London Ninja

I had previously wrote about electronics in the UK, which I am sure many are familiar with. It’s pretty simple, you go to Walmart and purchase that travel voltage converter next to the section with the Foreman Grills and fat ladies with strollers. You then browse through the electronics section, muttering how dated some of the stuff is at these type of stores.

That was what I had been using for a while but there are some serious limits to how usable those damn converters are.

1. You are not supposed to leave those plugged in for extended periods of time.
2. You are not to exceed a certain watt. If you do, it will melt down and kill you.
3. You have to attach it to an adapter, which then makes your contraption quite unsightly for your imaginary friends.

This is what most people live with….but the Ninja-style does not rest. I present to you the Voltage Transformer:

Ex-pat Holy Grail

The voltage transformer is a constant voltage converter you can leave plugged in. You can also plug in an American power strip to allow you to plug in American devices without messing with adapters. I have one 6-outlet surge protector and another extension cord from that for my bedroom. I purchased a 500W model, which means you can’t surpass that number at any given time. Since I do not have my electric bull plugged in, I am well below the limit. I have my PS2 (yes, old skool), cordless phone, laser printer, computer speaker system, and everything else in there now. All the devices that would have blown the Walmart converter into smithereens(hadn’t used that phrase in some time, so had to look it up) now work just fine. Bloody brilliant…and it’s like $30 + tax/shipping in America. ZOMG.

In business terms, we like to say things like “reach out to X”, “mitigate the risks of..”, “core competencies”, “deliverables”, “big crocks”, “bloody dillweeds”, and “needle-movers”. Let me add a few more: “long cock tail”, “quick win”, and my favorite: “low-hanging fruit”…where was I?

Ah yes….so in business terms, I would call the voltage transformer an absolute “needle-moving big rock”. I would almost go as far as saying it has changed my vida loca. Lovely. Now time to go pick off some “low hanging fruit”.