u/SansBouillie

In two weeks I will have to leave the country for 3 months. Today the electric kettle in the kitchen stopped working mid-operation. I did some troubleshooting and noticed the issue is at the start of the daisy chain of unused plugs. The plug at the start of the chain smells like burning, the others down the chain including the one where the water cooker was plugged in (the only one in use) - don't.

I don't intend to fix this on my own, but I'm wondering if simply leaving the breaker off for the whole kitchen (or even the main one for the entire apartment?) would be safe enough to postpone the fix for when in back at the end of November?

Is the fire hazard completely eliminated if all breakers are shut off?

Edit: changed "water cooker" to "electric kettle"

Hello, I was reading this scientific paper about the warming of the western Mediterranean and how it will drastically increase the risk of floods by 2040 in cities like Genova: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393599089_Warming_in_the_Western_Mediterranean_Fuels_Wetter_European_Storms_and_Heightens_Extreme_Flood_Potential_Rapid_Mediterranean_warming_brings_extreme_floods_risks_for_Europe

It got me wondering what your experience as locals was of the previous floods and what are your opinions of the various projects I've read about from the city management covering flood defences such as the Bisagno Stream flood diversion tunnel etc.

Most people who leave the Balkans have the usual stories of moving to somewhere within Europe or going to the US, often for economic reasons.

I'm curious if you know anyone who has relocated to more "uncommon" destinations like somewhere in Africa, South America, Asia etc... what made them go in the "opposite" direction?

Just finished rewatching The Force Awakens and I'm happy Poe Dameron is introduced as the best pilot in the resistance and he keeps that status throughout the trilogy.

I'm kinda tired of the Star Wars trope where a kid who drove a land speeder or whatever, sits in a starfighter for the first time in his life after being briefly introduced to the concept of the force, and is immediately the best pilot who has ever lived.