It was HOT! HOT! HOT!

[mclark2 (Michael Clark, CMI)]

@cbottger

I have no fear of electricity but I do have a healthy respect that has kept me alive all these years. **Treat all electrical wires as if they are hot. **Until proven otherwise by testing. I once had a generator connection in a garage that was connected into the main panel and was just coiled up and hanging on the wall the male prongs was exposed where anyone could have brushed up against it. I have no idea why I decided to use my twiggy on that male connection but I did and it was hot someone had left the wire connected to a breaker and had forgotten to turn it off or disconnect it.???:shock:

I saw something similar, only they used a female plug on a pigtail connected to the main. They used a “dead man Cord” (heavy duty extension cord with twist lock male plug on each end) to connect to the generator receptacle.

I wonder if these people realize that dumb luck is the only reason they are alive?