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OH MY GOD THERE IS SOMETHING IN OUR LIVING ROOM THAT BEEPS RANDOMLY ONCE A DAY AND I HAVE NO GODDAMNED CLUE WHAT IT IS.

It's probably whatever needs the suction cup. Either that, or a phone tap from the FBI and NSA. Hi, guys! What, Echelon wasn't good enough for you?

I'm going to bed now before anything else in my home appears out of thin air or attempts to report me to a government agency.

on 2008-02-11 05:38 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] bruyere-75.livejournal.com
That was a Friends episode, too.

After Monica and Rachel had to switch apartments with Joey and Chandler, Monica discovered a switch that did nothing. I think she ended up tearing the wall apart to figure it out. I think it controlled an electrical outlet in her old place? (Was that the one where Phoebe was turning the TV on and off with her mind?)

My old house had loads of Mystery Switches. It was over 250 years old, and the people who had wired it were on some sort of crazy juice. There were switches that controlled stuff in other rooms, and one or two that did nothing at all. Plus an electrical outlet about eight feet from the floor.

on 2008-02-11 08:46 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] profrobert.livejournal.com
You lived in a 250-year-old house! That's beyond cool. Mine's only 130 years old. [Pouts with envy.]

on 2008-02-11 09:43 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] bruyere-75.livejournal.com
I don't live there anymore, sadly. We were just renting. It was built in 1752, and had thick stone walls and these amazing windows. I really loved it, but it was too expensive. It was impossible to heat properly, because of the walls, and because a previous owner had cut out the ceilings in the dining room and attic, so all the heat would go right upstairs. Plus, the fireplace never worked properly. It was always freezing!

But I loved it, and I miss it. Luckily, I'm friends with the owner, so I can visit it once in a while. He rents it out short-term, so if you want to go to Quebec City and need a place to stay, let me know, I'll hook you up!

on 2008-02-11 09:53 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] profrobert.livejournal.com
Wow, I'm putting that in my Long-Term Perishables file. I love Quebec City, especially the old part of town. If I remember my history, your old house must have been a new construction at the time of Wolfe and Montcalm. If I get up there again, I may well take you up on it. Thanks!

P.S. The one major thing I did when I got the house was to get the chimneys open and up to code and get five of the fireplaces working (and also up to code). I'm very glad I did so.

P.P.S. With the big open ceilings, you might want to suggest to your friend that he install an extractor fan with reverse capabilities at the top of the house -- in winter it can push hot air down, and in the summer it can pull cool air up. It's on my amazingly long list of things I'd like to put into my house when free cash permits.

on 2008-02-11 10:27 pm (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] columbina.livejournal.com
Outlets 8' off the ground aren't all that uncommon. Have you ever stopped to think about the height of the one we plug our refrigerator into?

on 2008-02-12 12:59 am (UTC)
Posted by [identity profile] kalleah.livejournal.com
Have you ever stopped to think about the height of the one we plug our refrigerator into?

To jump to [livejournal.com profile] nonelvis's defense -- it's probably behind the refrigerator. ;)

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