Today we had family over and before we know we were talking about the automated lightening, and mormor thought the bathroom lightening was really not working well (there is no obvious off button available), and so we went through a full demo ...
And yes, after a little while the obvious topic of the 21st century popped up when explaining the scenes and events build around sunrise and sunset, and farmor thought all this Home Automation really added to saving energy and thus ... eco-friendly, lowering our carbon footprint, and yes ... saving the world.
I could not resist in taking a little provocative stance on the topic, and maybe the ROI on our budget is not as obvious as one would think, but it is always good to feel good when saving the planet ...
The Vanrillaer Family \Fam"i*ly\, n.; [L. Familia Vanrillaris, ]
1. The collective body of creative persons who live in one house on a non-disclosed island in the middle of the archipelago. The boss of the household, Wiveka, further including other parents like Boris, a bunch of children listening to the christian names of Kalle & Birk, a Cricetus Frumentarius, a variety of electronic servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers, boarders or other guests around the seasons.