[Elecraft] RE: Dumb mistakes I have made

[Bill Steffey]

in 8th grade i 'worked'  at the local tv store changing a & b batteries in 
potables, then tubes in little all American 5 table radios. In high school 
I was promoted to the TV antenna installing truck, which supplied an 
infinite amount of 300 ohm twinlead for my bedroom/lab/science center & S38c.
I used twinlead for speaker wire.....  worked great....
I used twinlead for telephone wire ,,, worked great ( that's when the phone 
company owned it all)
I used twinlead for antenna wire... worked great....
I USED TWINLEAD FOR EVERYTHING...
AND I USED TO STRIP IT WITH MY TEETH..

ONE DAY I GRABBED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A LOOSE TWINLEAD AND  STARTED 
STRIPPING THE WIRE WITH MY TEETH....

IT WAS THE LINE WITH AC ON IT........
no longer did I use twinlead for everything

actually no harm was done, phew.....one very lucky boy