We've been half-loving, half-cursing a ceiling light fixture since we bought this 200+yo house 10y ago

The last of the sockets recently stopped working so I'm finally getting around to dismantling it

No ground, of course. Fabric insulation. Real brass. Socket shield is patented 1907.

Apparently the full lamp would be worth $100-$300 on eBay. Imma just rewire and reinstall it

#Electricity #homeowners #history

How some Toronto homeowners are protecting themselves amid rise of home invasions
Security film, which strengthens window glass making it harder to break, is just one of a number of steps Toronto homeowners have been taking to make their houses more difficult to break into, following a rise in brazen home invasions in the last few years in the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-protection-home-invasion-9.7168605?cmp=rss
How some Toronto homeowners are protecting themselves amid rise of home invasions
Security film, which strengthens window glass making it harder to break, is just one of a number of steps Toronto homeowners have been taking to make their houses more difficult to break into, following a rise in brazen home invasions in the last few years in the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-protection-home-invasion-9.7168605?cmp=rss

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#Indiana's first minority depository institution opens -
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Indigenous ancestral remains were found 20 years ago. Ontario says the new homeowners have to investigate
An Ontario couple was shocked to receive a provincial order to investigate ancestral remains discovered on their property years before they lived there. A number of Indigenous and non-Indigenous homeowners and experts say the law mandating burial site investigations doesn’t make sense for anyon...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/ancestral-remains-wolfe-island-ontario-9.7174129?cmp=rss
Indigenous ancestral remains were found 20 years ago. Ontario says new homeowners have to investigate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/ancestral-remains-wolfe-island-ontario-9.7174129?cmp=rss
Indigenous ancestral remains were found 20 years ago. Ontario says new homeowners have to investigate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/ancestral-remains-wolfe-island-ontario-9.7174129?cmp=rss
Warnings for homeowners as Surrey cracks down on illegal construction
The City of Surrey says it's cracking down on illegal construction in B.C.'s second-largest municipality by population, with two homeowners recently subject to public notices due to unpermitted additions.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/homeowners-illegal-construction-bc-9.7175618?cmp=rss
Homeowners in Duggan area combating infill with restrictive covenants
The Duggan restrictive covenants don't ban infill but instead control height, unit count and parking — a move one councillor says comes from residents feeling ignored by the city.
#Canada #CityofEdmonton #Duggan #EdmontonInfills
https://globalnews.ca/news/11811535/edmonton-duggan-infill-restrictive-covenants/