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Suicide cords are not that dangerous when used by a professional. But when used by somebody not respectful and knowledgeable they become quite dangerous. The ca

Suicide cords are not that dangerous when used by a professional. But when used by somebody not respectful and knowledgeable they become quite dangerous. The catch is that 95% of professionals would find another way to do it. As far as the police example that can be safer than you think. The power supply can be set to not apply power to the plug end until it senses power or you manually hit a switch. But you still have the safety issue of the power strip's end. This should be alleviated by turning off the strip but I would still cover it personally

riffic 4y ago
the 5 percent of professionals who insist on doing things the bad way deserve the consequences and subsequent removal of previously applied "professional" status.
- rascul 4y ago
  I repair homes for a living and the amount of stuff I've found that's wrong which has presumably been done by a professional is staggering. The house I'm currently working at, I'm replacing all the flooring, most of the sub floor, some of the walls, and more. I'll have an electrician come in soon and do some work to fix the electrical. It's a metal roof and they did a real good job installing it except they apparently ran out of the proper screws and used incorrect screws to finish the job. The proper screws to attach a metal roof have a gasket so that water can't get in through the screw hole. Do not use deck screws to attach a metal roof or you'll be paying someone like me a lot of money later on.
  - quickthrowman 4y ago
    > I repair homes for a living and the amount of stuff I've found that's wrong which has presumably been done by a professional is staggering. That’s because the vast majority of actual skilled professional tradespeople work in commercial and industrial construction, the talent level for residential construction is not very high. There’s also a lot more oversight on commercial and industrial projects (engineer/architect/owner’s representative/construction coordinator) that catches a lot of laziness issues like the one you noted in your post. Commercial and industrial customers expect much better warranty terms than residential customers and it’s not as easy to cycle through a series of corporations on the commercial/industrial side since some opportunities require company history and experience to qualify for even working on a project, leading to contractors ensuring their work is done correctly, since they’re on the hook for repairs down the line. I know there are skilled people that work in residential construction, but on average the skill level is much higher for commercial and industrial. I may be biased as I work for a commercial/industrial contractor that uses union labor.

riffic 4y ago

the 5 percent of professionals who insist on doing things the bad way deserve the consequences and subsequent removal of previously applied "professional" status.

rascul 4y ago
I repair homes for a living and the amount of stuff I've found that's wrong which has presumably been done by a professional is staggering. The house I'm currently working at, I'm replacing all the flooring, most of the sub floor, some of the walls, and more. I'll have an electrician come in soon and do some work to fix the electrical. It's a metal roof and they did a real good job installing it except they apparently ran out of the proper screws and used incorrect screws to finish the job. The proper screws to attach a metal roof have a gasket so that water can't get in through the screw hole. Do not use deck screws to attach a metal roof or you'll be paying someone like me a lot of money later on.
- quickthrowman 4y ago
  > I repair homes for a living and the amount of stuff I've found that's wrong which has presumably been done by a professional is staggering. That’s because the vast majority of actual skilled professional tradespeople work in commercial and industrial construction, the talent level for residential construction is not very high. There’s also a lot more oversight on commercial and industrial projects (engineer/architect/owner’s representative/construction coordinator) that catches a lot of laziness issues like the one you noted in your post. Commercial and industrial customers expect much better warranty terms than residential customers and it’s not as easy to cycle through a series of corporations on the commercial/industrial side since some opportunities require company history and experience to qualify for even working on a project, leading to contractors ensuring their work is done correctly, since they’re on the hook for repairs down the line. I know there are skilled people that work in residential construction, but on average the skill level is much higher for commercial and industrial. I may be biased as I work for a commercial/industrial contractor that uses union labor.