Ban On Light Bulbs - Boy Have I Been In The Dark

I'm sitting here with my dad the other night and he asks me if I want a three way light bulb for the lamp at my desk. I say no, because I like a lot of light at my desk so I can see and I didn't see much use for a three way light bulb if I just always leave it on high. Well, a few minutes later he goes out and comes back in with a three way squiggly florescent light bulb. I say I don't think that will even fit in the lamp. He says he'll put the light in the lamp.

Then he tells me there's a federal light bulb law, that starting next year you won't be able to buy regular light bulbs any more. I seriously thought he was BS'ing me. Then he started talking about how SC was fighting to prevent the law. So I get to looking...