Roger wrote:

Boxed in a bath with T&G yesterday. Fitted the side panel & was measuring
for the end panel when I saw this
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...s/earth002.jpg

An earth wire screwed into the wall.

Whilst boxing in the side I noticed earth bonding cables connected to the
bath feed pipes, but didn't pay much attention to them. What would be the
purpose of an earth cable fixed to a brick wall?

Show?

When I was thinking about changing my 3 way fuse box many years ago I
followed an earth wire heading downwards and found it terminated
wrapped round a rusty nail pushed into a joint in the stonework.

It's just a primitive belief in earth magic. Almost a hundred years ago,
people were doing much the same by "earthing" their wireless sets to the
nearest aspidistra pot.


--
Ian White