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From: billg...@cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon)
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Subject: Re: Dear Mother Hen and all you c.o.vers...
Date: 14 Nov 2012 01:32:36 GMT
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In article <B0ndbxQvpFN$@wvnvms>,
	c...@wvnet.edu (George Cook) writes:
> In article <4Gj5qAugs...@eisner.encompasserve.org>, koeh...@eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
>> In article <ZvgXHZNh4ZaY@wvnvms>, c...@wvnet.edu (George Cook) writes:
>>> 
>>> The ground wire (green) is correctly called the Equipment GroundING
>>> Wire, while the white is correctly called the GroundED Wire. 
>> 
>>    OK, it's been a while since I had my nose in the NEC.  If that's
>>    there terminology, then it is what it is.
>> 
>>    I was just put off reading a post where both the black and white
>>    wires on a 110V branch circuit were refered to as hot.  That would
>>    lead to misconceptions.
> 
> I don't recall who said that (refered to both as hot), but if I gave
> that impression, then I apparently was not precise enough which is
> why I'm trying to be very particular now with what things are called.
> I'm sorry if some see that as jerkish behavior, but it's better to be
> seen as a jerk, than to see someone get killed.
> 
> I didn't realize it until long after I'd left home, that I grew up
> in a death trap due to my father being clueless about all the wiring
> and over fusing he did in the house.  
> 

Don't be so hard on your father.

When I went to work at a Submarine Base last Feb.  I had to go to the same
"new empoloyee orientation" as everyone else even though I was never going
to get to set foot on a sub (heck, I didn't ven get to see one!)  Part of
the course was electrical safety.  I was paired up with a new hire wrench
monkey and a guy who had retired from the Navy as an electrician and then
retired from this same sub base as a civilian electrician but was coming
back to work.  When we were being tested on electrical safety they presented
us with a switch box and a very large motor that needed repair.  The new
guy immediately pointed out that they had tagged the box with a shipboard
tag but when in the repair facility a shore tag should be used.  The
instructor asked, "What else?"  Because it wasn't relevant to my job I
was just standing there remaining quiet,  When it became obvious that no
one was going to say anything I said, "There are no lockouts on the box."
The twice retired electrician said, "What's that?"
 Of course, now you also know why I do all  my own wiring.  And, yes, even
in my house I have lockouts in my toolbox.

bill

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Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
billg...@cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
University of Scranton   |
Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>