Looking for Lights at Night If you are constantly groping for a light switch in the middle of night, here's an easy solution: Paint bedroom, bathroom and hallway light switches with florescent paint.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2001

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How tacky!

Much better to just get some glow in the dark tape, if you can't afford to get switches that light up.

The glow tape is cheaper than the switches, and you can cut it in shapes that indicate which switch you're looking at.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2001

I didn't know about the tape. I installed lit-up switches in two strategic places but could use a few more. Your idea about cutting out different shapes would be VERY handy for the many sets of two and three switches we have in various places.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2001

The glow tape is what we used backstage to outline everything for the actors. With those bright lights out front, when they come off stage into blackness the glow tape is all they can see. We would outline stairs, handrails, the backs of the set pieces, the borders of the clear areas for walking and so forth. some of the tape didn't get much light most of the time and still glowed, so it apparently doesn't take much light to make it work.

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2001

This would be great for outlining the steps outside, if done neatly. Of course, the tube lights would be neater but maybe I could figure out something with the tape. In Britain, where most people had blocks of gray stone for steps, housewives would outline the steps with a special chalk--very neatly done! One's domestic prowess was judged by how clean you swept your bit of the street and how nicely you outlined your steps! I have a feeling they don't do that any more. . .

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2001

Sweep the steps? I'm lucky if I get around to blowing the front porch off after mowing.

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2001

Dear heart, in those days it was de rigeur to sweep not only the steps, but also the pavement (sidewalk to you) and, sometimes in very houseproud (streetproud?) women, their half of the road! Not if they lived on a main road, of course--that was done by the council streetsweepers who were paid to brave the traffic. Yes, I do remember when it was done by humans and not machines! I remember the rag and bone men with their horses and carts too!

-- Anonymous, July 25, 2001