Re: Re: X10/Room Occupancy/SWMBO acceptance

[Andy Laurence <andy@xxxxxxx>]

> > Agreed.  Perhaps you could mount a switch on the wall that
operates
> > wirelessly?  Would save rewiring.
>
> Have only seen those horrible X10 stick on wall wireless switches
-
> no way jose!

Case mods?  We're getting a bit far fetched now though :-)

> Indeed - so to me, pressing a pronto 'night time'' button is a non
> obvious thing to expect a non HA compliant person to do, but that
> seems to be what is largely on offer as a solution......

Agreed.  It's a pity you can't modify your light switch to X10 - you
could 
have it activate more than the light then.

> No, and wouldn't work with LM's either.  Thinking about the
inline LD
> jobbies but would need to find a suitable housing for them....

It seems nothing is easy in HA :-/

> > > I have been doing it for the last weel whilst SWMBO is away
and it
> > > does help me to get up (even if it's damned annoying!) but
as I
> > > often get up a lot earlier than SWMBO, it may not be
desirable to
> > > turn it on and thus disturb her.
> >
> > Probably not.
>
> SWMBO back last night.  Forgot to stop the light coming on in
the
> morning & hadn't told her it was going to come on .  5:30 am
- BRIGHT
> LIGHT.  Not impressed :-(

:-(

> I've no probs with alarms that talk to police/disorient/stun
> burglars, I just think the "pretend you're in" bit maybe
gives a
> false sense of security.....

I subscribe to the thought that something is better than nothing. 
It's 
better to fake beat home than to not fake being at home.  Let me put
it 
thway.  If you were an opportunist burglar, would you choose the house
with the open curtains that looked like it was empty, or would you choose
the house that looks occupied?  Burglars may be a bit thick to be in
that 
trade, but they're not entirely stupid.

Andy
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