chewed wiring from rodents
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Spent last weekend tracing a flickering light back to a nest of mice under the sink—they’d chewed through a bundle of wires, leaving copper strands exposed and insulation scattered like confetti. The smell of burnt plastic hung in the air. Now the kitchen outlet is dead, and I’m patching it with electrical tape while hoping they don’t come back.