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[caver]

Dryer sheets repel mice from campers. :stirthepot:

 

[RandyT]

I always have to do this... it's a compulsion and was instilled in me via my Mum, through her Mum. It's from the days of the first electric toasters that were 'always on' electric coils. They had flip-up sides which, once one side was toasted, the bread then had to be reversed to do the other side.

I know that the toaster is off when the lever is up. Heck, our electrical recepticals have individual on/off switches... yet, I still have to unplug the toaster when not in use.

Part of issue with older people that didn't grow up with electricity in their homes are afraid of it. It is just something that they don't trust.

 

[turnkey4099]

My wifes mom lived with us until she passed away. She had dementia, and one of the things she always did was unplug the toaster, I don't know how many times I would stick in the bread and push the lever down, and of course the bread stayed bread because the toaster was unplugged. Of course I asked her NOT to unplug my toaster, but of course that didn't make any difference to a person with dementia. I finally learned to always check the toaster and plug it back in and not to just throw in the bread and go on with fixing breakfast expecting the toaster to do its thing. She is gone now, and the toaster stays plugged in. Now I am on the Keto diet and I don't eat toast anymore :shocked:

I have a very cheap toaster from walmart, if it isn't plugged in the plunger will come back up as soon as you release it.

 

[jaxs]

Part of issue with older people that didn't grow up with electricity in their homes are afraid of it. It is just something that they don't trust.

I'm old,I grew up with electricity in the home and I'm still afraid of it. You would be afraid of it to if you ever got mixed up with the innards of an old neon sign.:shocked:

 

[RandyT]

I'm old,I grew up with electricity in the home and I'm still afraid of it. You would be afraid of it to if you ever got mixed up with the innards of an old neon sign.:shocked:

I think getting tagged by a 15KW 208 volt 400 hz 3 phase military generator ranks up there to. Working under a 765KVA power line and feeling your hair stand on end from the static will give you notice also.

 

[Oldpath05]

I always have to do this... it's a compulsion and was instilled in me via my Mum, through her Mum. It's from the days of the first electric toasters that were 'always on' electric coils. They had flip-up sides which, once one side was toasted, the bread then had to be reversed to do the other side.

I know that the toaster is off when the lever is up. Heck, our electrical recepticals have individual on/off switches... yet, I still have to unplug the toaster when not in use.

Yup you have OCD >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over."<<<<<and the only cure is toast with real maple syrup from ME, the best in the world!!!!!!!!

 

[Oldpath05]

Slow to get on board this thread... Now this is opening up an ongoing dispute between me and the Mrs.

Me to, I found it to be a lost cause and a no win situation. Then my wife goes and unplugs the gas stove with clock and coffee maker with clock, but yet she leaves her phone charger and laptop plugged in.........

 

[ovrszd]

Can anyone show documented evidence of an unattended plugged in toaster doing anything but silently sitting there?

 

[k0ua]

Can anyone show documented evidence of an unattended plugged in toaster doing anything but silently sitting there?

Nope. But I guess the question is why all these people seem to think they must unplug it. The mother in law with dementia I could understand, but apparently this is more widespread. Almost a compulsive phobia of some kind. When you do things that you know don't make any sense but you still feel compelled to do them, then that is a problem.

 

[k0ua]

Me to, I found it to be a lost cause and a no win situation. Then my wife goes and unplugs the gas stove with clock and coffee maker with clock, but yet she leaves her phone charger and laptop plugged in.........

When asked, how does she justify that behavior?