal value ?

Graham
 
Phil Allison wrote:

"F Murtz"
EeySore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

Anyone heard of ebay ?

Graham

They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?

** Of course not.

Be treated the same as any other form of contraband or smuggled goods.
I can't wait to se hear of the first case of someone being tried for being
in possession of an incandescent lightbulb.

What about stage lighting ? PAR cans etc ?

Graham
 
"EeySore" = Graham Stevenson = Rabid Pommy NUTTER


I can't wait to se hear of the first case of someone being tried for being
in possession of an incandescent lightbulb.

** Totally spurious issue.

Folk here will soon not be able to buy the popular incandescent lamps they
have been buying at retail shops for many decades.

Ebay is simply no option for the vast majority of people and involves
breaking the law.

BTW:

I do not go around suggesting people break the law - like YOU just did.

You fuckwit, scumbag pommy cunt.



What about stage lighting ? PAR cans etc ?

** So you cannot read the simple list that was posted ??



....... Phil
 
Eeyore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

"F Murtz"
EeySore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:
Anyone heard of ebay ?

Graham

They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?
** Of course not.

Be treated the same as any other form of contraband or smuggled goods.

I can't wait to se hear of the first case of someone being tried for being
in possession of an incandescent lightbulb.

What about stage lighting ? PAR cans etc ?

Graham

The light bulbs are not illegal. You just can not import them. In fact
if you could make them yourself there is nothing stopping you at the moment.
 
ian field wrote:
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ian field wrote:

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Bob Parker wrote:
On 1/02/2009 22:05 kreed wrote:

Buy shares in the candle business while you are at it, or stockpile
'em before they
are banned too ;)

Eventually politicians will realise that we all exhale naughty
planet-wrecking Carbon Dioxide and try to put a tax on breathing.

Closely followed by tax on farting
Tom

OMG - I'm doomed!


No, it will be whoever is standing behind you when the seal fails.


The local bank revised their layout as a result of that - they used to have
a line of consulting desks alongside the queue for the counters, until I
gassed an elderly couple who'd sat at one of the desks for some banking
advice. Since then they've opened up another room for the desks.

Good thing they weren't lighting up when you did that, or someone
would have got at least second degree burns. ;-)


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ian field wrote:
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Bob Parker wrote:
On 2/02/2009 08:18 Swanny wrote:
Incredible how the media has managed to demonise a molecule which, up to
now, was quite useful in several applications.
Yeah, the plants and trees certainly seem to like it.

"A weed is just a plant in the wrong place"

"That weed was planted your honour".

"I'd like to take you out back of this courthouse and try a little
bit of your honor on!"



Artist: Reed Jerry
Song: When You're Hot,you're Hot


INTRO: A - ADA A - ADA

VERSES
A F#7
Well me and Homer Jones and Big John Talley
A F#7
Had a big crap game goin' back in the alley
B7 E7 A E7
....And I kept rollin' them sevens, ‘an winnin' all them pots


A F#7
My luck was so good I could do no wrong
A F#7
I jest kept on rollin' and con-trollin' them bones
B7
And finally they jest threw up their hands and said
E7 A E7
..."When you hot, .you hot".I said "Yeah?"


CHORUS
A F#7
When you're hot, you're hot
B7 E7 A
...when you're not, you're not
A F#7
Put all the money in and let's roll 'em again
B7 E7 A E7
When you're hot, you're hot

A F#7 B7 E7 A
La la la la- la la la.....La la la -la -la
A F#7 B7 E7 A E7
La la la la- la la la,....when you're hot, you're hot


VERSES
A F#7
Well,.. now every time I rolled them dice I'd win
A F#7
And I was just gettin' ready to roll 'em again
B7
When I heard somethin' behind me
E7 A E7
...I turned around and there was a big old cop


A F#7
He said "Hello, boys" and then he gave us a grin 'n' said
A F#7
"Look like I'm gonna hafta haul you all in
B7 E7
And keep all that money for evidence"
A E7
I said ,"Well, son...when you hot,...you hot"


CHORUS
A F#7
When you're hot, you're hot
B7 E7 A
And when you're not, you're not
A F#7
You can ‘splain it all down at City Hall
B7 E7 A E7
When you're hot, you're hot

A F#7 B7 E7 A
La la la la- la la la...La la la la - la
A F#7 B7 E7 A E7
La la la la- la la la,..when you're hot, you're hot



VERSES

A F#7
Well,when he took us inta court I couldn't believe my eyes
A F#7
The judge was a fishin' buddy that I recognized
B7 E7
I said "Hey, judge, old buddy, old pal"
A E7
"I'll pay ya that hundred I owe ya if you'll get me outta this spot"

A F#7
So he gave my friends a little fine to pay
A F#7
He turned around and grinned at me and said
B7 E7 A E7
.."Ninety days, Jerry, when you hot,.you hot"

'N' I said "Thanks a lot"


A F#7
When you're hot, you're hot
B7 E7 A
And when you're not, you're not
A F#7
He let my friends go free and throwed the book at me
B7 E7 A E7
He said "Well, when you're hot, you're hot"


OUTTRO VERSE (Talking and Laughhing)
A F#7
I said"Well I'll tell ya one thing judge, old buddy,old pal
B7 E7 A
If you wasn't wearin' that black robe
A F#7
I'd take out in back of this courthouse
B7 E7 A
And I'd try a little bit of your honor on
A F#7
You under-stand that, you hillbilly?
B7 E7 A
Who gonna collect my welfare?"
A F#7
...Pay for for my Cadillac?
B7 E7 A
Whadda you mean 'contempt of court'?"
A F#7 B - E - A ( fade)
"Judge"



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The first sign of insanity is denying that you're crazy.
 
