London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady. We suppose it's pretty messed up to write an ode to shoddy civil engineering, but really, how bad could this be? Aside from all those suicides, nothing sinister ever happens on bridges! What It Actually Means: It's a song about starving children to death. There have been a lot of theories over the years as to what the collapse of the London Bridge in the song means. Some believe that it refers to Viking attacks back in the 11th century. As no documented records of such an attack on the bridge exist, however, we'll instead focus on a different interpretation: immurement. Don't know the term?
1 Although there are still a few low-cost areas where electricians work for $30-$50 an hour, typically they charge $50-$100 an hour or more depending on local rates and their qualifications. 2  Some electricians quote a flat fee per job rather than an hourly rate, depending on the scope and type of work to be performed.
There were 512,290 electricians -- more than half a million -- employed in the United States as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau survey conducted a year earlier found that 62 percent of electricians work for electrical and wiring contractors, with 10 percent self-employed.or instance, a licensed journeyman averaged a $54.39 per hour charge for residential work as of 2012, according to the Top Electricians website. If an apprentice electrician is sent to perform a simpler job, the charge may be lower, with an average of $39.79 an hour.