Get a handheld electrical tester that you can hold next to any wires and if they have electricity running thru them it'll beep at you. If no beep, no electricity then take them down. Getting zapped sucks but it probably won't kill you. If you wear tennis shoes and only touch one wire at a time, you can switch out a hot light switch. Don't be skered.
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Get a handheld electrical tester that you can hold next to any wires and if they have electricity running thru them it'll beep at you. If no beep, no electricity then take them down. Getting zapped sucks but it probably won't kill you. If you wear tennis shoes and only touch one wire at a time, you can switch out a hot light switch. Don't be skered.