[ale] OT: CFL recycle?

[Scott Castaline]

On 12/03/2009 07:46 AM, Geoffrey wrote:
> William Bagwell wrote:
>
>> Oh, and breaking eight foot florescent tubes in the dumpster was one of
>> the very few fun parts of the job. Four foot tubes not so much since you
>> could not through them like a spear:-O
>
> In my college days, I was working a part time job at Montgomery Wards in
> Shreveport LA.  I had to clear out a storage area and in that area was a
> box of about 25 six foot florescent bulbs.  As I walked down a set of
> wooden stairs, I stumbled and let loose the whole box.  As they tumbled
> down the stairs, all I could do was run back up the stairs.
>
> I think every employee in the store came running, it was quite the show.
>    Every single bulb had broken.
>
>
Sounds like one of those embarrassing moments that you want to but can't 
forget.