On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:16:55 +0100, ":::Jerry::::"
wrote:


"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On 1 Apr 2005 01:43:24 -0800, "smudger"
wrote:

WHY HAVE I snip

Have you checked for any puddles of electric on the carpets/flooring
beneath wall sockets?


My dear old (and departed) Nan [1] thought for years that you needed
to keep even a blown light bulb in the holder or a plug in an
un-switched socket to stop the electricity from flowing out...

[1] Born 1901, gas lighting was the norm when she was a child.

Indeed and a lot of people still think there is gas flowing in central
heating radiators you know..! Its true and its difficult to convince
them otherwise.