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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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what do you mean by test driving it prematurely?

is there a waiting period?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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Prematurely? Good question. How were the fuses?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 06:37 PM
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By prematurly I mean that I wanted to blast around the neighborhood before I did a thorough inspection of my work...i.e. making sure any wires were routed away from hot pipes. I know better........
 
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