[born to party]

General Lighting wrote:

always wondered what makes people choose their screen names…

A couple of years ago – I was helping some people sort out the power in a large building they were in – to do this you have to identify and trace the distribution boards (fuse boxes) and their sub circuits (what they connect to). in large premises there are a lot of them, so its useful to make notes when doing this..

Anyway I’d written down on a sheet of paper

A/RYB1 – 6A – General Lighting

This is an electricians term for the house lights of any building – and usually the first circuit you check as it doesn’t use a lot of current and won’t make such a big “bang!” if its short-circuited (plus it means you can see what you are doing)

Anyway I thought it would make a good screen name as I try to “shine a light” on things when issues are being discussed and provide reliable facts and advice. (It also means if nosey people google my screenname they get a load of info about lamps and other ‘leccy stuff rather than anything that would give me away too much 😀 )

Its sometimes mis-spelt as “lightning” – easily done I suppose, and a previous avatar I used (the electric hazard symbol) increased this confusion; but sparks and flashes are something I usually try to avoid (they mean short circuits and other hazards!)

but what made you think of yours?

Back in 1991 when we used to get fucked up at raves every weekend and my head was mashed maybe 70% of the time and i was 21 years old……i had a tattoo of a smiley face on my upper left arm with the words….Born to party underneath. its still there to this day. Cant bring myself to cover it over so it will remain there till the day i die!

[born to party]

Thank s for the reply mate,had a look at your website, do you have free partys? Where are you based?

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