I have shared in the past that we use timers to turn lights on and off around the house. Not so much for security (in a town with a median income like that of our town, crime is largely confined to bad parking).
No, we have them for convenience - a lamp lit when we come home late is comforting. We have 3 annoying little MR8s that burn out on virtually a daily basis to light the garage apron at night (I vented on these as long ago as January 2012). I even had those little light strings wrapped around a couple trees because certain Sainted wives like them. (Don't let on, but so do I). Those little suckers burn out with what seems like glee.
Fine. Dandy. Pretty. A maintenance nightmare, however, of Megasaurus dimensions. I've been fruitlessly trying to get one those little light string fault detectors to work for 2 years. And this from an electronics engineer. And I order MR8s by the dozen. (Of course, you can't just buy them at the local hardware store).
I smell a rat. My wife smells an incompetent idiot. And I really hate this time of year because I have to change all the timers weekly to keep up with the change of season. As you can readily discern, this thing has a no win clause.
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