In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:50:13 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > sf > wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 21:57:51 -0600, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > >
> > > > I try to move the stove out at least a couple of times per year to
> > > > clean
> > > > the walls and floor beside and under it. That keeps it from building
> > > > up
> > > > too badly.
> > >
> > > Oh, man... you're good. Come to my house!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Hee! :-)
> > The buildup grosses me out... and I have a serious paranoia about fire
> > hazards! Just ask my dad.
> >
> > I've even thrown away _all_ the socket expanders and replaced them with
> > power strips! Those other things are just not allowed here!
> >
> I think you're living with false assumptions unless you've also
> upgraded your interior wiring.
>
> LOL
> Just adding fuel to the fire
>

I'm just going by the fire safety chief at work and recommendations from
the fire dept. All say that socket expanders are NOT SAFE. Power strips
have an internal breaker.

Yes, I may be paranoid, but statistics can be very, very frightening and
house fires are very unforgiving. I have too many pets. No way in hell I
could gather up all the cats and my pet bird and make it out in time. :-(
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson