I'm so stupid... Was: Head Cleaners

From: Joe R. <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Thu Jul 1 06:04:45 2004

At 11:27 AM 7/1/04 +0100, Rob wrote:
>
>Suicidal idiot beforehand had only gone and wired a standard 13A outlet
>direct into a 45A cooker circuit rather than as a spur off another 13A
>socket that was actually nearer!
>
>It melted a whopping hole in my best cutters, but the insulated handles
>were good and I never felt a thing.


  Many years ago I worked as an electronic technician in a hospital. One
day I was helping remove the contents of an old exam room that was going to
be totally renovated. In it were several stainless steel desks with AC
electrical outlets in them. I was getting ready to remove the desks and
needed to remove the outlets first. The company electrician was also
working on the renovation and I went over and asked him if he had turned
off the power to the outlets and he replied "sure". So I merrily started
removed outlets. When I got the about the third one I dropped it on the
metal table and POW! Sparks flew, the breakers tripped and all the lights
went out. After I pried myself off the ceiling I went after the so and so
electrician that had told me that the power was off. He merely said "let
that be a lesson, allways check the breakers yourself". I've never
frogotten that!

    Joe
Received on Thu Jul 01 2004 - 06:04:45 BST