“It Was Never Yours,” My Mother Said — Then the County Recorder Pulled Up the Deed

wiring I’d documented so carefully, noting which outlets could handle what load, which circuits were overloaded, which connections would be fine if you were careful but dangerous if you pushed too hard—I left every note exactly where I’d written it, taped inside the breaker box with the rest of the house documentation.

Not a trap. A warning. One they’d continue reading …