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02-02-2007, 05:21 PM
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Found this while doing a little demo work. Liked it so much I took it back to the shop to give the guys a chuckle. (it was above a drop ceiling)
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02-02-2007, 06:35 PM
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Holy Cow!
Tape on wire nuts is the normal giveaway that a DIY was messing around. Lack of box connectors is another sign. Lamp cord used as permanent wiring is another. Splice outside of a box. Cord above ceiling. I suppose this was a commercial occupancy? Must have been the janitor trying to prove how good he can do maintenance work. 
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02-02-2007, 06:39 PM
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Yes, it was a commercial occupancy. The ceiling was already demo'ed, I was cleaning the rest of it out. We start rewireing Monday. I saw this and ran for the camera! 
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02-24-2007, 01:44 PM
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Reminds me of a Bridal shop I was called to once. Popped up into the attic, looked at the wiring that was all zip cord and said " Holy Sh#t!" The owner then axked what that was all about and I explained the eror of his ways. Come to find out he had done it!  And yes it was all removed.
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02-25-2007, 12:19 AM
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I've said it before and I'll say it again.....
At least they taped the wirenuts; it's the sign of a true pro 
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02-26-2007, 04:58 PM
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After I took that ... THING back to the shop to show the guys, I kept it to show the inspector. He got a chuckle out of it too. I bet he wouldn't if he had seen it installed!
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03-07-2007, 07:07 PM
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Please learn how to spell receptacle.
Bob O.Eighty Four,Pa.15330
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03-07-2007, 08:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bobelectric
Please learn how to spell receptacle.
Bob O.Eighty Four,Pa.15330
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My favorite mis spelling is "receptickle". 
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03-08-2007, 09:03 PM
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Most electricians can't spell the names of the products they install.
99% can't spell Fluorescent.
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03-09-2007, 10:26 AM
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Yesterday I couldn't spell lektrision, today I are one. 
Chris 
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03-09-2007, 06:36 PM
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what are the statitics; 70% of Americans are illiterate?
And to those 70% percent I'll say literacy does not mean you know how to read.
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