Die Kabel liefen jetzt ja strikt nach Norm statt kreuz und quer durch die Wände.
Ich konnte in der weißen Plastik-Box kinderleicht Sicherungsschalter umlegen und im Wohnzimmer dank der neuen Doppelschalter wohlige Lichteffekte zaubern.
Aber ich war verloren in meiner eigenen Wohnung: sie hatten die Lichtschalter verlegt.
blog.babbel.comI could now drive a nail in the wall without having to use a metal detector : the cables no longer zigzagged through the walls but ran in an orderly manner in strict adherence to modern building regulations.
With my brand new plastic fuse box, it was a piece of cake to flip the switches on and off or to create, as if by magic, a cosy ambiance in the living room.
But I became a stranger in my own flat because the light switches were no longer where they used to be.
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