Ways to keep from getting shocked in a backyard wooden shed?

Depends on the breaker box, circuit breaker, you are tied into. shed have it's own circuit breaker? or is it off the garage, den, back bed room. AC will draw 20-AMPS minimum, my guess is it that it's a branch off of another circuit.Doubt you will be able to draw more than 5 - 10 amps before you get into overload problems.Cell charger, computer, alarm clock-raido, and lights...that's about it...And unless you are holding something that's shorted out, or soaking wet while standing in a puddle you should not get zapped. BUT WATER & ELECTRICITY DO NOT MIX AND SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COST!!!

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Go have a conversation. Introduce yourself, be friendly, and ask for his help in solving a mystery. (For the sake of convenience I'll assume it's a 'he'.) Stand at a 90-degree angle, not facing him directly (further showing this isn't a confrontation, but a neighborly conversation). "I've been hearing sounds like someone or something is getting up on the shed, but I'm not sure. Do you know anything about it?" Be puzzled and curious, not pissed. "Have you seen or heard anything?" You'll be able to tell a lot by his body language and voice tone. If he's nervous, 'give him permission' to admit it's him, "I suppose it's a nice place to hang out and watch the stars, any chance you've been up there to check it out?" Who knows, might be a quiet spot he's found to get away from a marital spat and have a smoke. If he seems candid that it's not him, then ask if he knows who it might be, since you've seen handprints. If it's not him, or he doesn't want to admit it, close the conversation with, "hey, let me know if you see anything. I don't want anybody back there, it makes my dogs upset, and it makes me nervous." Then spend a few minutes getting to know him a little -- who knows? -- getting to know your neighbors is almost always a good thing. If the direct-conversation thing isn't your style, then go buy carpet tack strips and glue them to your shed roof, about a foot apart, vertically so the rain will drain. That'll take care of it. Nobody -- humans or animals -- are willing to sit on those. Gorilla glue would likely do the trick. Good luck! Oh, and PS: the shooting thing is only legal if they're inside your house. If they're outside you have no rights to shoot anyone, except directly in self-defense. This comment is more for the other guy than you. PPS: I live in a place where people don't have to be afraid to talk to each other, so I probably don't understand your circumstances. Trust your gut. Try the carpet tack-strips.

First off, check the roof for leaks. It's expensive to have it professionally done, but you can get the materials and do it yourself for relatively cheap. Next, make sure that those electrical outlets are grounded properly. If they're not, bury a metal pole at least 6 feet into the ground, and connect the ground line of your outlets to that pole. Please note that when I say ground, I mean the lower-middle hole of the plug, not the negative terminal. Finally, make sure that the load of your electrical equipment doesn't exceed the amperage rating that the sockets are set at. You can find this out by looking at the circuit breaker to see how many amps it allows.

A shed can be just as safe as any house, as long as you take the necessary precautions.

Just buy a tarp, and throw it over the roof.........hold it down with a few small ropes or lay some sticks on it.........you'll be ok.......see you on stage soon.