"HA HA Budys Here" wrote in message

Just wondering, *is* there a 3-way switch in the vicinity of this mess? In
some
older homes, it was not uncommon to use 2-wire cable to grab just a hot
from a
local outlet, to feed the begining of a 3-way set. Then, 2-wire cable is
again
used to bring the 2 travellers to the 2nd 3-way switch, another 2-wire
cable is
used to bring the switched hot only from the 2nd switch to the light
fixture,
and another 2-wire ran from the fixture to any local outlet for neutral.

I wouldn't guarantee anything with this mess. There are no other switches in
that room but I suppose they could be plastered over. Thanks for the ideas.