On Feb 3, 1:50 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
F Murtz wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

Hi to all,

following on from Australia Day and " Invasion Day " we now have " Ban the
Bulb Day " to celebrate.

Yep, from today ( Sunday February 1, 2009 ) the importation into Australia
of the most common incandescent bulbs for domestic 240 volt lighting has
been banned.

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (NO. 7) (SLI NO 256
OF 2008)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/ci...incandescent#disp10

From the above Customs Act regulation:

--------------------------------------------
( a) a shape described as any of:

(i) A50 to A65; or

(ii) PS50 to PS65; or

(iii) T50 to T65; or

(iv) M50 to M65

(v) E50 to E65;

(b) a cap described as E14, E26, E27, B15 or B22d;

(c) a nominal voltage of greater than or equal to 220 V;

(d) a nominal wattage of less than 150 W;

but not including primary coloured lamps;

----------------------------------------------------------------

Australia is the very first developed country to impose such a ban.

New Zealand has announced that it WILL NOT be doing so !!

Hang on tight - it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Anyone heard of ebay ?

They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?

Do you expect customs to check every small package marked gift or even nominal value ?
I expect that most suppliers won't have a clue about it, and will
happily continue to import through eager suppliers. Customs may not
even notice or care (if they do even check stuff), esp when the pleb
that checks sees they are "just lightbulbs".
So with any luck it'll all just end up as one of those stupid hidden
laws that no-one knows or cares about, and we can forget all this
silliness.

Dave.
 
"David L. Jerkoff"

I expect that most suppliers won't have a clue about it,
** Wot absurd crap !!!!!!!

All lamp importers & suppliers were notified long ago of the proposals and
the new law.


and will happily continue to import through eager suppliers.

** That is absurd.

All lamp importers & suppliers were notified of the proposals and the new
law.

Seems none of them put up even the tiniest fight against it - cos it
suited them financially to go along.


Customs may not even notice or care (if they do even check stuff),

** Australian Customs are fully aware of the new law and will be enforcing
it.


esp when the pleb
that checks sees they are "just lightbulbs".

** D. L. Jerkoff has posted absurd drivel here before

- but this LOAD of UTTER SHIT takes the bloody cake !!!!


Laws making RETAIL SALE of the same lamps ILLEGAL in all states will be
on place by the end of this year.

Any shopkeeper with them on offer after November 2009 can be fined and stock
confiscated.



So with any luck it'll all just end up as one of those stupid hidden
laws that no-one knows or cares about, and we can forget all this
silliness.

** Anyone as ABSURDLY narcissistic as David L. Jones should be locked
up for his own protection.

And ours.



....... Phil
 
Phil Allison wrote:

Any shopkeeper with them on offer after November 2009 can be fined and stock
confiscated.
I saw that bit too.

Good to see neo- Stalinism is on the rise.

Graham
 
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Bob Parker wrote:
On 1/02/2009 22:05 kreed wrote:

Buy shares in the candle business while you are at it, or
stockpile
'em before they
are banned too ;)

Eventually politicians will realise that we all exhale naughty
planet-wrecking Carbon Dioxide and try to put a tax on breathing.

Closely followed by tax on farting
Tom

OMG - I'm doomed!


No, it will be whoever is standing behind you when the seal fails.


The local bank revised their layout as a result of that - they used to
have
a line of consulting desks alongside the queue for the counters, until I
gassed an elderly couple who'd sat at one of the desks for some banking
advice. Since then they've opened up another room for the desks.


Good thing they weren't lighting up when you did that, or someone
would have got at least second degree burns. ;-)
The really smelly decomposing flesh farts don't seem all that flammable, you
need cabbage or beans farts to get a good flame - even eggy farts need a
windproof lighter for guaranteed ignition every time.
 
ian field wrote:
Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Good thing they weren't lighting up when you did that, or someone
would have got at least second degree burns. ;-)


The really smelly decomposing flesh farts don't seem all that flammable, you
need cabbage or beans farts to get a good flame - even eggy farts need a
windproof lighter for guaranteed ignition every time.

One idiot that lived a few houses from me when I was a kid used to
carry a cigarette lighter to shoot about a six foot flame, till one set
his pants on fire. He wasn't paying attention to the slight breeze was
blowing the wrong way, and the flame wrapped around both sides of him.
:)


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The crazy, and the insane.
The first sign of insanity is denying that you're crazy.
 
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ian field wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Good thing they weren't lighting up when you did that, or someone
would have got at least second degree burns. ;-)


The really smelly decomposing flesh farts don't seem all that flammable,
you
need cabbage or beans farts to get a good flame - even eggy farts need a
windproof lighter for guaranteed ignition every time.


