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You know what I miss about India? I miss the power switches that are found for each outlet on the walls (on the outlet itself). I don't keep my laptop on AC power at all times. I find it much easier to just unplug the source at the laptop than completely unplug the plug from the wall. Plus the power outlet plastic thing here feels like it will come off as the battery plugs go in so tight. sigh. In India I just turned off the main switch that's right by the outlet and that was so much more convenient. Or is there some technological advancement that it would automatically turn off that I don't know about? That would be even cooler.
oh and water heaters. Why do they need to be on at all times? Do we really need hot water 24 hours of the day? At home (in India) next to the light switch is the switch for the water heater. You turn it on about 5-10 minutes (depending on size of heater) and jump in. That is so much better, in my books. Our building has central water heating. I guess since the whole building is a rental building, it's probably more cost effective than to have individual heaters in each apartment? sigh. But then they also pay for the electricity and the water. I don't know. I guess these are things I have grown up with and so find it hard to comprehend.
But how about in houses? I remember in a rental place I once stayed in college we could keep a timer of when it will turn on and when it will turn off. I found that so strange. We had it set to turn on at 5am and turn off at 10am. But what if I wanted to take a shower in the evening after a day at the beach?! So, you could see that the whole timer setting didn't last long for this reason as it was very cumbersome to climb up and change it, etc. I hope when we get a place over time we could install this system.
oh and water heaters. Why do they need to be on at all times? Do we really need hot water 24 hours of the day? At home (in India) next to the light switch is the switch for the water heater. You turn it on about 5-10 minutes (depending on size of heater) and jump in. That is so much better, in my books. Our building has central water heating. I guess since the whole building is a rental building, it's probably more cost effective than to have individual heaters in each apartment? sigh. But then they also pay for the electricity and the water. I don't know. I guess these are things I have grown up with and so find it hard to comprehend.
But how about in houses? I remember in a rental place I once stayed in college we could keep a timer of when it will turn on and when it will turn off. I found that so strange. We had it set to turn on at 5am and turn off at 10am. But what if I wanted to take a shower in the evening after a day at the beach?! So, you could see that the whole timer setting didn't last long for this reason as it was very cumbersome to climb up and change it, etc. I hope when we get a place over time we could install this system.
