thanks for the info, ernie. i have talked to my father in law after posting and he told me of his
setup. it was similar to your suggestion. anyway, the phone is on it's way out of my son's room. he didn't answer the call waiting beep cause he was talking to his girlfriend; and i was the one calling. one more time, i told him, and he'll be talking to his girlfriend in the kitchen where all can hear :)
thanks all.

You're wellcome equium.

thank you G50AE
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His first four words were "Has anyone used x10...." Since your answer did not involve x10, you were straying from the topic.


You suggested that his question was not worth answering by a)ignoring it and giving him an answer off topic and b)saying that "The more complex aproach would be to use an X-10 controled switch to do the same switching function."

Since he specifically asked about an x10 approach and all you gave him was "use an X-10 switch," WHICH WAS ALL THAT HE ALREADY KNEW WITHOUT KNOWING THE DETAILS, he must have wanted to know the details. Since you gave him no details, you "suggested" that his question was not worth answering.