ceb58
Senior Member
- Location
- Raeford, NC
I know this will get the big lock but what the heck. Yesterday, I went into the supply house. I saw another elect. I have known for years talking to a guy who is an elect. for a local hospital. I walked up and spoke to them and they were discussing doing elect. work in the hospital. The elect. from the hospital made the comment that when he worked for so-and so they turned all the grounds up on there receptacles because it was code and he could not understand how the hospital passed inspection with the grounds down. I then politely as him, do what? He said Yes, its code that the grounds be turned up. I then ask, which code? He then pointed to the counter where the code books were, and in a crappy tone said the NEC code book. Well the smart a** came out in me, I layed a $100.00 bill on the counter and told him if you can find it in the code book you will be $100.00 richer. This kinda made him mad, "I'm not going to argue about it" and out the door he went.
But I guess the whole point is this guy was not new to electrical work but he had gone for years "believing" some thing someone "told" him was code and he never bothered to question it or look it up for himself.
But I guess the whole point is this guy was not new to electrical work but he had gone for years "believing" some thing someone "told" him was code and he never bothered to question it or look it up for himself.