Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Woops there went the power!

So i changed my third socket into a grounded socket and of course this time was different than the other times. I flipped breakers for what seemed like forever waiting for Sarah to yell "ITS OFF". After i tried all the breakers without labels i tried a few with labels and found that they do not turn off what they say they do...ALWAYS CHECK YOUR POWER BEFORE WORKING ON ELECTRICITY.....I finally found the circuit i was looking for under "Stairwell lights"...Thank you Mr. Electrician for your massive skills...When i get the socket open i find that the wires are unmarked and wrapped in some sort of fabric. So install the socket by putting all the wires back in the right place and screwing it back into the wall. I turn the breaker back on and i got nothing. So the more i explore the house i find that not only is my socket out, but all the sockets in our bedroom and some in one of the girls' room. The next day i found out the doorbell caught the not working bug. Then that night (ruffly 36 hours later) Sarah informs me the refrigerater in our guest room had not had power in the last 36 hours and had defrosted itself all over our floor (we had been meaning to defrost it anyway). So now we have a wet floor too. Well all was fixed this morning when our trusty mantnance man came over...all except the wet floor. Oh well life goes on at 6020 Magazine!!

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