@SIRT posted:Fluorescent – thing of the past. Can’t find bulbs, flicker in cold weather, spare tubes take up space, housings are too bulky. Can’t get rid of the tubes.
I recently tried to give some brand new, unused tubes to the local hardware store. They wouldn't take them, but the guy told me a trick to make disposal safer. There is a soft spot on the ends between the prongs. Stick an Ice pick / scratch awl on the soft spot and tap it with a hammer. That breaks the vacuum so the gas won't fly around so much when the tube is broken.