One of my many chores as a child was our
family’s laundry. It was my duty to empty the hamper at the end of the upstairs
hallway to the basement laundry area as well as get the clean laundry, all folded
up awaiting in the baskets in the laundry area downstairs, back up to the
second floor & put away.
To expedite the chore, in so that I’d wrap
up the task & be on with my other interests, I’d often place a basket atop
another basket, one which had an inch or two’s room to spare, then make my way
quickly up both flights of stairs; I’d get it all done in one trip sometimes!
Making this possible was a particular light switch. I’d be in my bedroom & then need to complete the chore.
Once finished with the chore, I’d want to remain on the second floor & be
able to head straight back to my bedroom. This meant that I’d need to turn off
the basement light as I passed by the switch – without dumping the baskets. I mean, I could put the baskets down on the ground, tap the switch, then pick
the baskets back up…but I was a kid… ‘Nuff said? [wink, wink]
Having this light switch for the
basement lights made all the difference. I was able to tap it easily when I
leaned over, with just my nose. Mom had even exclaimed, corny as it was, “I
knew I gave you that nose for a reason!” Other switches, generic & basic as they are,
aren’t ones which can be tapped easily; rather they’re definite “flickers”, to
be “flicked” on & off.
As for the rest of the sections of the house
which I’d pass through enroute from the basement to the second floor? These
areas were all light up [enough] by automatic lights in neighboring rooms, or
lights that happened to be on because someone else was utilizing those rooms
while I completed my chore.
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