TomacGTi,
Thank you so much.
You said something good on this thread: "not being the one to be defeated..." I share that value. That is why my bike is running, and that is why I'll sort out the mess with the light switches. Thinking about it last night, I thought to isolate the problem from basics - either no power, or short-circuited due to the slicing we were doing for the LH, or mixed up wires... So, this morning, it's all I'll do. It has no choice but to work.
Enjoy!
P.