28 things plugged in
There are 28 things plugged into sockets in my living room.
- TV
- DVD player
- XBox
- Sky Box
- Apple TV Box
- A port switch of all the ethernet cables
- Record deck
- Amp
- Phono stage
- Sonos bridge
- Main landline phone
- Router
- Nova mesh box
- Philips Hue light controller
- Blink camera controller
- Desk lamp
- MacBook
- Backup disk for MacBook
- Printer
- Side light 1
- Side light 2
- Homepod
- Satellite phone unit
- Vape device
- iPad
- Mobile phone on charge
- Recliner power for settee 1
- Recliner power for settee 2
In the summer a 29th thing would be a fan.
I must be using enough electricity to power a Pink Floyd concert.
Imagine all the wires. I’ve just been through a process of trying to apply some order to these things. I think I’ve improved matters but it’s still an unholy mess.
We need to find a better way to transmit electricity.
It would probably be cheaper for me to commission the building of a miniature nuclear power station in the corner of the living room.