Monday, December 15, 2008

This old house

Last night as I was getting ready for bed I turned on the hair dryer and just like that the hair dryer went off, along with the television, the space heaters and multiple other the lamp. Yep we had blown a fuse. Up until this point we were not aware all the outlets were connected to one circuit. Of course this happens at night, when it has started to rain and it is cooolllddd. So I don my rain slicker, grab a flashlight and head to the backyard, aren't all fuse boxes in the backyard!

Once outside I locate the fuse box and realize the fuses aren't labeled, I look for ones that are off but don't see any so it was trial and error from here on out. Sarah was inside waiting for something to turn back on and I started flipping switches and nothing was happening. I thought we were in pretty big trouble when I flipped one switch and every light in the house when out! Oops!

I finally found the right one and everything was OK, now we know we can't run everything at once is all. I guess growing up in a old house served us well!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So proud of you, you found the fuse box even in the rain, Just love the way old houses are made. I just wonder why it's outside. Hang in there girlfriend. See you in four days. Love mom