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Default OT Demise of Tric Or Treating?

On 10/13/2018 4:19 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Oct 2018 03:45:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
>> On Friday, October 12, 2018 at 6:10:37 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
>>> On Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:20:29 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/11/2018 7:17 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:58:00 -0400,
wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Every year I buy some bags of candy but for the past ten years no
>>>>>>> trick or treaters have shown up so this year I've bought no candy and
>>>>>>> won't be bothering with answering my doorbell and I'm sure no one will
>>>>>>> show up.
>>>>>>> Halloween has died.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you just turn out your porch light, nobody will come.Â* I used to
>>>>>> just leave the house every Halloween but realized that unnecessary.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -sw
>>>>>
>>>>> Not an option for me. My house is lighted all across the front and the
>>>>> lights come on at dusk. Can't turn them off.
>>>
>>> Bullshit... somewhere there's an on/off switch.

>>
>> Installed by an electrician who was so annoyed at having to deal
>> with Julie that he installed them without a switch.
>>
>> What do you want to bet that she's got a switch somewhere that she
>> can't figure out what it does?
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton

>
> Where I live when a licensened electrician installs outside lighting
> the law is he must install a switch indoors.
>

IIRC, Julie has always claimed this "electrician" who used to own the
house did things that weren't up to code. How the house ever passed
inspection when it was up for sale is a mystery.

Jill