We've all caught a cord and pulled out the vacuum. That's not really a big deal. You straighten the prong and keep going. But, we can't go back to normal if the cord was attached to a grill sitting on the kitchen island and comes down on a little kid. So, keep the cord on the counter. Here's a site for that. These pop-ups just need an outlet under the cabinet off-set from the pop-up unit's body.

An article. It's local, it's facts, it's important because it involves all our money. Stay up to date. Stay in the loop. Stay aware of what's happening in your community. And stay interested. Here's a code violation that needed a permit pulled: clearances above the panel not maintained. Kitchen drainage pipe with a pin-hole flooded soap and grease into a sub panel. A false wall built out the new panel.

Areas with code amendments, areas of active fault zones, areas influenced by airports and air lanes...it's just a cool site. There are many public sites like this with just as much information.

I dare you to read this doc word for word. I did. I printed it out and took it to the beach and even enjoyed it. Is anyone expected to memorize code like this? No. Don't ever put that on yourself. Look everything up again and again and take your time with it. It's base to practice the Socratic method here; spoken pressure isn't my thing.

Know why I'm gushing about AJ Madison? Because she is a site an electrician respects. If you think I need to know what color your appliance is, or just how it's set up, or exactly how pretty its little knobs are, you're mistaken. Give me Amps. Give me Volts. Give me clearances. Give me specs. AJ's got this thing called Technical Details that isn't hidden. It's RIGHT THERE. This site saves me time wiring up your stuff.

A bit off topic, but I have a habit of enjoying anthropology. I feel like someone's long career, who makes a habit of enjoying the evolution of past meets present, is also interesting. This article was written by Anthony Maschmedt. The man himself is worth following along with, to say the least.