On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 23:15:09 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:

"HeyBub" wrote:
Time again to reverse the direction of the ceiling fan in the bedroom.
Twice a year, just like Daylight Savings Time.

Problem is, I can't reach the switch without fetching a ladder or
step-stool. There's got to be a better way!

Searching through the bin of things longer than they are wide, I found a 1/8
x 1/2" stick of aluminum, about 4 feet long. Heating up the end with a
propane torch, I was able to bend one inch over to 90° to the main part.

Now I can just hook, or push, the switch! No more hauling in a hazardous
ladder and so forth. I store the tool in the bedroom closet; it doesn't take
up much room.

Sometime between now and spring, you'll end up needing a 1/8" x 1/2” stick
of aluminum, about 4 feet long, for a project. You'll remember the tool you
made and go get it from the bedroom closet. You'll find that you need it to
be straight, so you'll cut the 1" bend off. You'll then find that the stick
is 1” too short for your current project. "Oh well", you'll say, "I'll just
put the bend back in." You will then find that it is 1” to short to reach
the fan switch and you'll go get the step ladder you should have gotten
yesterday.

You must be daft! What are the odds of that ever happening? :-0