I had no idea they changed up the SpongeBob style until I was working at a client's house while their kids were watching, and was real confused as the why it looked so weird until their mom, who was my age, told me what was up.
Yeah, it makes sense from a functional standpoint, being that often you'll only want to switch on lamp, while having full constant functionality of the other plug.
You basically break that tab between the two screws, then wire the constant power to one, and the switch leg to the other.
But yeah, it's not always consistent where that outlet is located within a room. Like I have the tools to figure it out pretty quick, but you basically just have to take a lamp and plug it into each outlet with the switch off until you find it.
Was political correctness what got Looney Tunes out of the mainstream? I'd wager it was Warner/HBO being greedy once streaming became a thing. That, and kids these days don't care for that animation style compared to the high contrast/saturation visual slop that's prevalent nowadays, but ya know, get off my lawn.
On a serious note, I highly doubt this guy's the only one running some kind of 1-800-NO-CUFFS type deal, where, for a hefty fee, they leverage their "law enforcement contacts" to get you out of fucking up. Let's be real, bribery and corruption has been the name of the game for a long time.
Yeah that happens sometimes, although there is a possibility that a previous owner added a switch after the fact, and had to install a larger box. Some guys will screw a nail-on box to the original mounting stud, but it's just as easy to add an old work box (the ones with the mounting wings) and call it a day.
You, ceiling fan outlets count for that requirement, though it's entertaining when people install a fan without a light and wonder why their switch doesn't control a light lol. Any time I install a ceiling fan outlet, we always run a 3(+ground) wire cable, two switched power legs, for independent control of lights and fan.
turn the switches that lead to anything such as lamps OFF when they're not being used because it costs electricity to "keep the wire charged
Lol what a donkey. For anyone that's unaware, your meter spins when current is flowing, when a device is actively using power. If there's no current flowing, the meter isn't spinning. Just because a wire has potential doesn't mean it's actively drawing current, it only means it's ready to do something, and any device that has the main feeder going through a physical switch (ie no standby like a computer or tv) has zero current path when the switch is open/off. Even devices in standby are drawing such a negligible amount of power that it doesn't matter.
My mom used to unplug everything all the time, and it took years to convince her that's not how that works. She only finally got it when I became an electrician.
You can test this theory yourself if you have a multimeter. Select ohms/continuity, and put the leads across the two prongs. If there is a resistance value present, it will draw current. If it says OL or 0 ohms, that means open line and it won't draw anything.
California would likely be all over it. As much as I don't care for Newsom, he really doesn't like Trump, so I call that a win.