OH, GORDON! I want my own 240V force field for my house! *That* might keep the ferrets off of that table covered with knick-knacks that they are*never* supposed to be on. The one they are on. Often. Is it like a Star Trek force field, the ones used to shut prisoners into their cells? The big glowing wall that goes "ZZZZT!" when you touch it? I think glowing would be best. The ferrets could see it there, and know not to touch it. (Again) So they curl a few whiskers, they'll be OK after the fur grows back, as you said. Can I get the parts at Home Depot, or do I need to make a trip to Radio Shack, too? Will my electrical use shoot up so high that my Templeton Water and Power will put me on some sort of watch list under the assumption that I have filled my house with Gro-Lamps for a pot crop? I could never grow pot commercially in my house, the ferrets would dig it up. As it is, I have put bricks in the big pot that holds my Tiki plant, it is the only way to keep dirt in the pot. I just water the bricks every other week, and all is well. *Please* advise! Alexandra in MA [Posted in FML 6270]