So... today I went on a date that ended up being successful... although she's the blond and pink long hair, sunglasses, talkative type... things went
well. We went to The Greene, in Beavercreek Ohio... a strip mall with tons, and tons of stores. The outside of the strip mall is lit with
tear drop lens, *former* Metal Halides, that have been unfortunately converted to LED, sooo... it's much dimmer than what it use to be.... however...
not only are there some that were missed out, but the stores... almost all of the stores in The Greene are still completely lit with fluorescent
lighting. The bookstore that she and I went to, is still lit with fluorescent lighting, with Metal Halide spot lights high up in the middle of
the store, all still in use! Those Parabolic troffers have 3 lamp T8's in them, some 3000k color temp, some about 4100k... however... the fixtures,
both fluorescent and Metal Halide, are in desperate need of relamping. Many of those Metal Halide lamps were swirling significantly, and many
were out completely. Many were also buzzing, so noticeable that my date actually brought it up
on her own!
The "Nordstrom Rack" store, to my big time surprise, was also completely lit with fluorescent. (T8s) Unique fixtures that I have never seen before
until then. Seemed like weak electronic ballasts are operating them though, since they were rather dim... but hey, fluorescent! What confuses me even
more is that Nordstrom Rack was recently built at the Greene, during a time I'd highly expect LED to be their lighting choice. Nope!
I encountered many more fluorescent in other stores, and many more missed out post fixtures during their LED conversion. It was VERY obvious, considering
how much brighter the Metal Halides were in comparison to those LED's. Flash patterns of the Metal Halides of course helped me determine that
they were still Metal Halide, as well as the warmer color, and brightness level.
So yeah... some people may think LED is becoming dominant... well, that's still just... not the case... in MANY places out there. That's the point I'm
trying to make in this thread.