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Old 05-13-2005, 02:31 AM   #3
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i was told a billion times when i was 5 years old, "Don't plug in the Christmas tree." Energy crisis, etc. We only turned it on at night for awhile before bed.

I heard the warning, processed it, and immediately went in as soon as the folks went downstairs to watch TV. Learned very quickly that you dont use your finger to guide the little copper prong into the wall. Knocked me back a couple feet, made me stupid and punch drunk for a few minutes. slight burn on my finger. Because I was a good kid at the time, I went down and confessed and mom held me for awhile. The snuffles were half guilt and half yanked out of me by raw ohms and joules and all that other stuff they put in those plugs.
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