Compact Flourecent Lighting Big In Italy

[John Coviello]

I just returned from Italy and can report that compact fluorescent lighting has caught on in a big way there.  It is so ubiquitous that I didn't even notice it at first.  A lot of restaurants and hotels are using compact fluorescent lighting throughout.  The compact fluorescent lights were available in all stores.    Gasoline was selling for between $1.25 and $1.50 a litter.  Which works out to $5.50 to $7.00 a gallon after the conversions from liters to gallons and from Euros to Dollars are made.