"jim menning" wrote in message
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: "grodenhiATgmailDOTcom" wrote in message
: ps.com...
: I have a home that was built in the '50's and want to replace
some of
: the 2-prong electrical outlets with 3 prong outlets (the
third prong
: being the ground). Following all the normal safety
precautions can I
: simply install a 3 prong outlet in its place, leaving the
ground
: unconnected? I know this will defeat the whole purpose of a
ground,
: I'm just looking to have to stop using adaptors anytime I
want to plug
: in a three pronged device (which also defeats the purpose of
the
: ground). Aside from losing out on the safety aspect, are
there any
: other risks to doing this?
:
:
: SAFETY is and should always be the #1 reason to follow the
rules. You are a fool to
: even consider such an installation. Other complications
certainly include liability
: when someone either in the near or distant future gets hurt
because of hooking things
: up this way.
....
uMMM, no, you're a blithering idiot yourself to be calling
someone doing honest research and asking intelligent questions
about something he's not familiar with, a fool.
I've never understood the blatherskites that seem to so enjoy
calling another person, who is only ignorant (and that is NOT an
insult; check your dictionary), a fool, and wishes to learn
something. Responses like yours are a real wart on the ass of
progress.
When you hav e nothing to say, that's what you should say:
Nothing.