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I'm 6'2", if there was any of the old cord hanging out then it wouldn't be an issue at all, but it was looped through the switch, so the pull that snapped it also pulled the remains out.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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If you were in New Zealand, you would be protected by the home maintenance code provisions. The only conditions are like for like.
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The Nanny State in the UK doesn't trust people as much as the rather-less-Nanny State you live under! 
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seriously? In the states we just put in a new switch and be done with the whole thing.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Semi-serious.
You have to get a safety certificate for work done in "notifiable" areas.
<pre lang="sql">From April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling, or associated with its surroundings, is notifiable to a local building control body where the work includes:
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-- any alteration or addition to an existing circuit in a special location*, whether at low voltage (typically 230 V) or extra-low voltage
*A special location is a room containing a bath or shower, swimming pool or a sauna heater.
In this case he would be changing a switch in a bathroom, which is a "special location" so he should technically pay an electrician to check up on his work. Despite the fact that every Sparks I've met is seemingly incapable of telling the difference between a Red wire and a Black wire, and willing to use both colours for the Live 230VAC circuit in the same room...
We live in a Nanny State where Health and Safety rules. Fear it: it will come to you soon... 
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*ugh* that is sooo fun. and Griff you are correct. They cannot tell the difference between wires.
I do hope to avoid that coming to a town near me. But you never know.
To err is human to really mess up you need a computer
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Quote: <pre lang="sql">From [April 2013 electrical work in a dwelling]
FTFY - you needed the square brackets around the object name.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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From the description why did the Police get them out, Darwin Award potential! 
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I know I should laugh but a friend of mine awoke the morning after his stag night in tattooist chair (a friend of one his friends) with a dashed line with 'cut here' on his neck (done in indelible ink) tattooist friend always kept his keys safe after that
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SoMad wrote: Still not as bad as this lovely couple[^]
They say you can't tell a book by its cover, but sometimes it's just not true.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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You mean that we're NOT locked in to this website and I can just close the browser window? doh!
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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Why did you buy a new one? Wouldn't duct-taping the broken parts be enough?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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OriginalGriff wrote: I certainly am
You know he said "genius", not "genus", yes?
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I was referring to where he said "stupid", but I could be dumb enough to have got it wrong.
I lie about my height a lot.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I lie about my height a lot.
I've found, by using basic geometrical calculations, that I tend to be not so high when I'm lying.
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Damn, I misread and thought you were lying about being high?
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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OriginalGriff wrote: I'm just good at lying about my height
That reminds me of the trek episode where Kirk defeats the robot whenKirk says: I always lie
So, how tall are you? (how believable is your lie?)
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Emiliarge wrote: Just almost all of you are stupid.
FYI, you can also go to http://www.codeproject.com/suggestions.aspx[^] to ask the admins to cancel your account.
Although your approach here will probably work faster.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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No, I can't cancel my account here! You're stupid! I must enlighten you! I have to do what you can't do!
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Emiliarge wrote: I have to do what you can't do!
Well that leaves you a lot of scope.
I can't sing - can't even carry a tune in a bucket.
And I have proved fairly useless at gardening.
I will however be very annoyed if you win the lottery, as I have shown myself to be completely useless at that. 
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Emiliarge wrote: I must enlighten you!
Nah.
It's easier to just lie about my weight.
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It's so hard to be offended by such an eloquently worded attack.
Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.
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PhilLenoir wrote: such an eloquently worded attack
It's hardly eloquent. The excessive elision not only makes it ineloquent (by crunching two clauses into what looks like one), but leaves it open for misinterpretation, because "just almost" looks like a weird ESL-induced tautology.
I know that F-grade, arrogant style guides written by academics who don't have a clue what they're talking about say that you should use as few words as possible*, but you should never omit any word that is necessary for the reader's comprehension of the meaning.
"It's just that almost all of you..."
* A genuinely useful rule would be "Use the right number of words"
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