That Itch You Can't Rant About (The Rant Thread)

[SAT 9,609]

2 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

That will depend. Ours does not have that. We have a main switch outside and she should go check out there to see if the electric company flipped everything back on. 

 

Here's a picture we don't have the two switches up top inside the house. Just the two rows below of switches. Anyone of those switches can be the issue as they usually daisy chain up to 8 plugs/lights to one breaker. 

 

It looks like you do have a main, duh! whats that black horizontal box you cut off with the picture? Panel 2. 

[SAT 9,609]

For me, I have a panel on each floor, then there are 4 panels in the basement. Those panels house the main that supply their respective panels. The mains are all 2x100 amps. So if you see a 100 amp breaker, that's your main. 

 

[Ontarkie 13,981]

13 minutes ago, SAT said:

It looks like you do have a main, duh! whats that black horizontal box you cut off with the picture? Panel 2. 

Duh that is not my panel box. That is why I said I don't have that part on top. 

[theresaL 408]

Had a student flip my teacher BE  itch switch today. Doesn't happen very often, but when it does  . . . . . .  it usually ends in tears, theirs, not mine.

 

I should explain that these are graduate students, aka adults and they know better. But every once in a while, we get one who thinks they know more than they do and when they realize they don't, they usually try to save face. Only it usually backfires on them, like today.

Edited August 19, 2019 by theresaL

[cdneh 3,112]

Sorry, I've not been able to reply. There are electricians out here now, the last I heard they were having to take some of the new siding off to get at the junction box. I cannot upload a picture.

[SAT 9,609]

59 minutes ago, theresaL said:

Had a student flip my teacher BE  itch switch today. Doesn't happen very often, but when it does  . . . . . .  it usually ends in tears, theirs, not mine.

 

I should explain that these are graduate students, aka adults and they know better. But every once in a while, we get one who thinks they know more than they do and when they realize they don't, they usually try to save face. Only it usually backfires on them, like today.

 

A year or so ago, I had an intern that knew everything. Told my top guy how to do his job.  I sent him on his way. Good luck...

[theresaL 408]

She'll be on her way in exactly 9 days. That's when her program ends and she returns to her home country. 

[SAT 9,609]

 

Swapped out the old headlights for 40w LEDs. I'm going to add one of those rear baskets to it. 

This is my oldest ATV, and now, the best running one. 

 

[cdneh 3,112]

Right problem found, half repaired, When they put the siding on, they drove two nails right through some wire. Wire blew up once the lightening struck, and there are scorch marks on the stud.  We are lucky the house didn't catch fire. They will be back on Friday, but for tonight we have light.  Place looks as if a bomb had gone off.

They have had to remove wallboard, and a ceiling panel to get at the problem. 

 

In bizarre other news, these people are from NH, they in fact went to the same high school as Chickie.  He knows this electricians Mum.

[SAT 9,609]

It's a small world after all...

[Ontarkie 13,981]

1 hour ago, cdneh said:

Right problem found, half repaired, When they put the siding on, they drove two nails right through some wire. Wire blew up once the lightening struck, and there are scorch marks on the stud.  We are lucky the house didn't catch fire. They will be back on Friday, but for tonight we have light.  Place looks as if a bomb had gone off.

They have had to remove wallboard, and a ceiling panel to get at the problem. 

 

In bizarre other news, these people are from NH, they in fact went to the same high school as Chickie.  He knows this electricians Mum.

Wow lucky for sure. 

[theresaL 408]

I second that, very lucky.

[TBoneTX 43,538]

15 hours ago, SAT said:

Texas would have to pay me in advance...

No, man; Nueva Yawkuhs must pay an entrance fee, and get their visas stamped both in AND out, see man.

[TBoneTX 43,538]

12 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

our "garage".  It is reaching a point of ridiculousness.

Ask your neighbors on both sides to spray-paint their casas, free work product Nola-B. ma'am.

12 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

leave it looking like total poo until it is replaced.

This makes complete sense, si Nola-B. ma'am.

12 hours ago, N-o-l-a said:

you know how I could tell which was his?  All the junk on the dashboard. 

Q, man:  Why do graduates of the National University of Poland keep their diplomas on their dashboards, huh man?

A, man:  So they can park in the Handicapped zones, oj tak.

 

Husbands typically clean up if their wives go aysheep, experience man.

[TBoneTX 43,538]

9 hours ago, theresaL said:

it usually backfires on them, like today.

Do not irk, irritate, or trife with the fearsome TL ma'am, no man!