Are your eyes open this afternoon or are you doing your zombie thing? I was thinking of you earlier and wondering.

We have grounded circuit breakers. UncleE had (still living just no longer cognizant) an electrician friend do the circuit breaker work.

Initially we hoped it was just a short in the chandelier; however, when we put one in a much much newer lamp and it happened again, we decided wiring age.

On another note, I absolutely abhor the idea of giving up copper wiring! I sobbed when we could no longer obtain slate and our slate roof gentleman retired. Now, we have one of those “modern” roofs that will not last anywhere as long as the slate did.

Just to point out, we can make progress, slow and one step at a time.. and make it better..



The Biden administration’s final rule for LED bulbs, announced Friday, more than doubles the energy efficiency requirements for the bulbs, taking them from 45 lumens (the unit of measurement for brightness) per watt to over 120 lumens. The Energy Department has projected the rule will result in about $27 billion in total savings and prevent the release of 70 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over a thirty-year period.



“LED lightbulbs, which are now the norm, will get more energy efficient and therefore use less electricity,” Andrew deLaski, executive director at the Appliance Standards Awareness Project, told The Hill in an interview.



Specifically, he said, Americans will save about a dollar per bulb under normal usage conditions, which comes out to a $50 annual savings in a typical household with about two dozen lightbulbs.



“It takes some time, and the reason it takes some time is LED lightbulbs last a long time,” he added. In many cases, he said, LED bulbs can last as long as 10 years before burning out, compared to the now phased-out incandescent bulbs, which typically lasted no more than a year.



“Small savings add up, is the moral of the story,” he said.



Read more at TheHill.com.

Speaking of copper wiring, which is the best by far... Gov Walz was on air with the St. paul mayor, whatever his name is and announcing the need for a solution.. stealing of copper wiring out of the traffic lights in St Paul amounted to over one million buck in the last 12 months up to Feb 24... so they say several remedies being followed. but then the mayor added the real problem is getting the traffic signals working again.. so the traffic in areas has been jammed and standing some days.. just punks finding money...