Has anyone noticed that Compact Florescent bulbs burn out at the same time? The first time I thought it was a coincidense, but it just happened again. The last time I had 2 of them in a kitchen ceiling fixture. I installed both at the same time, same fixture, on the same switch. One bulb burned out, a few days later the other one did. (these were the ones that stick straight out of the base)
Now, it's the bathroom. The bathroom has one switch that controls two identical wall mounted fixtures on each side of the mirror. About 10 days ago I turned on the bathroom lights and one of the CF bulbs went up in smoke (literally). There was a shower of sparks in the base of the bulb, and a puff of smoke, which ended the bulb. I replaced that one with a standard bulb. Today I went in the bathroom, flipped on the lights and the other CF bulb started flashing on an off and seconds later it got real dim and then died. (these were the twisted type, and both were installed at the same time).
This is more than coincidense.
Note: There is nothing wrong with the wiring, switch or fixtures.
I am going back to standard bulbs though. The CF bulbs do not have anywhere near the life they state, in fact standard bulbs seem to last much longer. For the price of these CF bulbs and their short lives, I dont think I am saving any money. Sure they use about 60% less power, but they cost ten times as much as regular bulbs. Besides that, after watching that one go up in smoke, I think they are a fire hazzard.