On Sat, 16 Mar 2019 02:54:56 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Saturday, 16 March 2019 04:38:35 UTC, Bill Wright wrote:
On 15/03/2019 01:29, tabbypurr wrote:

that having assessed and used countless mains extension leads without
harming the afore mentioned man or beast, I am de facto qualified to
test mains extension leads.

that is the nonsequitur. You may be very well qualified to test them, but not because no-one has gotten hurt.

What better qualification could I have? Maybe a piece of paper handed
out after a three hour course at the local tech?

Bill

Electrical knowledge plus knowing what issues to look for. I don't doubt you have the former. Hopefully you have the latter too, though it's not implied by either electrical knowledge or years of experience.


NT

Me nans doctor was struck off for having no quals he was doing it for
years and was no good

he didnt know he was no good even though the cemist had to keep
telling him things he proscribed were wrong

malc