jmellc
Senior Member
- Location
- Durham, NC
- Occupation
- Facility Maintenance Tech. Licensed Electrician
True story: When I was young I was replacing a couple 200 amp service panels. The client walks up and watches for a few minutes than says "I don't know how you keep those wires straight and know where they all go." I turned and said "But your a neurosurgeon."
I once knew a guy at my first job who could do any control wiring you needed. Cabinets, foot pedals, pushbutton drops, timers, relays, etc; all the stuff used in the 70's. He called for a crew to fix some things he'd done at his house. Sort of smiled & hung his head when we got there. Asked if we'd keep it quiet to save his good name. He had every violation known to man in his house and then some. His 3 way switches never worked either. He could oversee the most complex jobs we did but could not do a simple job at his own house. We got a lot of laughs from that. He rode us gently on any jobs we worked with him later.