Zapped

 You ever have those moments where you think "I shouldn't do this." and then do it anyways and discover that Yes...yes you shouldn't have done that?

Yah. Had one of those today.

So. 

There I was. At work.

Because when am I not at work?

Looking for something to do because it was strangely slow for a Saturday. 

And I noticed one of our fish tank lightbulbs had burned out.

No big deal.

Easy enough to fix.

And since the store was quiet enough with customers not needing help right that instant I decided to grab a new bulb and switch it out.

It's a task I've done multiple times before. 

But usually when I switch out the bulbs....I turn off the lights to that section of the fish wall first. 

So I don't get zapped. 

This time I didn't.

Because I'd watched one of my other managers change the bulb without getting zapped with the lights still on.

So this time around. I was like...."Okay should be fine." 

....You can guess where this is going right?

Right. 

In any case. 

I got the bulb in alright. One of those long tube bulbs with prongs on either side. 

Only it wasn't in quite right and it wasn't twisting to fully lock in. 

So I'd pulled it down trying to readjust it as I got it back into the slot...

And well....

While I had one end hooked into one side...

My pointer finger ended up brushing the prong on the other side.

And let me say. 

Instant OUCH. 

Like there probably wasn't sparks, smoke and lightning. 

But it should felt like there should have been from the one or two seconds of zapping that I experienced before I was like "PULL THE HAND AWAY SARNIC." 

Because. Yah. Electricity can HURT.

Thankfully it was minor enough that I'm fine overall.

It left a tiny white circle on my finger where the skin...blistered? burned? I guess blistered since the skin turned white? Who knows.

But it was really only pin head sized so rather tiny. 

In any case.

I stopped trying to get the light in.

Went and turned OFF the fish lights. 

Then finished putting the light in properly.

Turned the fish lights back on to make sure the new bulb worked.

And then went to go run my hand under water because OW.

It ached for like....ever afterwards it felt like. 

So yah.

Note to self.

Always turn off the lights when changing out the bulbs.

Do not want to get zapped again.

Until you next find these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi