"Paul Burridge" wrote in message
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The question seems daft, but bear with me, gentlemen. Has anyone ever
had an electric shock that they feel lucky to have survived?

Yep, made me a believer in GFCIs, which weren't around when this happened.
My folks had just gotten a new hedge clipper, and their idiot son decided to
have at a shrub one morning. Plugged it in, walked out barefoot on the
still-damp grass. Began sculpting and promptly cut through the extension
cord, which jammed in the blades. My muscles locked up and I couldn't drop
it. After a few seconds of this I fell over, making even better contact
with the ground. I finally managed to grab the plastic side handle with my
other hand and pull it free. Whew.... Every part of my body hurt, I went
back to bed for the rest of the day.

Then there's the incident with the soldering iron and the ten automotive
batteries in series, but I didn't get a jolt from that ;-)

Regards,
Ralph in NH