Letters to the Editor
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I can't tell the difference in light color
I replaced nearly all the incandescent bulbs in my house with compact fluorescents. I honestly can't tell the difference in light color (at least, once the bulbs have warmed up, which takes about a minute), and I certainly don't perceive any flicker. In fact, everything looks better in some rooms for the simple reason that I can use brighter bulbs and still save money.
For instance, my kitchen has 7 recessed can lights, which had 75 watt flood lights in them before. That's 525 watts whenever the kitchen lights were on (which is a lot). Now they all have 25 watt compact fluorescent flood lamps, which put out light equivalent to 100 watt incandescent bulbs. Total wattage is 175 - 66% less electricity usage for 33% more light.
Even if you can tell the difference between CFL and incandescent, unless it looks truly gruesome to you, it make a lot of sense to switch.