Or are people just stupid in the Midlands:The need for professional electrical contractors to carry out workaround the house was highlighted by a survey indicating that 60 percent of homeowners in the Midlands have suffered electric shocks.Respondents answered that while poor wiring in electrical applianceswere to blame for many of the shocks, a lack of electrical skills alsoplayed a part.Nearly one in six people reported getting an unpleasant and dangerouscurrent running through their body after blundering through a DIY job.But the survey also revealed sheer stupidity or ignorance played apart too, with one in ten saying they had had a shock when they took aknife or fork to pry bread from their toasters.David Pollock, ECA director, told the Nottingham Evening Post: "One ofthe most alarming things about this study is that it demonstrates howmany of the basic lessons we learn about electricity when young aresimply being forgotten."MBQ

My first thought "was this study carried out by Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA) or were they just commenting on it?" Looking for an answer I found Ealing Times was told "MORE than 80 per cent of Londoners have had an electric shock in their own home." Ealing Times also revealed "These shocking figures come as part of the Smart with Sparks campaign, run by the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA), aimed at highlighting electrical dangers in the home." So I'd really like to know (i) the questions asked and (ii) who carried out the survey. Oddly no such details are on the ECA website. Indeed, I cannot even find a press release.

Can this really be true?

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Bob Mannix 18 years ago

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You need to think outdoors. Here's a proper cordless toaster for tops of mountains etc.

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Peter Parry 18 years ago

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is a real cordless toaster.

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Andy Hall 18 years ago

Imagine one of those on your milk float :-)

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Chris J Dixon 18 years ago

Isn't that the one that is also useful for clearing snow off the path?

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geoff 18 years ago

In message , Bob Mannix writes

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