You know, that sounds Shakesperian. Let me count the ways.
Most of us have done much the same, at some time. The handle
"should" move when tripped. Sometimes they don't.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"Higgs Boson" wrote in message
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Let me count the ways to say: "I am an idiot".

1. Not just one outlet fried. Traced other outlets on that
circuit;
all dead.

2. Huge panic; I may have to call electrician to deal with
whole
circuit.

3. Then wondered why one circuit came right back on after
the short,
when I flipped breaker, but not the other.

4. So went out to look at breaker box again. No breaker
was out of
line, as when a circuit blows.

5. But I thought whatthell, I'll flip the appropriate
breaker just in
case.

6. So of course everything came back on.

7. Never was a fried outlet.

8. I am an idiot

BUT: Now curious why the 2nd breaker didn't look like it
had blown.
Aren't they all supposed look conspicuously out of place?
Inquiring
minds..

HB.