The plug (power point in NZ) came out of the wall. The wood it was attached withhad rotted. Two huge cement nails prevented the use of a couple of screws. Drilled
some holes jammed in new bits of wood and gave myself a pleasant shock trying to
stick it all together.
Some engineer in Chin ju has come up with the "80% rule", meaning Taiwan
construction is pretty good but never perfect. For example this plug was designed
with a ground and placed into a semi-stylish counter... -20% because it was slapped
together with some old wood and 3inch spikes and red tape. The ground was never attached.
The 80% follows many public works projects. A park is designed with nice trees and
sidewalks then to prevent perfection the tree tops are sheared off and sidewalks
replaced with scooter parking. Or easier a great park and it doesn't have convenient
trash removeal..i.e. no trash bins at all.
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