We are dealing with an electrical problem that started on last Friday. The breaker that handles the living room and all three bedrooms started kicking off over and over again. The electrician came yesterday, and thought it might be one of the power strips we use, so we unplugged it, and it stayed on just long enough for him to say “Ok, that was probably it.”

As his car was leaving the driveway, it clicked off again. He says the problem may be in the wiring itself, but he is booked up for the next two weeks. So, two more weeks of sharing the outlets in the kitchen and bathroom.

On the bright side, at least the router and the pi server are back online. I asked the electrician if I could plug in a surge protector using one of those orange extension cords, and he said it was fine, just don’t trip over it.

Funnily enough, the automatic responses that popped up as a possible reply included “Why not?”