Spehro Pefhany wrote:
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:27:51 -0700, pyotr filipivich

Electricity is like water - it has to have a 'flow' out in order
for it to 'flow' in. Hence the number of electricians who will work
with one hand in their pocket.

And power Engineers with both hands in their pockets..

When I was in the USAF, if you were caught wearing any jewelry while
working on electronics, even freakin' DOG TAGS, you were subject to
disciplinary action.

Actually, I was kind of astonished when I learned that a welding arc
drops about 20-30 volts. Consequently, I wouldn't even wear a wris****ch
while, say, jump-starting a car.

I was once helping a buddy jump-start his car - I put the cables on my
battery, and he proceeded to start to apply the clamps to his battery -
red to black and black to red. I shrieked, "NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!"
and luckily stopped him in time. Whew!

Cheers!
Rich