Field notes from the licensed trades — every Friday.
A jumper between neutral and ground on every receptacle in the house read 'correct' on a three-light tester for twenty years. It was a shock hazard the whole time.
A restaurant service call turned into the first time I genuinely thought I might pass out on the job. What the leak looked like, what I missed, what I do differently now.
A call to look at a tow operator's service panel turned into the strangest live-equipment situation I've ever seen — and a reminder that not every dangerous job site is a job site.
A Garland service call turned into the worst NEC violations I've found in residential. Coat hangers, taped bare copper, and a panel that should have burned the house down.
