Hi Bonzo3legs

"I can remember twisting the leads of 2 x Vox AC30 and a 50 watt Linear amps all together and stuffing them into a 15 amp socket in a church hall with match sticks"

Ah ha! so you're the guy that got us all saddled with PAT!

I'd be interested to know though if the church hall still standing.

But on a more seious note...

I didn't start until about '75, and looking back I don't know how we got away with what we did in those days.

Sad part is I can think of four of my contemporaries who suffered the sort of injuries that meant they never worked again, and in two cases never walked again without a stick.

OK, sometimes we might feel Health and Safety to be burdensome, but with production becoming bigger, heavier, and ever more power hungry
it is also increasingly necessary. The last time I counted there were something like 27 separate pieces of legislation relating to safety on stages. (Multi hazard areas of work)

So don't even think of getting up a ladder to focus the bloody lights.

ST