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whew! Story time! I had the bright idea of swapping out a 240V 20A outlet from an L6-20r twist lock receptacle to a standard 6-20 receptacle, and accidentally turned ON the power instead of turning it OFF(since it was already off), and while swapping the wires to the new outlet, I shorted the one of the hots to ground. It blew the screwdriver out of my hand and it split the flathead tip in half! I just stood there in shock (SHOCK!) with the two outlets dangling and my pliers holding the hot wire in my other hand staring at what just happened realizing I just danced with death again.

So this is your regular PSA reminder to always check for current, TURN THAT EFFING CIRCUIT OFF AND CONFIRM IT IS OFF WITH A MULTIMETER, for the love of all that's holy wear those 5 -7mil black latex gloves and stand on rubber matting; coz I have to imagine that may have just saved my life.

Thanks for reading, ima gonna go smoke a bowl and check if my life insurance covers electric shock.