i feel like a total idiot y'all.
as part of our ongoing effort to reduce our overall wastefulness, i have installed power strips at various locations around the house.
the theory (and our lower electric bill seems to prove it true) is that appliances left plugged in -- although turned off -- still use energy because they are plugged in. plugging the appliances into power strips is supposed to stop the energy leaks when the power strips are turned off.
got that? okay. cool. me too.
well why didn't i remember that i have to turn the power strip back ON to charge the darned cell phones?
i plugged those phones in about 2 hours ago and promptly forgot them as i went about my normal day: laundry, filling out/scanning/printing rebate forms, preparing other items to be mailed out today, reminding my daughter of her days' chores, etc.
i just thought to look at the darned phones and realized that one of them should have had an indicator light showing but didn't.
upon closer inspection, i realized i'd forgotten to turn the frickin' power strip on.
now i've got about 30 minutes to get dressed and outta here so we can be on time for a 2 p.m. appointment across town.
ain't life grand y'all? '-)
sheeeet! now that i've turned the phone on, my momma is calling. i'll have to call her when we hit the road.
and now i just realized i didn't drink my cup of tea. i sat it down to cool off a bit. and where the heck did i put it any way?
grrrrrrrrrrr!
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