Since moving into this house and pursuing the art of not going crazy in the midst of the longest remodel in the history of remodeling, I've had one pet peeve that was almost impossible to get past: The brainiacs who built this house around 1959 decided to install the lighting for the bedroom closets right above the closet doors.
Great for lighting, bad for the face. You see, everytime you enter a closet, if you measure above five foot, you get assaulted by the light chain.
Really, if I want to get slapped, I'll adopt a family and go on the Jerry Springer show. I don't need that junk in my every day life.
So, off my brain goes. There must, I reason, be some sort of gizmo that will allow me to control this light without this pulling thingy*.
A quick search on the Lowes and Home Depot websites yielded nothing.
The nice man who got my hopes up in the lighting section of Lowes, only to take me to the OUTDOOR lighting section and show me a motion-activated light the size of a small planet with light output rivaling the sun, just motivated me even more.
A discussion with the general contractor led to a conversation that made my toes curl and included the words "electrical", "dry wall", and "repainting". My checkbook fainted during that process.
Not the least bit dissuaded or discouraged, I entered Elliot's Hardware in Plano. If you've never had the pure bliss of shopping at Elliot's, get in your car and go now.
You'll be greeted by tons of Grandma and Grandpa types who still know what customer service means. They get you what you ask for and don't hover or try to sell you something you don't need.
My "Grandpa" for the day walked me directly to a fixture that screws into the old light socket and has a little box that can be mounted on the wall to look just like a regular light switch.
I about hugged that man dead. He must have thought I was nuts, but I had solved my problem, I hoped, for a mere $30.
When I got home, installed the object of my affection, and hit the switch, I had an out-of-body experience. It was nearly the best appliance I'd ever received. I almost cried.
Mike and I can now walk into our closet, hit the switch, and not get slapped by a metal thingamabob.
It's the little things in life that I dearly love. And, Elliot's Hardware. God Bless You and all your wonderful employees. You rock my world.
*I'm a VERY technically savvy person.
Now you know what drives me to design and build great software. Different type of product, but hopefully one that will make people's jobs and lives easier.
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