Sometimes I wonder if home builders have ever arranged furniture.

It seems they try to save a dollar or two by putting electrical outlets smack dab in the middle of a wall right where you will put the sofa, bookcase or bed.

Not only that, they are still installing duplex outlets.

Look at your house. How many duplex outlets do you have with more than two plugs plugged in through a cascade of outlet expanders and extension cords?

And I’ve yet to see a modern kitchen built with enough outlets!

Somehow, even as Reddy Kilowatt (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddy_Kilowatt and http://www.toonopedia.com/reddy_k.htm) was promoting electricity in homes, no one bothered to mandate the use of more outlets.

Even today, I’ve yet to see any builder put in enough electrical outlets.

(PS: the number mandated by the building code is not enough.)