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06 Mar 2018, 2:11 pm

Do you stare at the outlets in buildings?

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06 Mar 2018, 2:24 pm

What are "outlets in buildings"? Google won't tell me.

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06 Mar 2018, 2:36 pm

Kiriae wrote:

What are "outlets in buildings"? Google won't tell me.

Things that you plug things into to give them power.

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06 Mar 2018, 2:42 pm

Yes. In warehouses and stores I look at the pipes and wires on the ceiling too.

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06 Mar 2018, 2:49 pm

NewTime wrote:

Kiriae wrote:

What are "outlets in buildings"? Google won't tell me.

Things that you plug things into to give them power.

We call them sockets in the UK.

And they would definitely catch my attention in another country , this is what they look like in the UK

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06 Mar 2018, 5:06 pm

Only if my job requires it.

I used to be a party Deejay, and in the future its not impossible that I might work as a superviser in my inventory counting job. Both jobs require entering businesses with equipment, and involve finding the darn power outlets.

But no, normally I never notice nor think about it power outlets in stores or the like. Though sometimes (when the ceiling tiles are missing) one can get mesmerized by the site of all of those pipes, and how some of them are all coated with that powdery asbestos stuff.

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07 Mar 2018, 5:45 am

I didn't really pay attention to em except when I needed to use an outlet cuz I was using machines at the store while working there of coarse.

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07 Mar 2018, 5:56 am

I get fixated with all sorts of little features. Especially if I don't know what they're for.

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07 Mar 2018, 6:57 am

No, I don't even tend to notice them.

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07 Mar 2018, 7:47 am

It's really funny that other people do this too. I didn't even realise I did until my husband (then new boyfriend) asked me why I was staring at the celing. Poor guy probably thought I wasn't interested in him!

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07 Mar 2018, 8:22 am

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That one would definitely get my attention and I would have to move the switch to the off position. I hate seeing sockets switched on when nothing is plugged in.

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07 Mar 2018, 10:17 am

SaveFerris wrote:

NewTime wrote:

Kiriae wrote:

What are "outlets in buildings"? Google won't tell me.

Things that you plug things into to give them power.

We call them sockets in the UK.

And they would definitely catch my attention in another country , this is what they look like in the UK

I don't have OCD really but when it comes to seeing sockets without the plug in but the switch on, I am very OCD! I cannot stand it! ONLY LEAVE THE SWITCH ON IF THERE IS A PLUG IN THE SOCKET, OTHERWISE TURN THE SWITCH OFF!! !! !! !! !! !

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07 Mar 2018, 12:37 pm

Sandpiper wrote:

That one would definitely get my attention and I would have to move the switch to the off position. I hate seeing sockets switched on when nothing is plugged in.

Joe90 wrote:

I don't have OCD really but when it comes to seeing sockets without the plug in but the switch on, I am very OCD! I cannot stand it! ONLY LEAVE THE SWITCH ON IF THERE IS A PLUG IN THE SOCKET, OTHERWISE TURN THE SWITCH OFF!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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Sorry for triggering you both :lol:

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I have light switches in my house like this and it does indeed annoy me more than it should :lol:

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07 Mar 2018, 3:11 pm

I do in my apartment, not all outlets, I stare at the outlet when I’m charging my iPad & iPhone, I don’t know why. I also stare at front door when I lock it & I also stared at my screen door.

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08 Mar 2018, 7:35 am

SaveFerris wrote:

I have light switches in my house like this

No, that's horrible! My parents have one like that too.

Does anyone else turn off sockets with no plugs in when they're in a public building? I try not to but sometimes I can't resist :lol:

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08 Mar 2018, 7:53 am

OutsideView wrote:

SaveFerris wrote:

I have light switches in my house like this

No, that's horrible! My parents have one like that too.

Does anyone else turn off sockets with no plugs in when they're in a public building? I try not to but sometimes I can't resist :lol:

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Sockets/outlets in the United States have no on/off switches.

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