Electricians Notes

HOG WASH

2011-12-02T17:38:00.000-05:00

saw this a few weeks ago and snapped a picture of it, it reminded my of a saying my Dad or Grandfather used to say "HOGWASH",

Cat In a Box

2011-08-16T19:37:00.000-04:00

The simplest thing provides hours of amusement !

praying mantis

2011-07-17T17:37:00.000-04:00

Today while outside I spotted something in one of the shrubs on the side of my house and noticed it was a praying mantis, we have always had a lot of them around here, I just thought this was neat watching him for a moment. Hope everyone had a good weekend.

Sad Day Here

2011-07-06T15:29:00.000-04:00

Today our cat Cocoa had to be put to sleep , she had cancer and it had spread to far for them to do anything with, she was a mere 8 years old but she had the best life since she was so spoiled. she will be dearly missed by us. hope everyone else had a better day.

Helping me at the computer

hope evryone had a happy 4th

2011-07-05T19:52:00.001-04:00

We spent the day at Gettysburg yesterday, we have been there before but this time we took some time to walk through the town some, We had a pretty good time looking at all the things we missed the last time we had been there.

special visitor's

2011-05-29T07:42:00.001-04:00

Sprinklers and Electric

2011-04-11T17:22:00.000-04:00

Here is a shot of what I found recently on a job I am doing where someone in the past had taken and secured their wires and conduits to the sprinkler system and bottom of the HVAC equipment. What a nightmare we had repairing and re-routing all the wire and conduit.

Vacations Over

2011-03-09T17:04:00.001-05:00

Well actually I was working out of town but I am home once again, Thats one of the perks of my job , getting to go to some unusual places or just places I have never thought about going to. I just spent a few days in Chincoteague VA. I have never been before nor have I ever thought about going. I can say I will be returning for some R&R this summer when its warmer. It was nice to see this time of year just the same.

Is It Summer Yet

2011-01-08T21:55:00.000-05:00

I am tired of cold weather this year, normally winter doesn't bother me a whole lot but I guess as the years roll by my tolerance for the cold has gone away along with my youth. I was looking for a picture today and I found this from this past summer and I recall how hot it was on the day we took them.I cant wait until spring.

Another Beautiful Day in the woods

2011-01-04T17:28:00.000-05:00

There is nothing I enjoy more than being in the woods on a quiet peaceful day.

Beautiful Day in the woods

2010-12-31T13:24:00.000-05:00

Since I had the day off and my boys were stills sleeping I headed up the road to a nearby nature preserve to try out my new camera. I didn't see much wildlife in the woods but I enjoyed a peaceful walk in the quiet since not another person was in sight,

Thats probably about as exciting as my day will get for the last day of 2010, other than eating later on. Be safe if you are out tonight.

Christmas Tree

2010-12-27T09:21:00.000-05:00

Just playing around with new camera hope everyone had a good Christmas, My cat seems to think this is a great place to sleep.

Cat rescued after stuck in tree for days

2010-11-02T16:19:00.000-04:00

Cat rescued after stuck in tree for days: "CNYcentral.com's story on a local cat's predicament brought help, and a rescue from a volunteer whose sister called him after reading the article."

I just thought this was nice this cat was saved out of kindness, something this world needs more of.

Shoddy Work

2010-09-25T19:48:00.000-04:00

Every time I see something like this I think it can't get any worse, It never ceases to amaze me at how many times I see something that could have caught fire or electrocuted someone because the person who did the work had no clue what they were doing. This one here really surprised me that it didn't go up in flames. For those who don't know in the NEC # 10 wire is suitable for 30 amps, im not going into d rating wire size or anything just a general rule of thumb sort of thing here, anyhow this person had # 10 wire between a 100 amp meter and a 100 amp panel, now when said panel gets a load on it and this one had a lot it draws more and more current through the # 10 wire and the 100 amp main breaker sure isn't going to trip since its rated for that much current, so what happens? well that small wire acts like a match.

