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In reply to the discussion: Been using a new tact with Republicans. ie. Immigration. [View all]Glamrock
(11,796 posts)I'm not cavalier about electricity. The only reason I did that was because he knew nothing about -48v DC. And as a union electrician, he'd have never believed me if I told him.
But yeah, complacency is extremely dangerous. A few years back we were moving batteries from one room to another. The press-in nuts on the disconnect are machined so well you can thread in a bolt all the way up to the lock washer by hand. I was taking the leads off the disco and my insulated tools were outside. You see where this is going. Ahh fuck it. I know what I'm doing! Been doing it for years. I just have to break the bolts loose. One half or a quarter turn and I'm golden! I grabbed my Husky ratchet. Guess what, there was a bare c-tap frame/aisle ground right next to my head just out of my peripheral vision. Yeah. I touched that fucker with my ratchet and BOOM! In a blink of an eye It melted the socket and welded it to the ratchet. Scared the shit out of me. Damn near fell off the ladder! But I'm glad I did it. No one got hurt. Nothing went down. Hell, didn't even put anything in alarm. But, it was a wake up call. I'm good for at least 15 more years before I take a chance like that again. The problem with complacency is it leads to more risky behavior if you're successful cutting that corner. Glad it happened. Woke me up.