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(26 February 2008, France) A 71-year-old pensioner met a shocking end
when his frugal attempt to illuminate his yard with power siphoned
from the National Grid backfired spectacularly.
The gentleman in question illegally opened a major power junction box at
the front of his house, intending to hard-wire a cable to his garden shed.
Unfortunately, the poor chap attempted to do this rewiring during a major
downpour. The fatal result was all too predictable. He was immediately
deep fried, and declared a Darwin Award-ee at the scene.
Lessons:
1--Don't hardwire your shed to a local power substation
2--Don't hardwire your shed to a power line... in the rain!
3--There _is_ such a thing as being too frugal.
Reader comments: "French Fry." "Advanced Darwinism."
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Reference: Ouest France, www.rennes.maville.com
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