| to evelynanne8 & all; some thoughts; re: running an extension cord "ELECTRICITY IS DANGEROUS" Run the electric cord through PVC... use the glue to join the areas that might be more inclined to be laying in water.... yes use pvc that is big enough to string the cord with the pulg on though the pvc or cut off an end plug... string it through the pvc length and re attach a plug with a reset button .... or get some re-bar and make little stakes out of them and string the electric cord above the ground... use zip ties to attached another zip tie loop to string the electric cord through or use a plastic bags/milk jug/clear plastic water bottle over the plugs and use zip ties or electrical tape to hold in place ...(with plastic it is best to just make a slice with a razor blade and pull apart just enough to slide the cord in) or even a good glop of caulking over the connection of the plugs that might be on the wet ground area. or go buy a good novel and when the weather is too wet or you need an excuse to not work, you can take a mental health day and go read your book that you bought in advance! do not listen to those that are not in your shoes... <grins> THIS IS THE BOLD PRINT HERE "ELECTRICITY IS DANGEROUS" if in doubt get an electrician to run ya some temporary wire run with enough amp, volt, oooph to do what you are wanting to do!!!! They might just get some wire cable from the local home depot/lowes etc.. and add plugs on both ends for you... the longer the extension cord run is the oooph to power things goes down quickly... buy a cable that can go the distance!!! even the hired help at local home depot/lowes etc. electrical dept... might do work on the side.... or help you select a cable that can go the distance. now a long story cut short; Last Fall I bought a cement mixer, an old cast iron heavy momma... well I really wanted a plastic on so that I could move it around easier... but the guy at my "day job" who sold me it went on and on how much better it was to have a bit more sustantial equipment to do the job... so I bought it, he delivered it... and it sat and sat... so last week I said now I am gonna use it... went to move it and it only has 2 little wheels and awkward, I put my dolly under the other side to move it... well... it moved a few feet, then in the dirt it got stuck and I pushed a bit more... oh yeah was over 100 here in texas while doing this... and boom down and over the mixer went, breaking the fly wheel and after several attempts to stand it up right I can not ... ugh.. even got my little truck to try to pull it up...nah no way... so I pulled it over to the side of broken dreams... lesson to the story... know the limits of you... I know that at 20 I could not pick that cement mixer up and no way at 53... sure now I'll just go back to using the wheel barrow and shovel... till I find out where to get those niffty paddles like "Bob" <criswells.ok> has; to mix up some slurry... with my northern tool cheapo hammer drill, I know 5 gal buckets are lighter! Please remember anything I write, say, or do is for entertainment purposes only and "ELECTRICITY IS DANGEROUS" at least wear rubber soled shoes! and a day playing in the mud beats a day in the office Laura --- On Sat, 8/15/09, JUDITH WILLIAMS <williams_judith@hotmail.com> wrote:
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