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From: mrl@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson)
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Subject: Re: Line Voltage
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Date: Sat, 7-Jun-86 03:04:42 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  7 03:04:42 1986
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Reply-To: mrl@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson)
Organization: University of Chicago, Department of Physics
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In article <1135@ihuxk.UUCP> mielke@ihuxk.UUCP (CRASH) writes:
>> In article <290@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>, grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) writes:
>> > 	A friend tells me that an electric utility in the Chicago area still
>> > supplies light bulbs as part of it's service.  I wonder if they are the same
>> > quality as the kind you buy in the stores...
>> It's true. Commonwealth Edison will give you a new bulb for each one you bring
>> in (replacement policy).  They are good bulbs and seem to last at least as
>> long as you would expect any bulb to last.  They are, as I remember, though
>> in "funny" denominations - i.e. 52W, 70W, etc.
>WHAT???
>I've lived in the Chicago area all my life and never heard of this!
>Comm Ed. has what is called 'light bulb service'. For a monthly charge
>of around $0.75 you are entitled to four bulbs when you pay your bill 
>at one of their bill payment centers (usually a hardware store).

I haven't heard of any replacement policy either (new bulbs for burnt-out
ones?  What a deal!), although we have tried their light bulb service
as described above.  My impression was that we went through their bulbs 
pretty quickly.
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					Scott Anderson
					ihnp4!oddjob!kaos!sra