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    1 year ago

    I was finishing a tile backsplash. The last thing is using a sponge the size of a brick that has water in in it to wipe off the grout glaze .

    I had recently put nice copper knobs on the cabinets.

    The wires from the wall outlets were pulled out, and being an idiot I didn’t flip off the circuit breaker.

    So I leaaned with the wet sponge and hit the wires with the sponge just as my head hit one of the copper knobs.

    It felt like Zeus sent a lightning bolt up my ass and up out through my head.

    Im a more cautious person now.

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        1 year ago

        Seriously, I don’t do anything with electricity anymore. I’ll gladly pay up to hire someone.

        My most recent adventure involved my HVAC unit repeatedly blowing two 50 amp breakers on a subpanel.

        Turns out cat hair somehow covered the coil an blew the breakers. I’ve presented the cat with the invoice. But no, I’m not getting near anything with that much juice.