Re: electric nightmares (like electric dreams, although not with 400 kV)

Dimitris Tzortzakakis <[email protected]> Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:34:23 +0200
Newsgroups alt.engineering.electrical
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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Στις 12/3/2025 2:00 μ.μ., ο/η Evie Rosie έγραψε:
>> I don't know the reason, but all the time I get nightmares, where 
>> someone gets zapped by high voltage electricity, sometimes when he 
>> tries to sabotage a circuit breaker, switching off the power to a 
>> whole town. Yesterday, I dreamed that 400 kV live wires were passing 
>> outside a house's window and door, which were permanently locked, and 
>> some fool unlocked the door, on his attempt to lock it again his 
>> finger was caught in it, the wire pulled him, and I saw him zapped to 
>> oblivion. I regularly have such nightmares. that can mean four things: 
>> (a) I am a bad electrician (b) electricity, esp. high voltage one, is 
>> dangerous and should not be fooled with. (c) I am worrying too much 
>> about bad things happening to people, regarding electrical things, and 
>> their (sometimes) idiotic attempts to repair space heaters etc. by 
>> themselves. (d) all of the above
> 
> 
> That sounds intense! High-voltage electricity, just like some of the <a 
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> a> tools demands precision and respect, one wrong move can be dangerous. 
> Maybe your mind is wired, pun intended, to stay cautious about 
> electrical hazards. Hopefully, the nightmares ease up, but at least they 
> serve as a reminder of the importance of safety and the right tools for 
> the job!
> 
thanks a lot for your kind words! yes, I try to be extremely casreful 
where live electricity is involved, although I work only on low voltage. 
And I try to have the right tools for the job, too! I do hope though 
that my brain is "correctly wired". No chance for troubleshooting!