"Brian Sharrock" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
James Salisbury wrote:
DANGER DANGER DANGER Some german appliances of that era had RED =EARTH
and caused death when imported into the UK and the earth was connected
to live. This was one of many reasons why we now have common wireing
colours....

Yes. FWIW, some German cars used red for the negative or ground - the
exact opposite of UK practice.

It's what annoys me when the objectors to unified colours throughout the
EU go on about the 'instinctive' old colours. There's no such thing.

OTOH: 'Human Factor Engineers/industrial Physiologists do know about what
is 'instinctive', or at least inculturated, for the 'majority' of people.
'Righty-Tighty ~ Lefty-Loosey'; Red -danger ; Clockwise-more,
Anti-Clockwise~less;
works for we acculturated folks in the UK. Having to bow-down to the
dictates of an unelected bunch of Eurocrats dreaming up directives 'to
work towards a more integrated Europe' is really 'what annoys me' (to
quote your words).

BTW; AIUI the EU bureaucracy will not employ people born _before_ the
establishment of its predecessor(s) [Application forms bear a statement to
that effect].
"It's what annoys me" that people with a earlier date-of-birth are
presumed to be objectors "throughout the EU"

Where on earth do people get stuff like this from - I have in the past
looked at EU job application forms, and no such statement was made. No such
statement is made on current forms, and any such practice would contradict
EU's own regulations on discrimination. Just because you read it in the
Daily Mail doesn't make it true.

Bureauocracies of all sorts do all sorts of dumb things. Harmonising colours
in potentially lethal electrical wiring would seem to be one of their more
sensible activities

Andy