On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:49:36 -0000, "Owain"
wrote:

wrote
| Whilst we are on the subject, historically why do the
| majority of shavers come with a two pin plug that needs
| an adaptor?

Because they're intended for shaver sockets, which are
(a) two-pin
(b) the only type of socket that may be installed in a bathroom

It just seems silly. Surely, the bathroom is one of the places where
you would want an earth.

Graham