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Peter W. wrote:
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 5:28:38 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:

Put a rug over it. Even magazines or those large padded shipping
envelopes will work in a pinch.


This has to be one of the most insane pieces of advice ever given - excepting those from Jimmy Neutron. This approaches the quality of advice around using aluminum cans to cover holes in an automotive firewall.

Peter Wieck
Melrose Park, PA


Agreed. When putting an extension cord in a foot trafficed are you wrap it
in oily rags, so the there's no friction to pinch the insulation. Then you
cover it with a nylon rug or other insulating material.