Monday, April 14, 2025

Flicker

 

A little home improvement today.  Nothing much - just replaced the light switch cover screws w/ nylon ones.  Got tired of getting shocks - real blue, crackle and spark jolts - when I went to turn on the lights this winter.  It's not a short circuit - just static electricity because the house is dry.  I started approaching the light switches w/ the back of my hand or an elbow.  Considered placing a wooden stick next to each switch to prevent shocking my heart too much or blackening my fingertips.  (OK, it wasn't enough to do those things. Though it felt like it.)  The plastic screws don't come w/ any instructions (as opposed to my clog-type shoes that had three pages of info in three different languages).   I read the on-line reviews and from that picked up the tip to not force them since they strip easier than metal.  No problems - they went in easier than the originals.

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