I worked 28 years as an electrician before dropping my tool pouch and picking up a pile of books to carry on as an apprenticeship instructor. Weirdly enough, for the last five or six years, I have regularly woken from dreams in which I’m working with the tools again.
As part of a push to finish an
ongoing remodel of the bathroom adjoining our bedroom, I recently repainted the
ceiling and walls. “We should probably install new lights while we’re at it,” I
suggested to Desiree after showing her the freshly painted ceiling.
At one time, we called lights
“fixtures.” Today, however, we call them “luminaires” to align with adopted
National Electrical Code language. So, as a Code guy, I (somewhat begrudgingly)
call them that.
In case you’re unaware, here is a
list of things electricians don’t like: change, digging a ditch, cleaning up
after themselves, plumbers having preference in the mechanical room spaces,
warm beer, and bathroom remodel projects. And this is not even close to a
complete list.
Anyhoo, we found a luminaire we
liked, and I installed the damned thing myself—just like in my dreams.
—Mitchell Hegman
Googly eyes, anyone?
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