Indeed but he leaves loads of other things plugged in, washing machine, fridge, phones etc. It just seems ridiculous to pull plugs on other stuff but you are right he comes from that generation. I was just having a bad day, all good in the world now. In fact we are having our 'delayed' Christmas tomorrow, presents and everything (decorations down now though). He was in London during WW2, not quite old enough to join up, but he did get evacuated for a short while, which he enjoyed, regular food and no bombs.