Wish I had you around before I decided to plug the TV into a grounded outlet and then screw in the grounding screw. The brass plate dropped on the plug and shorted and I woke up on the other side of the room. Now I call the super to change a light bulb.

I have a problem with electricity. A few years ago in a snowstorm I stopped to make a phone call from a pay phone in the Village (Greenwich). I got a minor shock when dialing and thought I had imagined it. The a jolt went through me and I dropped the phone screaming. It was a crowded street and in typical New York fashion they all pretended not to notice the demented woman screaming in the slush on the ground and trying to avoid the swinging receiver.My hand had a small burn. I struggled to my feet, recovered my phone book and briefcase and found another payphone to report to the phone company that I had almost been killed (If I had had a heart condition I might have). The response: "That's not our phone. Go back and dial 'O'. Their operator will help you." When I suggested that I would probably get another shock, I got "I'm sorry. We can't help you."

And you thought gardening was dangerous.