Sometimes I feel I'm trying to row against the current ...
The receptacle in the picture, even if made "legal" with a GFI breaker and a bubble cover, still has a number of problems.
As they say in real estate ... location, location, location.
That thing in the bottom corner of the picture is a car's windshield. Even if the car misses the receptacle, etc ... they're still projecting into a pathway. Not a smart place.
Moving the receptacle isn't an easy chore. I am sure this location was chosen because there is a receptacle on the other side of the wall. The building pre-dates the "6 ft rule", so you're lucky to have more than one receptacle per room!
Then again, this house helps show just how much our lifestyle has changed. There were no sprinkler controllers in 1940, and even owning a car was somewhat rare. About the only electric things in the kitchen were the clock, and maybe the fridge ... some folks still had ice delivered, as well as milk, and did quite well without a fridge. Electric razors? Not a chance.
Yet, in all the remodels, all the coats of paint and new flooring ... the owners have yet to take a systematic look at the electrical and plumbing systems.
It kind of reminds you of how far we've come.
