First World Problems...

Uh Oh! A two-parter! At least there is no math!

What is that? That is a electric switch panel. Nice and simple, although why two of them are next to each other and one is larger is a question best left to French engineers, whose idea of efficiency is based on the concept that the shortest distance between two points is a cube.

Maybe the larger one controls both lights (nope)? Maybe it controls the power socket about two feet away (nope)? Maybe it is an extra switch for future lighting needs? Sure, maybe. I don't know. It's France...who can guess why they do things.

And here we have a three-part socket under a desk. Two power outlets, and one internet cable that is unused. It's about 25 feet from the aforementioned switch panel, and hopefully it is becoming obvious what the hell is going on here!

Yup! The large switch controls the right-side power plug. The one into which I had my monitor plugged. And since this is a new place and we were figuring out which switches did what, the monitor mysteriously turned off and on. But it wasn't obvious, because A. no line of sight between the switch and the monitor, and 2) the monitor wasn't always on.

The first electrician couldn't figure it out. The second one did!

posted by CBD at 02:00 PM

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