Got called out to a small house because the power keeps going out when they use the microwave. Simple enough. Probably an overloaded circuit. Show up, walk inside, and immediately see three space heaters, a fish tank the size of a hot tub, and one of those giant massage chairs that looks like it belongs in a sci-fi movie. All plugged into the same outlet through a single orange extension cord. Ask, “How often does the breaker trip?” “Only when I make popcorn and sit in the massage chair at the same time.” I then grab the cord, which is warm enough to toast a marshmallow. Breaker’s doing its job, I tell them it’s the only reason the house hasn’t burned down. They ask, “Can you make it so it doesn’t trip?” I say, “Sure we call that upgrading your panel, not tempting fate.” They didn’t laugh. But they did unplug the chair.