In article >,
jmcquown > wrote:
>Just venting a bit. Ignore at will. 
>
>A couple of months ago one of the breakers on the main electrical box
>tripped. I thought I'd reset it but it took several tries before it
>actually "took".
>
>This particular circuit controls (oddly) the overhead lights in the
>master bathroom where the tub and toilet are AND all the electrical
>outlets in the garage. Where the freezer is. That last time this
>happened I finally got it reset. <whew> In the meantime, I'd moved as
>much frozen food into the freezer in the side-by-side fridge as I could
>fit. I stored some things in the neighbor's freezer.
Do you have an outdoor receptacle? I can understand why you
wouldn't want to leave the door from the garage to the house
open (several reasons, actually), but you can close the
garage door on a big, beefy extension cord without harming it.
Cindy Hamilton
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