Thus spaketh Ivor Jones:
> "UKHierarchy" <UK@Hierarchy.uk> wrote in message
> news:GSfSe.1019$7p1.870@newsfe7-win.ntli.net
>> what about the potential risk of fir dex, why do you
>> need 2 pcs just out of curiosity and also how much is
>> your averag monthly electric bill ?
>
> The fire risk from a PC is relatively small. The biggest risk is from
> the monitor, although that is less now that flat screens are becoming
> common. I once had an old CRT monitor burst into flames in front of
> my eyes, that plug got pulled out pretty quick..!!
>
> Ivor

Was that an Amstrad monitor, they were known to catch fire, we used to get
loads of them in with all the plastic melted.