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Not to put too fine a point on it.

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The light switch in our bathroom has been failing.  Since I've never cared for these switches anyway, I decided to take the opportunity to replace this: with this: And since I had James help me when I replaced the light and fan switch in his bathroom with the one that includes the built-in LED nightlight, I convinced him to help me with this project. Before we started, though, I thought I'd prepare him for what we were going to do. Me:  So, buddy, here's what we're going to do.  We're going to turn off the power, because we're working with electricity and we need to be careful so we don't get a shock or get burned, right?  James:  Right.  Me:  And we're going to be very careful each step of the way so we don't hurt ourselves because we're also going to be working with the wire-cutters and very heavy-gauge wire, right?  And if we're not careful, we might get a cut from the wire.  James (cheerily):  Or a scar!  M...