To the OP. Put in a GFI anyway. Cost isn't an issue in this
situation. That said TV's Mythbusters busted the notion that one can
electrocute and kill the villian by shoving the hair dryer or some
other live appliance into a filled bath.


You got the Mythbusters info backwards. They very much confirmed that
appliances in the bath are deadly. Check the link for episode 19:

http://www.answers.com/topic/mythbusters-season-2

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Dennis