Arr, taking a quick breather. The Commodore got home from her first day back at work (yay!) and told me the break lights were stuck on. So I've been under the dash of our pos chevy prizm troubleshooting. Found the switch was bad and the replacement one I got doesn't fit right. I got my kids out trying to get the right sized switch so I can get it in place and get back to work on important things.
I'm surprised I was able to get my old bones upside down under the dash of a little car like that, but neither of my daughters even knows which end of a hammer does the banging let alone how to fix something like this......ah well....