tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post6119889805512184618..comments2023-11-02T09:19:52.430-04:00Comments on Purple Avenger: Is your house "usable"?Purple Avengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994076252416384045noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-34591550264833611062006-10-13T14:59:00.000-04:002006-10-13T14:59:00.000-04:00And never give you any headaches! Agreed, sometime...And never give you any headaches! Agreed, sometimes architects have more dollars available than sense.<br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-31740570728044830672006-10-12T17:19:00.000-04:002006-10-12T17:19:00.000-04:00Wonder who's "brilliant" idea that was?
It seems ...<i>Wonder who's "brilliant" idea that was?</i><br /><br />It seems there's a certain amount of "one-upmanship" going on in Palm Beach these days among very wealthy. <br /><br />I'm sure it was the architect's idea of what would be "cool" among that crowd. Actually, the Lite Touch system is a somewhat older system. There are even crazier things on the market people are buying. <br /><br />I can see some automated lighting in large office buildings and such as a power saving measure, but a house doesn't need that sort of nonsense. I prefer practical thing like an ordinary switch. A good quality switch (which isn't stock in most houses) will last a lifetime and only cost a couple of dallars.Purple Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994076252416384045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-89831979676270022832006-10-12T16:16:00.000-04:002006-10-12T16:16:00.000-04:00Oy! I don't blame you, if I've got to go in the mi...Oy! I don't blame you, if I've got to go in the middle of the night, I'd take a darn flaslight to bed with me, rather than fiddle with something dingey like that! The first few times someone throws up or has diarrhea because of it, they will either admit to stupidity, or travel on with the pride and let the "help" clean up!<br />There is such a thing as pride in your work, that mess wouldn't give me any. Wonder who's "brilliant" idea that was?<br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-51766624848911600542006-10-12T11:39:00.000-04:002006-10-12T11:39:00.000-04:00so practical, he squeaked
Guilty as charged.
Ear...<i>so practical, he squeaked</i><br /><br />Guilty as charged.<br /><br />Earlier this year I spent a few weeks doing some electrical work on a new $10M mansion going in Palm Beach.<br /><br />The plans called for some crazy lighting control system called <a href="http://www.litetouch.com/">Lite Touch</a> to be install everywhere in the house where an ordinary switch would be -- even in the "guest cabana" which I was working on (a whole house in its own right). The system has automatic dimming controls, preplanned lighting programs, etc. Basically, its an expensive system for people who have more money than brains and want to pay big cash for something that will annoy them and be failure prone for the next 30 years.<br /><br />The ridiculous thing is that it uses a keypad to do everything regarding the lights. If one is in <i>a hurry</i> to get to the bathroom, the last thing you need is to be groping on some keypad for the right button to turn the lights on. An ordinary switch could have been used for the bathroom lights, but NO, they had to have this absurd system even in there.<br /><br />I walked away. There are some jobs so fundamentally nutty thay're just not worth your sanity to be around. <br /><br />Maybe if I'd not spent 20 years as very practical computer engineer before deciding to change careers and do some electrical construction for a while, I'd not be so critical of these insanities.Purple Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994076252416384045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-48355951152157391152006-10-12T06:56:00.000-04:002006-10-12T06:56:00.000-04:00Bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
You sound like my late husb...Bwahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!<br />You sound like my late husband! He was so practical, he squeaked! He would definitely agree with the shower problem, we rented a place in Cali that was like a cave, if the power went out, the master bath became completely black. And the shower was in the dark anyway! I may have my son remove that stupid cabinet, it's really useless as you say!<br />Good morning, G*D bless and Maranatha!<br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.com