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06 October 2005

Just To Add To The Fun The power just went off in the rear three rooms of the apartment. The bedroom and the computer room are fine. The landlord's son usually takes care of this kind of stuff, but he's outta town. There's a switchbox in the bedroom closet with three black switches and one green one. The third black switch makes the rest of the power go out, so that wont help. Any ideas?

post by: jonmc at: 19:12 | 9 comments

Never Mind it's back. I don't know what I did.

posted by jonmc 06 October | 19:12

You almost sent that remaining stone firing out through the wall of your apartment, is what you did! *BZZAP*

(kidding.)

posted by BoringPostcards 06 October | 19:15

Wow - at first this sounded like one of those "the bomb in the bus of schoolchildren is about to go off - do I cut the red wire or the green wire?" moments.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 06 October | 19:17

Are all the switched facing in the same direction, ie: not blown a fuse? If not switch them off and on to re-set.

posted by Specklet 06 October | 19:27

Or, uh, you could just enjoy having your lights back on, like you said in your first comment.

posted by Specklet 06 October | 19:27

It's already fixed, and yes they're all in the same direction. Betcha didn't know I was an electrician, too.

posted by jonmc 06 October | 19:28

Take the blue pill!

posted by fenriq 06 October | 19:40

Damit fenriq, don't give medical advice!

It's a blue AND a pink, jon.

posted by puddinghead 06 October | 23:02

Somehow I read that second sentence as "the bedroom and the computer are on fire."

You're one chill dude! Much respect, man.

posted by dreamsign 06 October | 23:04

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