Frederica said, on June 28 last....
I've been engrossed in home repair and improvement (yes, it is possible to
paint your bathroom three different colors in a two week period). I have
learned interesting things about electricity.
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Oooh! I hope you learn no more than how to replace the batteries in your
flashlight or remote control. House current can kill you and electricity
is very unforgiving. I've messed with it for years and still get beads of
sweat on my upper lip when I have to replace a light fixture or whatever.
The actor Frank Silvera learned this the hard way when he tried installing a
new garbage disposer in his kitchen sink. He was electrocuted.
If you want to be semi-professional, go in for plumbing repairs and
installations. I've heard of dozens of professional electricians getting
zapped (permanently zapped), but I've never heard of a plumber drowning.
Please let somebody else do the electrical work....Please.
I have purchased power tools
and I have used them.
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This is also a good way to get to see the inside of an emergency room.
Power drills may be semi safe, and so are saber saws, which can bite you but
not badly....but please don't go within 100 feet of a
circular saw unless you think you have too many fingers and want to reduce
the number. I once watched as a carpenter dropped a Skilsaw on his leg,
and within a second, he'd not only ruined a perfectly good pair of trousers,
but put a large hole in his perfectly good leg.
I have accidentally cemented my own foot to the patio
(beware quick drying cement). In short, I was my own Laurel and Hardy film.
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In this case you either moved too slowly, or the cement set up too quickly!
"Now look what you've done, Stanley!"
Good luck and enjoy the housework!
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