I just "toured" my buddy's new house for the first time last night. He wants my opinion of the electric. (Why not ask BEFORE you buy??) House is 63 years old, with original wiring and 8 fuses. OK, that looked safe, if a little old. Go outside to look at service - meter is rusted badly, with some small holes present. Feeder from meter runs along outside of house for 20 feet or so. Feeder is badly deteriorated, with almost no insulation left, shield around cable loose and falling off - bad. Easily the worst deterioration on a cable I've ever seen. Tell him it needs to be replaced - probably $850 or so for a new 100 amp service with a 20 breaker panel. ANYWAYS.... the point is he got mad at me for telling him about it. Can't afford it, just bought a house, blah, blah, blah. Like it was my fault.
Kinda ticked me off so later I ask him about the batteries in the smoke detectors. He asks why. I say "cuz you're gonna have a fire soon and I want you to live through it".
