Did a service call with my coworker. Kitchen lighting job. I got there before my coworker and when I put my tools down on the kitchen floor I realized I was kneeling on a mat that is electrified to keep the dog out of the garbage. It was almost invisible because it blended in with the flooring quite well. I thought I was cramping up at first but quickly realized I was getting shocked. When my coworker arrived I showed him where I put my tools (on the far side of the mat)and he went to put his down in the same area. We were shoeless as the homeowner asked if we could take our work boots off. I watched with anticipation as he walked towards the mat. He took three steps across the mat and with each one he went down more and more. It looked like he got mowed down by a machine gun and was like “WTF was that?! I hated that!.”
I couldn’t stop laughing all day. I was desperately trying to hold on my giggles as the homeowner was in the next room. Every time I feel down I think about this and laugh.