Originally Posted by
Lee Koepke
I was helping a friend with some repairs at the animal rescue that she volunteered at. All of a sudden my circular saw quit working. I convinced her that all the knots in the cord had slowed the electricity down, and I was certain if she took all the knots out it would work again. Well, as she undid all the knots, she got back to the plug end and realized that it had simply come unplugged from the wall.
I felt somewhat guilty, but I did manage to get my extension cord knot free .....
We used to live in an area that experienced a lot of power outages. A female co worker was griping about the latest one when I told her that they really didn't affect us because we had several #12 50' extension cords plugged in at all times. Those large cords stored enough electricity to power some lights and the refrigerator for a few hours. She bought 3 on the way home that evening!
We also had her convinced that Panasonic had just started selling a reversible microwave that would quick freeze. I guess her boyfriend had finally had enough and convinced her that she was being had!
Gene
Life is too short for cheap tools
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