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Originally Posted by Katsunami
And still, colleagues and friends regard me as being some sort of moron when I state my opinion that many people are becoming too old for their own good nowadays?
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Not just the old, believe me. Earlier this week, when we had just opened an owner of one of the nearby restaurant came by, in complete panic. Every time he turned on the lighting in the restaurant the fuses blew (or rather they switched off, since he has a newer fuse box). This has never happened before. And if my father would please please please could come to see if he could find the problem.
My father returned fifteen minutes later laughing. It turns out the owner had asked his cleaning crew the night before to give the light fixtures on the walls a good clean. It turns out those Dodo's took each fixture off the wall and put them all in the dishwasher (restaurant grade, so very hot and powerful). They didn't wait for them to dry before putting them on the wall again. Inside, those things were not only dripping wet but some of the cables and insides of the sockets were damaged as well.
My only advice regarding your father is to get a good smoke alarm system. Probably one that is child (or hufter) proof can only be taken apart by (special) tool, so he won't take out the battery when it goes off. Maybe even one of those smart alarms, that will send you a message when it goes off.