!!!warning!!!

[derf]

If you break a light bulb do not attempt to take the bulb out until you ensure that the switch is in the off position. It hurts like a bitch and feels much like a taser. The only think that hurts more than the shock of grabbing the bulb is the feeling of your body completly locked as you slowly fall toward the floor and hit it like a bag of bricks,

['73 H1 Triple]

Last name end in 'ski?


sorry, reminded me of an old room mate :lol

[Frostz28]

been there done that! good news is once you have done it once its unlikely you will repeat the mistake. Unless of course you landed head first in which case the only good news is you will probably be wearing a helmet from now on so the fall won't hurt as much.

[KSGregman]

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[rogue]

Ack! Just another reason why I hate fucking with anything that has an electrical current. :panic:

[NONE_too_SOFT]

i saw on an episode of home improvement that u can use a potatoe... and that ur supposed to hit the breaker before u ever mess with electricity dumb ass.

[Curb]

i saw on an episode of home improvement that u can use a potatoe... and that ur supposed to hit the breaker before u ever mess with electricity dumb ass.
are you related to Dan Quail?

[Avatard]

Is he related to Tom Turkey?

'name's Quayle.

[JoshuaTree]

And people laugh at me when I tell them, yes indeed I have gone on service calls to change light bulbs - especially for "tall" fixtures or recessed can lights in high ceilings... :D

If you're going to make a "habit" out of "this", get one of these:

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[Dave]

way to go buddy

[NONE_too_SOFT]

are you related to Dan Quail?

it just felt right

Is he related to Tom Turkey?

'name's Quayle.

ahhhh, the elusive back burn.

[Particle Man]

Shocking!

[Curb]

it just felt right



ahhhh, the elusive back burn.
shit happens...:lol:

[Gas Man]

WOW

please dont reproduce.

That is all!

:lol

[Amorok]

Nicely done, bud. You must be in the Army.

[Phenix_Rider]

If you break a light bulb do not attempt to take the bulb out until you ensure that the switch is in the off position. It hurts like a bitch and feels much like a taser. The only think that hurts more than the shock of grabbing the bulb is the feeling of your body completly locked as you slowly fall toward the floor and hit it like a bag of bricks,

Pssh- it's just 120Vac. Nothing, really. :wtfru: 480 will give a shock you'll never forget.

I've been zapped a few times- those 9Vdc toys barely tingle now.

['73 H1 Triple]

Pssh- it's just 120Vac. Nothing, really. ......

WRONG. 1980 my friend and boss Tom Urbanchuck started a circular saw on the jobsite. The damp plywood and the dew on his shoes made a very good ground. He was killed instantly. Left behind a 8 month old daughter and his wife.

[Particle Man]

WRONG. 1980 my friend and boss Tom Urbanchuck started a circular saw on the jobsite. The damp plywood and the dew on his shoes made a very good ground. He was killed instantly. Left behind a 8 month old daughter and his wife.

ouch :(

[derf]

I actually unplugged the light before I went to go play with it, but someone else plugged it back in.

[Phenix_Rider]

I actually unplugged the light before I went to go play with it, but someone else plugged it back in.

:lol Sucks to be you.

[derf]

:lol Sucks to be you.

Nope it sucks to have a helpful 8 year old

[Homeslice]

How/why did you break the bulb anyway? Playing too much indoor golf?

[wildchild]

Last name end in 'ski?


sorry, reminded me of an old room mate :lol

Yep I had one in the Army that did the same thing. It was in Europe 220v funny as hell.

[RACER X]

And people laugh at me when I tell them, yes indeed I have gone on service calls to change light bulbs - especially for "tall" fixtures or recessed can lights in high ceilings... :D



right, we're gonna need a 16-20ft a-frame ladder to reach our foyer lights..........argh!

[Particle Man]

right, we're gonna need a 16-20ft a-frame ladder to reach our foyer lights..........argh!

A friend of my wife just built a house with vaulted ceilings. I walked in and my first thought was "how the hell are they going to change lightbulbs and clean out cobwebs?" :confused:

Turns out, they don't know either cuz they didn't think that far ahead :lol:

[shmike]

right, we're gonna need a 16-20ft a-frame ladder to reach our foyer lights..........argh!

A friend of my wife just built a house with vaulted ceilings. I walked in and my first thought was "how the hell are they going to change lightbulbs and clean out cobwebs?" :confused:

Turns out, they don't know either cuz they didn't think that far ahead :lol:


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[Particle Man]

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Too easy. :lol:

[rogue]

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Hey! That's shit I use because I'm short! :rofl:

[Particle Man]

Hey! That's shit I use because I'm short! :rofl:

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[rogue]

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redflip

[Rider]

Pansies... It's only electricity. Didn't anyone ever charge up capacitors and toss them at your buddies? Not shutting the breaker off was bone headed thing to do though. At least your well enough to tell us about it.

[Particle Man]

redflip

my thoughts exactly :lmao:

[RedRider2k2]

I was outside installing a light fixture yesterday and just shut the switch off, not the Breaker. There's only myself and my GF here so I knew I would be safe. Especially after my warning to her..

"Don't turn on the switch"

"The switch for the light you're working on?"

"Ya...But just in case, dont touch any switch in the house until I say so" :lol:

While I was working on it, I grabbed a wire and twisted it in an awkward way. Something in my hand popped and sent a pain right up to my shoulder. I've been shocked by 120Vac before and it felt the same. I actually had to go check the switch again to make sure it was off and it was. Weird.

[Gas Man]

can always tape the switch off... I have done that when i have open circuits during construction/remodel times.

[njchopper87]

can always tape the switch off... I have done that when i have open circuits during construction/remodel times.

That's what my father does. He's an electrician though, so he usually takes all the precautions including shutting the breaker off. Unless he's messing with something that he wired himself he doesn't trust anyone's electrical work but his own. You'd be surprised how many light switches and outlets he's run into that are improperly grounded or are otherwise sloppy. It only takes a several seconds of electricity to die, so why not just spend the time flipping the switch?

[Gas Man]

Oh yeah I could go all crazy... I do all that LOTO stuff at work and have to be re-certified every year on it and for all the different types of power sources from electrical, pneumatic, pressure, ect... but for around the house and just me and maybe a bud or wife. The tape over the switch is fine. Mostly its due to open wires during remodeling.