So long To Summer

2010-09-12T12:32:00.001-04:00

I would like to apologize to any fellow Entre-card droppers I missed over the last few days. We took a small getaway to Williamsburg VA and the motel we stayed at said (high speed internet) however their idea of high speed VS mine is somewhat different. I was able to do some drops but the time it took was way too long and I was there to have fun. We had a great time its a beautiful place and I think we are going back next year and spending a week then. Its so big 2 days doesn't allow you to experience half of it.

We did one of the ghost tours it was fun but just walking around the place at night is a true experience being that it really gives you the old world experience and makes you feel as though you stepped back in time.

Lazy days

2010-08-08T13:52:00.004-04:00

safari park

2010-07-10T18:18:00.000-04:00

Today was our last real day of vacation and we went down in Virginia to visit the Safari park my sister in law suggested we see. It was a very fun day I might add, my kids are a little old for the petting zoo sort of thing but this was fun and rather interesting to say the least.

We all had a good time feeding all the animals and just watching them.

Now I suppose the truck needs all the spit washed off the sides and windows from all the animals.

Back in time

2010-07-08T07:36:00.000-04:00

Yesterday we made a trip through the back roads of West Virginia we had seen this gas station-souvenir shop a few years ago. My mom had come down from NY and wanted to see this place so we set out to go see it.

Its surprising walking in this place its almost like stepping back in time 50 years. It reminds me of a place back home when I was a child one of those hardware/grocery store your one stop for all. These days all you have is W@lm@rt my least favorite place that I avoid even if it cost me a few extra $'s.

There is a small park area near this store with a lot of old equipment from years gone by. Very Interesting place to see.

cool places

2010-06-17T16:45:00.001-04:00

One neat thing about my job is some of the cool places we get to see like today we had to look at some work on a catwalk above a stage hope we get the job would be interesting to say the least.

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storm

2010-06-13T08:09:00.002-04:00

this was yesterday as we watched a storm blow in it was pretty nasty.

lead certification

2010-05-13T19:11:00.001-04:00

Today I spent almost 9 hours in class for the EPA's new regulations on renovations and lead so that I was Certified. I have been in this trade a long time and I work for a large company. We don't do a lot of work on older homes but I can see this is going to steer us away from working on them and also steer people with older homes away from having work done. If I owned an older home and was told I had to have it tested for lead before any work could be done I would say no way. That information would have to be disclosed should the homeowner ever decide to sell their home and that alone could kill a sale. Not to mention there is an additional cost for all the material and disposal of waste and such that is going to be carried over to the consumer. Now for the best part , what to do with the waste? well my friends it goes the same place or regular trash goes right to the local landfill!! I am certain we have not heard the last about this law.

Answers about the new lead certification rule from the EPA - Fine Homebuilding

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Things are Picking up?

2010-04-11T08:33:00.004-04:00

Or at least I hope they are I certainly have plenty of work.
This is the 2nd new house we have wired in the last few weeks I am hoping thats a sign things are starting to take a turn for the better. I have 2 more to do in the next 2 weeks, all of them are sold all ready so its not like when a builder puts up several "spec" houses to sell. I just hope this keeps up and picks up even more.

New York State Park Closure

2010-04-10T07:53:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago I had posted about the possibilities of some state parks in New York state getting closed, Well it looks as if the National Park Service has a Different opinion on the situation. This is something I am happy to see after previously living in upstate NY for 28 years I have been to a lot of the parks there and it would be a shame to see them taken away from future generations.

What a Fun Day

2010-04-07T18:21:00.001-04:00

Today I got to sit for ten hours in an Osha training class thats required for certain job sites. It was very boring yet very Informative as well since there have been many changes over the years since I have been in this line of work. I suppose as an electrician you get accustomed to the NEC code and all of the regulations in that and more or less forget about job site safety.

Full panel

2010-04-02T16:42:00.002-04:00

Here is a picture from a house we were wiring today and the panel is almost full all ready. if this customer ever wants to add anything it will be costly. I dont understand why people don't upgrade the service to 400 amp when its this close on panel space or at least have us put in a sub-panel.