Maybe he used to be a drain unblocker?
Brian

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Elfin Safety gone bonkers

The Eon guy came to fit the samrt metter. He put on his work gloves. Fair
enough. He put on his polycarbonate glasses. Still fair enough.

Then, he donned thick elbow length rubber gauntlets, plus a full face
polycarbonate shield. THEN, he removed the main fuse.

Given that he had turned off the consumer unit, this struck me as
excessively cautious, but what do I know?