Stupidest comment you ever heard?

[sii]

Yesterday I had to go reset a 480 volt motor starter that had tripped due to an obstruction in front of a rolling door. The machine operator (a 19 year old kid) said to me, "Why don't you show me how to do that so I don't have to call you next time." I told him that I would not.

He then said, "Well, if you don't show me, I'll just open up the door and figure it out for myself." He had a big smart-alec grin on his face when he said that. I proceeded to tell him that I was OK with that because then I wouldn't have to lose any sleep. He asked what I meant and I said wouldn't feel responsible for his mom having to bury him. His smile quickly disappeared.

What's the dumbest thing you've ever heard someone say in relation to electrical safety?

 

[Minuteman]

Yes, that was a stupid comment. But it does not EVEN come close to, "It's only 110 volts, it can't hurt you".

 

[480sparky]

"Hey! Watch this!"

 

[wbalsam1]

It ain't the volts, it's the ampyridge!:-?

 

[stickboy1375]

" I got hit by 240!"

 

[nolabama]

hold my beer:smile:

 

[Rockyd]

hold my beer

This thread could break 10,000 postings...

 

[cadpoint]

"Hey, how do you hook-up a 277 lighting contactor, I'm a high voltage electrician" they said...:roll:

 

[walkerj]

"Go touch that wire to the ground wire so we don't have to trace it out"

 

[mdshunk]

"Can you add more current to that socket?"

 

[stickboy1375]

hold my beer:smile:

LMAO... Best post ever BTW...

 

[480sparky]

"Anyone can do electrical work...."

 

[mdshunk]

"I'd do this myself, but I just don't have the time."

(liar)

 

[480sparky]

"I'd do this myself, but I just don't have the time."

(liar)

"....but I'll watch you, so I know how to do it."

 

[Minuteman]

Will you buy a permit for me?

 

[nolabama]

personal favorite from a customer " dont worry about bringing it up to code i just dont want it to burn down" ..... let me give a little insight to this one; and btw he still calls every so often and i dont return his calls , a boathouse that to this day i have no idea how it is grounded, exposed romex as soon as you walk into the front door, shore power ran under house in 6/3 romex that is exposed to lake ponchatrain's brackish water, previous electrical fire upstairs..........on and on and on

 

[sgr1]

Hook these CT's up. Swithgear HOT 480volts feeders all the way in back,about 2 o 3 inches from the buss, and would have to lay on the ground to hook them up. NOT.

 

[Minuteman]

Funny comment from customer: "I'll buy all the material".

 

[stickboy1375]

Funny comment from customer: "I'll buy all the material".

Huge Savings...

 

[charlie b]

I get this in the engineering world, but I'll bet a lot of you get it as well: "I only have a budget of $x.xx. Can you do it for that amount?"