so electricity is different here in the Netherlands...well not electricity but power outlets and voltage. Seemingly unimportant...wrong! Anything you bring from the states with a plug has to have a converter so the plug will fit into the socket...but there are different types. One is just a simple converter, it fits in the european plug socket and has a place for your plug to plug in. The other is an adapter, it changes the amount of voltage that moves from the outlet to the product being used.
Note: This is VERY important to know when using curling irons. You see curling irons cannot take 240 volts of electricity...apparently. This is a fun fact I learned today, the hard way. Oh I was very careful to make sure the plug was plugged into the converter before plugging in, I learned that lesson 2 weeks ago when I unplugged the plug from the converter while the converter was still plugged in and got the shock of a lifetime...literally it was quite painful. Little did I know, I was in for another shock. I only had a converter, not an adapter...so when I went to plug in...POP!! The electricity was out in the entire house and I burned my hand to boot. Not to mention the fact that Im now out a curling iron...its a good thing i brought 3.
The moral of this story is that some days it really doesnt work in my favor to be blonde...or maybe this type of thing happens to all state siders when they come to europe...I would really like to think its the latter, but this might just be another tally chalked to the typical things that happen in only MY everyday life...what can i say I need a certain amount of SHOCK factor in my life...hehe so corny.
I am happy to report however, that the electricity is back on with a flip of 4 out of 5 breakers...who knew a curling iron could do so much damage!?!?
1 comment:
I could go into great detail about the electricity, but I think you got the idea.
Nick
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