I was trying to heat up a cup of water for tea. I have one of those Sunbeam Hot Shots. You pour the water in the top, hit the "heat" button and wait for the red light to go off. Takes all of about 30 seconds to reach boiling. It popped the freakin' circuit breaker. The only other thing turned on was the kitchen light. It's a 20W (I think) fluorescent bulb. The TV's on it, but it's turned off. The phone and answering machine are on it. How can the circuit not handle that? Grrrrrr I checked the breaker box; it was installed in 1997. The number on that particular switch is 20, whatever that means.

Does anyone know if they would have replaced the wiring at the same time? Wouldn't that be kind of negligent if they left the original wiring in place? It was installed by an electrical contractor. This house is pretty old. I wouldn't be surprised if the original wiring was that cloth insulated stuff.

I know this isn't really about depression any more, but I will be depressed if I have to move or pay higher rent on this place that isn't worth more than I'm already paying.