On Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 10:25:54 AM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 10:37:41 AM UTC-5, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 5:00:33 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2016-01-29 3:15 PM, Janet B wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:02:41 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On 1/29/2016 9:50 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > > >>> On Friday, January 29, 2016 at 12:39:19 PM UTC-6, dsi1 wrote:
> > > >>>> On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 3:30:53 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> > > >>>>> On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12:00:04 PM UTC-8, tert in seattle wrote:
> > > >>>>>> why do people unplug toasters??
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> they don't unplug microwaves, electric ovens, even toaster ovens
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> just toasters
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> I don't get it
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> In our 60's house, if someone pushes the toast lever down while the
> > > >>>>> microwave is running (say, to thaw bread for toast) the circuit
> > > >>>>> breaker will pop, and somebody will have to go reset it.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Unplugging the toaster gives people time to think: Oh, the microwave's
> > > >>>>> on.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I have the opposite problem. I won't operate 2 high wattage appliances plugged into the same outlet at the same time. My guess is that it's wired to separate legs but I'll never know for sure because old habits die hard.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> We need to modernize our building code to one that addresses the fact that we need to plug in a lot more stuff into the wall than a TV and lamp. Doubling the number of outlets required per wall would be a good start.