Twoskinsoneman
Senior Member
- Location
- West Virginia, USA NEC: 2020
- Occupation
- Facility Senior Electrician
Wife and I went to Lowes to get a replacement stake for our low voltage path-lighting. (Light got knocked and broke stake)
After the associate in the electrical department insisted they did not carry them we found them.
Of course my wife wanted to go find and show the associate his mistake... The conversation was funny and disturbing:
Wife: "Here is were we found them."
Associate: "I've never seen these before."
Wife: "Well now you know."
Associate: "Oh wait, those are not for mounting path-lights"
Me: (puzzled look) "huh?"
Associate: "Yeah see the box says 'Metal ground stake.' They use those for grounding."
Me: (even more puzzled look) "Grounding?"
Associate: "Yeah."
Me: "Grounding what?"
Associate: "You know grounding wires."
Me: "Uh, no they don't."
Associate: "They don't?"
Me: "No, please don't tell that to anyone else."
Associate: "What, are you an electrician?"
Me: "Yup."
Associate: "Well it said 'ground stake' so I just assumed."
Me: "Have a nice day"
I laughed all day....
After the associate in the electrical department insisted they did not carry them we found them.
Of course my wife wanted to go find and show the associate his mistake... The conversation was funny and disturbing:
Wife: "Here is were we found them."
Associate: "I've never seen these before."
Wife: "Well now you know."
Associate: "Oh wait, those are not for mounting path-lights"
Me: (puzzled look) "huh?"
Associate: "Yeah see the box says 'Metal ground stake.' They use those for grounding."
Me: (even more puzzled look) "Grounding?"
Associate: "Yeah."
Me: "Grounding what?"
Associate: "You know grounding wires."
Me: "Uh, no they don't."
Associate: "They don't?"
Me: "No, please don't tell that to anyone else."
Associate: "What, are you an electrician?"
Me: "Yup."
Associate: "Well it said 'ground stake' so I just assumed."
Me: "Have a nice day"
I laughed all day....