On Mon 28 Apr 2008 05:28:13a, Mark Lloyd told us...

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:25:21 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
wrote:

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As a further aside, my dad had a habit of installing double light
fixtures
with 25 watt bulbs at strategic places throughout the house and basement,
wired in series, to produce a very low light level. He didn't like
walking
into dark rooms, especially when the light switch wasn't near the entry.
To him, of course, this wasn't a waste of energy. Of course, this was in
an era when energy consumption was not an issue or concern.

I have several small lights around for that purpose, although they're
LED lights that use about 2.5W.

When my dad did this, LED lights weren't even a glimmer in anyone's eye.
I'm not even sure LCD displays were around then either.

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Wayne Boatwright
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