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A talk with my dad about old wiring made me see things new
He was a master electrician for 40 years and we were looking at a 1950s house I'm rewiring. He pointed at the old cloth-covered knob and tube and said, 'Back then, we thought this was the peak of safe work. We were wrong.' It hit me that the code book I treat like gospel today might look just as silly in 50 years. It's not about being right forever, it's about doing the best, safest work with what we know now. Made me way less stubborn about some 'new' methods I've been fighting. Anyone else have an old-timer give them a reality check that stuck?
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leelewis2d ago
My grandpa said the same thing about old plumbing methods.
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