Re: [DNG] WAY OFFTOPIC: Idiot electricians: was: Is it dead yet?

2021-10-28 Thread hal
On 10/27/21 20:37, Jason Martin via Dng wrote: Since the mid 1980's, I learned it pays to have a: Electrical Receptacle Wall Plug AC Outlet Ground Tester You can pick one up for under $20. You can cannot always guarantee it was wired right or has not been damaged. I have seen lot of computers

Re: [DNG] WAY OFFTOPIC: Idiot electricians: was: Is it dead yet?

2021-10-27 Thread Jason Martin via Dng
On 10/27/21 3:20 PM, Steve Litt wrote: True story, from more than a decade before Linus made Linux... 1979. I was a consumer audio repair guy at Pacific Stereo in Chicago. I was paid commission on every amp, receiver, turntable, tapedeck, etc that I repaired. No repairs, no pay. Since the mid

Re: [DNG] WAY OFFTOPIC: Idiot electricians: was: Is it dead yet?

2021-10-27 Thread spiralofhope
On Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:20:22 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > It's the kind of grudge you can keep for 42 years. > ... > > Pay up, guys, wherever you are. Oh god, now I have to add to the story time. That same guy who was flipping a breaker was doing it so fast that sometimes my system wouldn't even

[DNG] WAY OFFTOPIC: Idiot electricians: was: Is it dead yet?

2021-10-27 Thread Steve Litt
onefang said on Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:13:38 +1000 >Oops, sorry, replied directly to spiralofhope instead of the list. > >On 2021-10-26 22:35:57, spiralofhope wrote: >> On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 23:15:15 -0400 >> Hendrik Boom via Dng wrote: [snip] >> >> Apparently a jackass flipping breakers off and on