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> I know people my age who can't rewire a plug which is frankly embarrassing. I’m sure there’s a country / culture factor there, but that’s rather condescendin
by ramchip 6y ago
> I know people my age who can't rewire a plug which is frankly embarrassing.
I’m sure there’s a country / culture factor there, but that’s rather condescending. I’m in my thirties, and there isn’t a single place I’ve lived in as an adult where it would have been OK for me to mess with the electricity, plumbing, or even paint the walls.
- PaulDavisThe1st 6y agoPutting a new plug on your kettle is allowed in all 50 states and most if not all of western Europe.
- ramchip 6y agoI misunderstood then - I interpreted the parent as being about the wall socket, because I wasn't aware that rewiring the actual plug was a thing you could do (or that these things ever failed, in fact). I guess I'm a double embarrassment then!
- srtjstjsj 6y agoYou're not an embarrassment. Different people know different things. Rewiring a plug is an extremely rare need..2