Who has CFL's in their home?

[Racer X]

It may be that those that have CF bulbs failing in a short time are turning them on/of multiple times a day. That will cut down on their life span quite a bit. That 10,000 hour rating is probably based on something like 10 continuous hours a day.

I have a CF bulb in our porch light on a sensor, and it must have 5000 hours on it by now. Turns on and off one cycle a day.