One idiot that lived a few houses from me when I was a kid used to
carry a cigarette lighter to shoot about a six foot flame, till one set
his pants on fire. He wasn't paying attention to the slight breeze was
blowing the wrong way, and the flame wrapped around both sides of him.
:)
Did he quit after that or check wind direction in future?

Bet he wasn't troubled by butt crispies.
 
On Feb 3, 8:46 pm, "Phil Allison" <philalli...@tpg.com.au> wrote:
"David L. Jones"
All Phil's usual dribble snipped.

I thought that might get you all riled up and foaming Phil, thanks for
the laugh!

Can't wait to see you going around with your plastic badge dobbing in
all these hardened crims selling illegal light bulbs. Perhaps you'll
get your mug on Today Tonight or A Current Affair as a special
investigative reporter, now that would sure make for some hilarious
television!
Good luck.

Dave.
 
On Feb 3, 8:15 pm, "David L. Jones" <altz...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Feb 3, 1:50 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com
wrote:



F Murtz wrote:
Eeyore wrote:
Phil Allison wrote:

Hi to all,

following on from Australia Day and " Invasion Day "  we now have  " Ban the
Bulb Day " to celebrate.

Yep,  from today ( Sunday February 1, 2009 ) the importation into Australia
of the most common incandescent bulbs for domestic 240 volt lighting has
been banned.

CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2008 (NO. 7) (SLI NO 256
OF 2008)

http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/ci...

From the above Customs Act regulation:

--------------------------------------------
( a) a shape described as any of:

(i) A50 to A65; or

(ii) PS50 to PS65; or

(iii) T50 to T65; or

(iv) M50 to M65

(v) E50 to E65;

(b) a cap described as E14, E26, E27, B15 or B22d;

(c) a nominal voltage of greater than or equal to 220 V;

(d) a nominal wattage of less than 150 W;

     but not including primary coloured lamps;

----------------------------------------------------------------

Australia is the very first developed country to impose such a ban..

New Zealand has announced that it  WILL  NOT  be doing so !!

Hang on tight -  it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Anyone heard of ebay ?

They are making it illegal to import.
Are ebay purchases exempt?

Do you expect customs to check every small package marked gift or even nominal value ?

I expect that most suppliers won't have a clue about it, and will
happily continue to import through eager suppliers. Customs may not
even notice or care (if they do even check stuff), esp when the pleb
that checks sees they are "just lightbulbs".
So with any luck it'll all just end up as one of those stupid hidden
laws that no-one knows or cares about, and we can forget all this
silliness.

Dave.
The local Safeway and Coles had No Stock last night of BC standard
light bulbs, except for 5 left at Coles, 100watt, which I bought. They
had plenty of ES though in all the usual wattages. The room on the
shelves which the banned bulbs took up has already been replaced with
other stuff. They had some reflector types in BC though.
 
"David L. Jerkoff"

I expect that most suppliers won't have a clue about it,
** Wot absurd crap !!!!!!!

All lamp importers & suppliers were notified long ago of the proposals and
the new law.


and will happily continue to import through eager suppliers.

** That is TOTALLY absurd.

All lamp importers & suppliers were notified of the proposals and the new
law.

Seems none of them put up even the tiniest fight against it - cos it
suited them financially to go along.


Customs may not even notice or care (if they do even check stuff),

** Australian Customs are fully aware of the new law and will be enforcing
it.


esp when the pleb
that checks sees they are "just lightbulbs".

** D. L. Jerkoff has posted absurd drivel here before

- but this LOAD of UTTER SHIT takes the bloody cake !!!!


Laws making RETAIL SALE of the same lamps ILLEGAL in all states will be
on place by the end of this year.

Any shopkeeper with them on offer after November 2009 can be fined and stock
confiscated.


So with any luck it'll all just end up as one of those stupid hidden
laws that no-one knows or cares about, and we can forget all this
silliness.

** Anyone as ABSURDLY narcissistic as David L. Jones should be locked
up for his own protection. And ours too.





...... Phil
 
David L. Jones wrote:

*snip Phil's usual childish re-post with subject and name changes*
Having fun today Phil? I know I am!
Too bad he's right for most of it.

I'm quite sure customs will make a television show out of it.

Coming to a screen near you: Light bulb smugglers. These criminals will go
to any lengths to bring in these banned products. But customs are ahead of
their game.

Tonight we show a smuggle attempt go wrong for the smugglers, after they
paid off the wrong people in an attempt to get their warez into the country.
Their incredibly massive 10,000 piece haul of 15-50 watt incandescent light
bulbs were intercepted and confiscated, where otherwise would make it into the
community and create enough greenhouse gas to kill enough trees that would
have made about 100,000 pages of paper.

Which is a good thing, because co-incedently, that is about how much
paperwork customs will go through in the process of stopping those bulbs.

And a good job they're doing too. Worse than drugs those bulbs are. Not
content with killing just pot-heads, now they're killing everyone else.


I don't know where I am, but I've had enough and I want to get off now.
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