Bill wrote:


Yes, I understand. If your breakers work the way they should, then
they would protect you, your family and your property. But don't
they fail on occasion?
I think of them as a backup.


If you keep trying to find potential problems this way, you will never wire
your garage. After all - what is the difference between and extension cord
and a wired outlet? If that breaker failure occurs, the impact is the same
at the outlet as it is at the extension cord. How do you think it is going
to be any safer by not using the extension cord?

Surely you don't really mean I think too much. By sharing my
thoughts here I often receive feedback, as you well know, and have a
chance to learn something
from some of the knowledgable folks here including you. A great deal,
perhaps most,
of the time, I learn things I would not have been informed enough to
ask about.
No thinking ~~ no learning. IMO, the percentage of people in the US
who think too much
is miniscule. I would not include myself in that group. My thinking
and my profession
revolves around the idea that it is better to enourage learning. Surely
you subscribe
to that too, or you would not bother to teach! : ) Now enough with
that.

Well, there is a difference between seeking knowledge on matters not well
understood, and dwelling too long or too deep armed with only very basic
understandings. One can easily draw inappropriate conclusions based on too
little understanding and a well intended interest in safety (for example).
This can lead to minor inconveniences (a decision not to use extension cords
due to a faulty conclusion safety), or it can lead to more critical
errors (a misplaced trust in a "safer" method that really is not).

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-Mike-