Pluggers by Rick McKee for November 15, 2024

That’s why I put a little flashlight (torch for you Brits) in my bedroom.

Never ever change any placement of things between the bed and the bathroom.

And ‘Lego’ bricks if the grandkids are staying over ! ! !

I have two “funny” toes from playing Columbus in my basement. Finding things I didn’t know were there.

We all hate when that happens !

and finding what the cat hacked up

I’ve lived here 47 years, I can find my way around in the dark, including light switches.

There should be ‘curb feelers’ designed for those parts of the anatomy.

I have plug in nightlights throughout my house (outside the bedroom). They come on when the lights goes off.

There are enough “power on” indicators in the bedroom that navigation is simple.

especially the toes. the LITTLE toes. the ones that end up at right angles from the foot toes. and in the middle of the night the banshee wails!!!!!! found the edge again!

More specifically: Shins for locating the coffee table, the head for tracking down those open cabinet doors, toes for discovering that “extra” step on the stairs, and hips for finding chair or drawers that weren’t pushed in.

I tripped on a big dog in the dark. Broke my shoulder.

Been a long time since I experienced “dark”. Lights outside shining in windows, pilot lights, power indicators, digital clocks, etc. Plus, I know where things are. I put them there.

Also I, myself, am quite bright. My mother called me sun.

I have a “red light” night light plugged in by the bathroom. Red lights won’t “ruin” your night vision.

Plugger is making his way to the kitchen.

Yep.

As any real plugger knows, if you’re standing up straight and walk into a wall, your forehead will never reach it.

From today’s Comics Curmudgeon:

Pluggers are covered with bruises and various injuries. It’s actually really disheartening. And they’re old and their health isn’t great, so they don’t heal as quickly as they used to.

Get some fur, to soften the impact.

I like it, but I’m actually quite good at moving around in the dark. I chalk it up partly to having had a friend who was blind… long story.

Broke a toe that way, once.

AND elbows. You should see the bruises on mine.

This is why I have LED night lights in every room of my apartment. I’d have one in my 15-ft-long hallway too, but the st00pid builders didn’t think to put an outlet (or an overhead light) in there…

LOL… hands him a flashlight.

don’t forget the feet are there to find the cat barf before the eyes do.

It’s sad… I worked nights for about 35 years, and can find my way around the house in total darkness, at night, without bumping into anything.

Since I have worn eyeglasses since I was in second grade, combined with the movie “the Miracle Worker” which I saw as a child, I have always been afraid of losing my sight.

Husband gets upset with me as I will do things such as walk down the stairs in the dark . I know our main staircase (main floor to second) is 13 steps and at the 8th step down (5th up) the staircase gets wider (as a check on where I am when going down the stairs). Going up the stairs I put my right hand just under the decorative molding at about shoulder height and let my hand follow it up the stair until it hits the light switch which is adjacent to the top step.

There is a path around our bed that I can follow to the door to go to the bathroom in the dark.

Stairs down to the basement from the kitchen is 12 steps. I hold the banister with right hand, left hand low on the wall, when I feel the connection under the banister where it attaches to a pole I am at the last step down. Turn left and walk through door to work side of basement, once inside oil tank in front of me, one of his work tables to my left. Past the worktable and straight ahead is the sink on a raised platform, turn right there (just past the furnace) and walk to the wall where the circuit breaker box is.