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Got the light repaired just in time for Lez's return.

Meanwhile at the quilt retreat

Surfside RV Resort, Parksville BC (2 stars)

The ceiling light/fan has been a royal pain for several days. There have been several bike trips to Home Hardware. Well it finally works.

The root problem A California law enacted about 20 years ago mandated that such fixtures have a safety mechanism to limit the usage to 75 watts. Over time it was determined that these limitation doo-hickeys might fail. Apparently ours did fail.

The California law has now been repealed in favour of other solutions. Our solution, as recommended by experts was simple: Lee ripped that sucker out of there and use a maximum of 50 watts.