In article ,
EricP wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:39:36 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
babbled like a waterfall and said:

In article ws.net,
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
And when there were different sizes of plugs, what was to stop an
idiot using a five amp one for a 3 kW heater?


True, but then the final protection would trip...

You weren't around in the days of those radial circuits? It was common to
see both 5 and 15 amp plugs on the same circuit.

And nails in the fuse box

And irons plugged into ceiling lights.

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