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On 12/29/2018 at 10:47 PM, mlroseplant said:

Yes, that is a very normal thing to do with a double duplex outlet like you have, and it will function like you expect. Where people run into trouble is when they try to "slave" many outlets, maybe even an entire circuit run, off of a single GFCI outlet. That will often cause a lot of nuisance tripping. But just running one extra outlet within the same enclosure will be just fine. Of course, you'll have to get a different faceplate, but those are very commonly available and cheap. 

Yeah I had to deal with that once.  An outlet in the living room suddenly went dead.  I finally traced the break all the way around to the kitchen where it was run into the load side of a GFI that had nothing plugged into it but had tripped...

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30 minutes ago, mlroseplant said:

First, you don't actually need two GFCI outlets in the same box. You could have used one GFCI and one regular outlet, wiring the regular outlet on the "load" side of the GFCI, which will protect both units. 

However, since you've already got two GFCIs installed, I wouldn't bother changing it now. What I always do as a matter of standard practice is run a couple of layers of electrical tape around the entire outlet, in order to cover up the terminal screws. That will eliminate any reason for concern, and your wife can be happy as well. A win/win!

Thanks!  I had thought about just attaching a regular plug to the load side but didn’t know if that was good practice or not.  Since I need a GFI for another location I might swap it out and save a few bucks, and this time wrap the outlet with electrical tape.  

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I have another basic question for you all.  We have a GFI outlet in the barn on its own 20A breaker and my wife wanted more outlets.  I had a double box laying around so I thought I would just wire in another GFI outlet in parallel.  It’s all in and working, but I had not realized how tight it would be between the two GFI units.  I am worried about the hot and neutral sides being too close?  Am I doing this wrong or is this ok?

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1 hour ago, Pierre1961 said:

Has anyone already ordered some boots to "cowboybootsusa"? 

Seems the factory is in Mexico and all customizations are possible. 

Thanks 

Pierre 

That is Miguel Jones and a few here have boots from his factory:

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5 hours ago, Puffer said:

I think you are right in saying that off-the-shelf boots generally allow for some wearers having chunkier legs, although my observations suggest that many women have legs at least as large as men's - and often with bodies to match!   (Or is that because women's legs are much more likely to be exposed to view?)  My own legs are neither slender nor fat and both pairs of the women's knee boots I have are too baggy - they flap around over skinny jeans and allow wider-legged jeans to bag out of the tops.   Obviously, a closer-fitting boot shaft is required but there is little available in my size (UK11) and I doubt it would be easy to find off-the-shelf.    I would consider custom-made (e.g. from Miguel Jones) but as I am unlikely to wear knee-length (or thigh-length) boots over trousers in public, there seems little point in buying anything expensive, however long-lasting.   So, I shall have to stick to ankle boots (ideally longer sock boots) that can be worn smartly but discreetly under boot-cut jeans - when I can find any.   

I don’t have many measurements for women’s boots but I just measured my Antonio  Melani boots with knee high shafts and they have an 16” circumference in size 10B.

I do have several pairs of knee high men’s off the shelf cowboy boots in 9D so I measured their circumference and found that all 4 pairs of Olathe/Horsepower boots also have 16” circumference.  My Tony Lama boots have a huge 17” circumference, which is very noticeable when wearing them.  So it all depends I guess.  Most guys wear their cowboy boots with shafts that flap around.  With boot cut jeans over the boots no one can tell really.  

Though one potential advantage of cowboy boots can be found in the thicker leather.  My pair in mule hide is 1.5mm thicker than the lighter hides, which calculates out to reducing the circumference by 0.37”, so they will feel more like 15.63”, and it is noticeable.  Also the thicker hides are stiffer and not as prone to slouching or flapping around.  

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8 minutes ago, pebblesf said:

I know "that feeling" for sure....I am pretty tough on my boots, so have hesitated to invest in custom fit boots, and admittedly feel a bit guilty about spending that much money when the house needs work and the mortgage needs to be paid off....I definitely had that feeling waiting for these Sam Edelman boots, but it was worth the wait.  I will admit that I have graduated to leather boots, the man made stuff wears out quickly.  So, for now, I will still dream of custom fit/made Paul Bond cowboy boots with 4-5" heels....

Your Tony Lama Boots probably have a Goodyear welt and can be re-heeled and re-soled for the rest of your life.  There is a lot of value in hand made boots and you have probably already found the sweet spot.  Not only do synthetics wear out quickly, but they don’t breath so you will be hotter and sweatier in the summer, and colder and damper in the winter.  

I was about to pull the trigger on the Paul Bond boots on eBay but decided to visit my local boot maker instead.  I showed them the Bonds and they said they can do it, no problem, and for a lower price even.  Of course I took the opportunity to add some additional customizations, which pushed the price back up... but yes you only live once, and you only have 2 feet, so I might as well make it perfect right?