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On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 21:55:19 -0500, in alt.home.repair, "HeyBub"
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WhiteTea77581 wrote:
I thought it might be entertaining to see posts of your favorite
experience with someone else's "Handiwork."

Two of my favorites.

1. My brother and I found voltages of 33 and 66 volts at a house that
someone was fixing up to sell.
2. Telephone wire used to wire up a fluorescent light in a restaurant.


At work, one of our computer labs was recently remodeled and got these nifty
new computer tables with built-in power and network outlets. On one of
them, our professional commercial electrical contractor managed to connect
the table's ground wire to the hot supply....

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