"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote:

In the U.K. you can buy appliances with 2 condoctor cords
with two plug pins that can usually be forced into U.K. outlets.
They are supposed to be for export to the E.U. but they are sold.

You can only force them into UK sockets with the aid of a large screwdriver down
the earth to open up the shutters. You're not supposed to do that.

The neat answer if you want to continue to be able to use them abroad is to use
one of these.

http://i17.ebayimg.com/04/i/07/20/fb/ag_1_b.JPG
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EURO-CONVERTOR...ayphotohosting

Graham