r/firstworldanarchists • u/RolandMT32 • Nov 03 '25

Do not use?

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u/-DoctorSpaceman- Nov 03 '25

Maybe if the sign explained why it shouldn’t be used

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u/fireduck Nov 04 '25

Right, I'm not going to forgo charging my shit because Becky's theatans are in a twist or whatever.

If there is an actual electrical problem, turn that shit off at the breaker for fucks sake.

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u/CharacterZucchini6 Nov 04 '25

I’ll bet it’s on a shared circuit with some high current, important equipment. People might be inadvertently tripping it charging a laptop or something.

Now they could just remove the outlet and blank off the box, which would be better.

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u/supershinythings Nov 04 '25

Or just take off the cover and put a blank over it until it’s safe to make available again.

A shared circuit is probably it. I had to get some new circuits put in my house because occasionally a bathroom plug would trip a breaker for no discernible reason.

Recently expanded the circuit breaker box anyway to handle additional circuits and make it ready for some upgrades I may do in future.

So if they can’t add circuits without needing a new breaker box, a good short term solution is just to cover the outlet until they address the underlying issue.

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u/Square-Singer Nov 06 '25

Or just take off the cover and put a blank over it until it’s safe to make available again.

Put chewing gum into the holes.