On Wed, 27 Nov 2013 08:30:32 -0700, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:23:24 -0500, 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".
>snip
>>
>>Jill
>
>This is silly simple, but just checking. Have you added any
>electrical device (new or moved) to any of the area served by this
>particular circuit? One item could cause the breaker to trip if all
>items were on at the same time. It could be an odd circumstance when
>all are on and that is why it trips infrequently.
>Janet US

The trouble has shown up most likely because it is raining. If the
breaker is a GFCI, damp weather will cause them to trip.