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Re:'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US... by ramchip on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @06:34PM (#24414389)
> I know people my age who can't rewire a plug which is frankly embarrassing.

I’m sure there’s a country / culture factor there, but that’s rather condescending. I’m in my thirties, and there isn’t a single place I’ve lived in as an adult where it would have been OK for me to mess with the electricity, plumbing, or even paint the walls.

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Re:'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US... by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @07:59PM (#24415076)
Putting a new plug on your kettle is allowed in all 50 states and most if not all of western Europe.
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Re:'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US... by ramchip on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:27AM (#24419822)
I misunderstood then - I interpreted the parent as being about the wall socket, because I wasn't aware that rewiring the actual plug was a thing you could do (or that these things ever failed, in fact).

I guess I'm a double embarrassment then!

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Re:'Wild West' mentality lingers in modern populations of US... by srtjstjsj on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:25PM (#24422667)
You're not an embarrassment. Different people know different things.

Rewiring a plug is an extremely rare need..2

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