GFCI Plugs for Vintage TV???

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by David Roper

I've seen the vintage picture of a Sentinel trapezoid perched precariously on the edge of a clawfoot tub as the foolish fellow washes and watches, but I rather doubt most of us are really planning on using our vintage TVs in wet locations.

I shouldn't admit this, but maybe it will give someone a laugh. When in college, I discovered that long hot baths were good for relieving stress. My miserable basement apartment had a clawfoot tub. I got into the habit of watching TV in the tub late at night, with a briefcase-type TV (Philco? Admiral?) perched on a board which I placed across the top of the tub. Some times I balanced it on the corner of the sink, too, but then the viewing angle was not so good.

Man, the stupid the things you do when young. But I lived to tell the tale.

This was the same apartment where I used the miniscule dining nook as a workspace to rebuild a vintage British motorcycle. Girlfriends didn't seem to think it was odd to eat standing at the kitchen counter, but in hindsight, I have to think, "Sheesh, dude, get a clue!" :-)

Phil Nelson