If you have an electrical outlet box outside, right beside your yard light, check it out for switch location by plugging a lamp or something into it. Last holiday season, after getting all the lights put on the bushes, it seemed that outlet was dead. I (and two helpful neighbor guys) looked for open breakers, checked all the other outlets, and finally got my wife got involved. She very sweetly looked at us and asked what we thought the third switch by the interior front door was for. I had never even noticed it. Turns out that it controls that outside, post outlet for convenience and eliminates the long extension cords. Hate to admit it, but now I tell my wife in advance of any little projects just so we self-appointed "experts" don't waste a lot of time on obvious stuff. If you have three switches inside the front door, make sure you know what all three do, One of them might be for your outdoor outlet.
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