The man in the wall

As a Troubleman in Oakland,Ca. in the mid 1980’s I saw some action electrical and on the streets.  One call comes to mind a elderly lady had a part out one eve I arrived and soon replaced a 20 amp. Fuse ok….before I left she asked “what about the man inside the walls that keeps pushing the plugs out after she pushes them in”  I had never heard this one before.  She was a very sweet little old lady I was sure a widow and lonely.  So I said “Oh is he here too”?  Yes she said and is getting worse.  I took her lamp cord and tied a loose half hitch in it about a foot from the plug and told her he couldn’t push it out anymore!  She thanked me with a hug and some cookies.   A couple weeks later my boss called me in said he got this letter from her saying what a great employee I was he asked the details then told me to please teach these skills to the other Troublemen I laugh and told him that’s not my job!

                                                                                                            Gary Hamill