Infrastructure as Raclette

The author installed a dedicated 20-amp electrical outlet in their living room floor specifically for raclette machines, eliminating the need for extension cords during dinner parties. This decision exemplifies a broader infrastructure principle: provisioning capabilities cheaply during construction is vastly more economical than retrofitting later, a lesson the author applies to all building projects, including equipping a garden office with eight fiber-optic cables and oversized electrical feeds for potential future needs.