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Letter: Letter

Published 7 December 2002

From Julie Christie, Scullin Australian Capital Territory

Here in Australia it is assumed that anyone big enough to operate an electrical appliance unsupervised won’t throw it in the bathtub and electrocute themselves. We have standard power sockets in our bathrooms – it makes life a lot easier!

Issue no. 2372 published 7 December 2002

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