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Another couple of little jobs done
Feb. 17th, 2007 03:52 pmThanks to a birthday gift from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
advinius, I was able to get one of those "contractor specials" over at Home Depot and I got four overhead lights, the ones that take the ordinary-type light bulbs.
Today Keith and Ben installed the last of them and all the ceiling fans are finally gone, with much rejoicing.
It really helps a lot, not only in avoiding decapitation* of the taller members of the household, but in making the ceiling seem not *quite* so claustrophobic.
I rewired my first lamp today, too. I was pleased. I have one of those lamps that can be hung on a hook/nail on the wall. It is, now that I think about it, over thirty years old, and the switch finally went a few weeks ago. Given the advanced age, I replaced the cord, too, just to be safe, and it's working perfectly now.
Keith is currently swapping out a couple of wall switches--the switches are of the maddening up/down = on center = off variety, which drives me nuts, so I picked up a couple of those when I got the cord and socket for the lamp at the hardware store.
It's pretty cold out today, it's snowing, although they say it isn't going to amount to more than an inch or two. Delenn is settling in nicely, although I do have to laugh--she finally got enrolled in school on Tuesday, which turned out to be a half day, Wednesday and Thursday were cancelled, she went on Friday and... Monday is a holiday, LOL!
I suppose it's a nice way for her to ease into her new schedule. One of the neighbor kids is in her class, and with supreme nine-year-old directness, he came walking over on Thursday to ask "is that girl here?"
I'm glad there are kids her age around here. They've been having a great time sledding and generally running around the yard. He came in to watch TV for a while today when the cold drove them in, now she is over there to do the same.
Temps are supposed to start rising, by the end of the week we'll be close to fifty again. A very weird winter, but it's almost spring and I can't wait.
*yeah, yeah, I saw the Mythbusters episode and I know a household ceiling fan doesn't have enough force to decapitate anyone.
advinius, I was able to get one of those "contractor specials" over at Home Depot and I got four overhead lights, the ones that take the ordinary-type light bulbs.Today Keith and Ben installed the last of them and all the ceiling fans are finally gone, with much rejoicing.
It really helps a lot, not only in avoiding decapitation* of the taller members of the household, but in making the ceiling seem not *quite* so claustrophobic.
I rewired my first lamp today, too. I was pleased. I have one of those lamps that can be hung on a hook/nail on the wall. It is, now that I think about it, over thirty years old, and the switch finally went a few weeks ago. Given the advanced age, I replaced the cord, too, just to be safe, and it's working perfectly now.
Keith is currently swapping out a couple of wall switches--the switches are of the maddening up/down = on center = off variety, which drives me nuts, so I picked up a couple of those when I got the cord and socket for the lamp at the hardware store.
It's pretty cold out today, it's snowing, although they say it isn't going to amount to more than an inch or two. Delenn is settling in nicely, although I do have to laugh--she finally got enrolled in school on Tuesday, which turned out to be a half day, Wednesday and Thursday were cancelled, she went on Friday and... Monday is a holiday, LOL!
I suppose it's a nice way for her to ease into her new schedule. One of the neighbor kids is in her class, and with supreme nine-year-old directness, he came walking over on Thursday to ask "is that girl here?"
I'm glad there are kids her age around here. They've been having a great time sledding and generally running around the yard. He came in to watch TV for a while today when the cold drove them in, now she is over there to do the same.
Temps are supposed to start rising, by the end of the week we'll be close to fifty again. A very weird winter, but it's almost spring and I can't wait.
*yeah, yeah, I saw the Mythbusters episode and I know a household ceiling fan doesn't have enough force to decapitate anyone.
