An #electrician from #Farnborough SE #England and his #apprentice had their #tools nicked from the van when working in #London

Amongst the items nicked are specialist test equipment - which is not only pricey but only of use to other electricians - you have to know how to use it!

I think there's a bleaker aspect to this - its likely *other* tradesmen buying the "cheap" stolen tools at car boot sales and maybe even commercial rivals targeting vans of those working "out of area"

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-04-17/electricians-livelihood-in-jeopardy-after-10000-of-tools-stolen-from-van

Good morning. 🌿🍂🍁

11 April 2026

I had an electrician come out and replace the light fixture in the small garage where I keep my motorcycle and mower. It cost a hefty sum to have a pro do it, but at least I know the job was done correctly. Sure, I could’ve done it myself for a lot cheaper, but I didn’t want to. Besides, it would’ve taken me hours to figure it all out and get‑’er‑done.

The electrician and his apprentice were in and out more‑ricky‑tic. They swapped my old fluorescent fixture for an LED unit that looks almost identical in size and shape, just a whole different technology under the hood.

You can’t always depend on the outside of something — or the name of something — to tell you what it really is or what it really does. My new light looks like a fluorescent, but it isn’t.

I sometimes think of the Roman dynasties the same way. Many emperors carried the name “Caesar,” starting with Julius Caesar, then Caesar Augustus, then Caesar Romero, and so on down the line.

Okay, you got me — Caesar Romero wasn’t next in line after Augustus. That was Caesar Tiberius. Romero was a Caesar, but only because it was his first name. He was a 20th‑century actor, famous for a lot of roles but especially the Joker on the old ’60s Batman series — not a 1st‑century Roman ruler. I know you knew that, especially if you were around in the ’60s. If not, and your Western Civ history is a little rusty, maybe he sounded like just another Caesar.

Let’s face it: there are folks out there who’d believe me if I said Caesar Romero was the first man to step out of the Orion spacecraft yesterday. We only know what we know — and we don’t know what we don’t know.

“All that glisters is not gold.” - Shakespeare

The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing. - Socrates

“Common sense is not so common.”
- Voltaire

photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #autumn #foliage #morning #electrician #caesar #history

I had hoped my vocation would be relatively free of AI grift... sigh

Also, "worth £15k across your career" is not the selling point you think it is

#NoAI #Electrician

The inside of a transformer.

#electrical #electrician #equipment #wire #build #emf

can anyone explain to a non-#electrician why my #UPS goes clack-clack (i assume switching the battery on & off) for hours now? sort of annoying.

is the #electric #grid in #germany ok? just bc of the #sturm #storm? it never did that before.

#help #techsupport

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https://youtu.be/u9agh6IiJYs?si=1o9Nsryw-9JZCsZj

I haven't installed conduit or used a cyclone bender in around a decade, but it was almost like I never left.

I recently installed some inch and a half EMT, among other things on a short call I took.

#electrician #electrical #conduit #construction

Something tells me someone asking "should the circuit breaker spark like that?" is not something either an electrician or a home inspector wants to hear.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RlfSHQR76y8

#Construction #Inspection #Electricity #Electrician #inspector