tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7612074629885226272..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: French light switchesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-47759772731628186482012-12-10T22:34:41.855+01:002012-12-10T22:34:41.855+01:00Thanks for mentioning the "minuteries" -...Thanks for mentioning the "minuteries" - it is hard to find information on them in the English Google search. I think we would do well to have them sold in the US.Alan Ness, Architect, Ten Directions Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198271481225371113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70215006348178900892010-07-04T14:06:08.650+02:002010-07-04T14:06:08.650+02:00Marie, I agree with you. Americans tend to leave l...Marie, I agree with you. Americans tend to leave lights on in their houses all over the place, and nearly all the time. And American restaurants are often pretty dimly lit. Dim lighty is seen as more elegant. Those are the charms of cultural differences, I guess.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25141747549787682352010-07-04T03:54:30.641+02:002010-07-04T03:54:30.641+02:00J'adore votre nouvelle chambre, bravo, c'e...J'adore votre nouvelle chambre, bravo, c'est très beau ! Et là, ça a une taille presque américaine, lol !<br /><br />Très sympa, cette discussion sur les "interrupteurs" en France par rapport aux autres pays anglo-saxons ! I've always felt like laughing when "looking"... for the pool-cord when in the UK in the dark !!!<br /><br />I was somewhat surprised to see people leaving lights, television, etc. on everywhere in their houses in the States !!! On the other side, you can't seen anything in American restaurants, lol ! Don't consider this as a criticism, it's just the remark of a Frenchie :-)<br /><br />Bises ;-) Mary/Marie in Normandy, France who is so happy to have at last time to go and read your so interesting posts !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38710376652601383302010-06-27T07:04:18.268+02:002010-06-27T07:04:18.268+02:00The furniture really changes the room and it looks...The furniture really changes the room and it looks great.<br /><br />Last time we were in Paris, we stayed in a Marais hotel where the light timer for the public hallways was very brief - they always seemed dark. I'm all for saving electricty, but I like well-lit halls whilst carrying luggage. :-)Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78864247841253581642010-06-26T22:28:17.877+02:002010-06-26T22:28:17.877+02:00We should have had an idiot light on our outside l...We should have had an idiot light on our outside light switch. When we get to bed and realise some idiot has forgotten to switch it off, some other idiot has to go downstairs and do that. After a "discussion" as to whose fault it was in the first place. Perhaps they should be called "save an arguemnt light switches".Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16717976323180529832010-06-26T21:54:10.720+02:002010-06-26T21:54:10.720+02:00You call them "idiot lights" but if your...You call them "idiot lights" but if your memory was bad as mine, you'd call them "genius lights". I've never seen any minuteries inn the states, either. Of course, it never occurred to me to look for them.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72433705068319236152010-06-26T17:58:40.208+02:002010-06-26T17:58:40.208+02:00Hello Nadège, it's really hard to resist the u...Hello Nadège, it's really hard to resist the urge to take more furniture, including rugs, upstairs, but we know it doesn't make sense to do so because we still have to paint.<br /><br />Judy, yes, we are glad we chose wood instead of laminate, even though it is "just" pine. I think it will be more durable, and it's natural.<br /><br />Bill, LOL. Autolycus, I hope it turns out to be a good investment. We are already enjoying having the new space. Makes the house much more livable. Space is a luxury.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56557941570888865322010-06-26T16:59:22.549+02:002010-06-26T16:59:22.549+02:00Great post Ken! Now I can't wait to see the lo...Great post Ken! Now I can't wait to see the loft finished.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06031276247743743680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-5120337132004113212010-06-26T16:20:48.535+02:002010-06-26T16:20:48.535+02:00ahhh, the floors look great, and the bed-by-open-w...ahhh, the floors look great, and the bed-by-open-window shot is great :) Are you glad that you chose wood, instead of laminate?<br /><br />Thanks for the fun cultural exploration into light switches :) I doubt that one ever really thinks about the idea that something as simple as a light switch or a door handle might be done very differently in another country :)<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-20901887229493396522010-06-26T15:00:39.820+02:002010-06-26T15:00:39.820+02:00>>you can't be sure whether the light is...>>you can't be sure whether the light is on or off without opening the door, unless you are sure which position on the switch is "on" and which is "off" — or can you?<<<br /><br />Depends how tightly-fitting the door is! Here in the UK, it's normal for bathrooms and loos not to have wall-switches inside the door - either the switch is outside the door, or there's a pull-cord to switch on the ceiling (I don't think I've ever seen one of those in France, so maybe their building regulations are even tighter about the risk of water and electricity mixing). The difference from countries like the US and Australia is, I suppose, that you're used to more space and bigger bathrooms where it would be unthinkable for water to splash anywhere near a wall-switch. Possibly.<br /><br />Loving the loft conversion - always a good investment!Autolycushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642868944400656922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88747284190277919452010-06-26T13:58:51.910+02:002010-06-26T13:58:51.910+02:00British, American, and ANZAC troops are massing in...British, American, and ANZAC troops are massing in Dover in preparation for a cross-channel invasion to settle, once and for all, the light switch on/off up/down issue.<br /><br />Troop movements suggest the most massive build-up since the great unpasteurized cheese war of 2001.<br /><br />French President Sarkozy says that "France has resisted Electro-Fascism for centuries and will continue to do so until the last drop of French blood is spilled".Bill in NHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43610691894688026762010-06-26T11:25:27.937+02:002010-06-26T11:25:27.937+02:00Jean, yes, it is staying fairly cool up there. We ...Jean, yes, it is staying fairly cool up there. We slept up there comfortably last night.<br /><br />CHM, you are right. But we have more big pieces of furniture to put up there after the painting is done.<br /><br />Simon, wouldn't that work. The LED is on, so the bathroom light is off. Or maybe that's too confusing.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-61740250724993461902010-06-26T11:11:27.725+02:002010-06-26T11:11:27.725+02:00Is it staying nice and cool in your loft, now that...Is it staying nice and cool in your loft, now that the weather has warmed up a bit?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-60357228225321759162010-06-26T09:05:36.151+02:002010-06-26T09:05:36.151+02:00Your king size bed looks so tiny in this enormous ...Your king size bed looks so tiny in this enormous room!chmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86491965486179442572010-06-26T07:46:33.384+02:002010-06-26T07:46:33.384+02:00Ken. I bought a switch with a light on it, but it&...Ken. I bought a switch with a light on it, but it's one that has an LED to show you where the switch is in the dark. Once the switch is on the little light goes off.<br /><br />Until that point I was doing really well...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203768991989701121noreply@blogger.com