Re:SWMBO and HA

["ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian, I had exactly the same, my lad thought you could
"woow"
lights on, I had to show him how it all worked in the end as people
were beginning to worry about him!

Ian


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, ian.bird@... wrote:
>
> > hit the killer application for your house and be a hero (when you
do let
> me know
> > what it is!)
> > robin
>
> For me the holy grail has been letting SWMBO have limited control
of the
> central heating from bed via an RF remote. Just boost, nothing
permanent.
> Poking her nose out to test the frostbite levels and then grabbing
the
> remote still brings a warm fuzzy feeling to the WAF spot (crude
comments
> aside please - we are married with kids after all, that sort of
thing is a
> distant memory  ;-)).
>
> Following on closely to this was the irrigation system that waters
the main
> areas of the garden. This saves around 2 hours in the hot summer
afternoons
> so that was a winner too. Pots etc. still have to be done but Wifey
> actually likes doing that.
>
> Of course, HA icing on the cake is when your 3 year old is asked to
turn on
> the lights at nursery - she stands up in the middle of the group on
the
> floor, waves her arms in the air and yells 'lights on'. The staff
were very
> perplexed and I had some explaining to do.
>
> Ian
>