Olin,

On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:26:46 -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Howard Winter wrote:
> > It still faintly astounds me that US mains sockets are completely
> > unprotected
> 
> They're not.  Just like you can buy outlet covers where there are open slots
> for the two power leads and a sortof round one for the ground, you can buy
> various protected covers.  These usually require you to insert then twist
> the plug.

Right, but these aren't the usual ones you find, are they?  I've seen a number of homes in the US, and I've 
never seen sockets like these.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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