Oh I can't disagree with you there. CFL's certainly have a place. When HID isn't possible or reasonable CFL is definitely the way to go. I grew a Bubba Kush plant in a trash can completely concealed and loved it. Granted it took me 3 months to grow less than an oz, but it was a stealth setup and I wanted to see how I could do with some CFL's. For as small as it was, I was pretty impressed. Yeild was obviously small, but quality was excellent and I'm sure it could be made to give bigger yeilds.
I would just rather throw 10 plants under HID and grow a LB than stare at a trash can and grow an oz...
I'm not bashing CFL's, if you are doing a micro grow or anything stealthy, certainly it's easier.
But these guys that grow huge plants and/or a lot of plants with CFL's...just silly.