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Strange how the opposite ends of the planet use the same terms Trumpy

Used to see them a lot in the early 90s here when I was working as a carpet fitter, people would ask if we could just carpet over the outlet on the stair riser that was ok to bury because they'd used filler on the holes...

Or the 'can you bury this length of zip wire under the carpet [usually 0.25mm sq, or around 20AWG].. we're planning to install a socket on that wall for the computer."

[frank confession]
I am afraid I'd lie to them (with the best motives). I'd relate the story of the house that burned down as a result of that kind of event. Yes it's happened, but I hadn't seen it first hand, I am sure many others on this board have though, but relating it in the first person usually changed their minds. In any case we'd refuse to put cables under the carpet, unless for speakers or telephone, and even then with the caveat 'it won't last'.
[/frank confession]

If I had a nickel for every time I've gone troubleshooting a bad phone line and traced it to where a cable has been run across a carpet, or jammed under the end of the gripper rod to get through a doorway......

Jeez I've lived & worked in small Pacific Island nations and I've never seen cables run under carpet !

Man I am at a loss of words...

When my parents remodeled their kitchen back in the late 80's they ordered a new counter top which was going to cover up the one and only receptacle on that side of the kitchen. (house was built in '48)

My dad ended up relocating the receptacle much higher up on the wall and moved it from the corner of the wall towards the center some.

No my old man was never an electrician, we have what's called "perfectionism" in us...which means we don't "cut corners or bottoms with hacksaws "...

The thing that really disturbs me is that I can picture the look on they guys face that did that to the receptical. He was probably really proud of himself for being able to "custom fit" the installation - a real problem-solver!

I hope he's sterile...

Hopefully the guy who did this would have the sense to at least de-electrify the bottom half when the top half was alive by breaking off the connector tab.

Still a hack job though.

He didn't break the tab on the neutral side, that we can see. Why is it so many idiots think it's OK for them to modify electrical wiring, devices, etc? I mean, cmon, we dont charge all THAT much.