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To: Ilaine who wrote (52118)	6/11/2000 6:24:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<I did something really, really dumb when I was a teenager. I wanted to open up the front of a window airconditioner, it had frozen up, and I wanted to open it up so the ice would melt faster. I turned off the unit, but I didn't unplug it. And I didn't have a screwdriver so I used a kitchen knife with a wooden handle to jimmy it open. When the metal touched something inside that had juice in it, it melted the tip of the knife, and I had a long skinny burn on the palm of my hand from the strip of metal that was between the two pieces of the wooden handle. After that I became a believer in always unplugging.>> Bet you don't stick a knife in the toaster now. Speaking of melting stuff with a charge, we had 24 volt systems in the army vehicles. 24 volts will blow pockets in a wrench that bridges the terminals and melt the ring on the hand holding it. And while we're at it pipple- Window unit air conditioners- take the foam filter out and wash it. Summer's here and the time is right to make it run cooler and quieter. And those with CA, shut the breaker off before hosing off the coils to remove the debris that causes your meter to spin like a top. 220 shorts hurt. If you ain't handsome, be handy.

To: Ilaine who wrote (52118)	6/11/2000 9:11:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<I did something really, really dumb when I was a teenager.>> I did something dumb now.Wife was watching a horse dealy on tv and while it was on the redundant stage I commented on the letter boxing as being good. I had told her the special would be on. After I got shushed I went quiet. She said something that didn't need a reply and I stayed mum. Ho boy. Things were flying around here. I tried to call the crises center but she pulled all the phone lines but she forgot the computer. Lots of talk about killing me. She's left but I still have a revolver. Gotta love being married. Shit, I was doing her laundry and that pissed her off.