Reply #31: First thing I thought of was fluorescents in cold weather

[Kolesar]

...and there is already a post on it...
Contrary to a previous post, I feel CFLs do just fine in the cold. Ours just braved a Chicago winter w/ some extremely low temps. True, they take a little longer (a whole minute! <--sarcasm) to reach full brightness when extremely cold--but studies have shown that the boogie man takes a full three minutes to materialize-- thus rendering you far from any real danger.

I have had early failures with T8 (or T12) fluorescent fixtures that were rated for -10F. I think it was that sh!t "Lights of America" brand. I sold the house and now it is someone elses problem.