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The wires in the ceiling are quite short and hard to work with, and we had to remove the fixture and re-tape the wires when some electrical tape came loose. We've replaced almost every light fixture in the house since being here and it was pretty easy. I did not replace two-prong outlets with three-prong outlets. You can still buy 2-prong outlets at Home Depot and Lowe's in the same colors that three-prong outlets come in. As others have said, replacing 2-prong with 3-prong is, simply put, BS. I'd agree 2-prong power isn't dangerous per se but two 2-prong power + GFI is much safer and usually very easy to install.

I did buy several "grounding adaptors" to use tho they are not recommended. I personally wouldn't bother changing the wiring unless you're doing a full gut job or unless the wiring is unsafe. Plenty of houses in this area have 2-prong outlets and they're fine. In 7 years I've experienced only one issue and that is with a light fixture in the kitchen.

We bought a home built in the 50's and the whole house has ungrounded 2 prong outlets, and a few faulty GFCI outlets. I have yet to lose a single appliance or piece of electronics to a surge; I've been here 7 years. I have replaced a lot of outlets because they were old and had been painted over several times and the sockets had become loose over time.
I owned a house built in 1954 with copper wiring but 2 prong outlets except I did have GFCI protected outlets for kitchen and furnace. I had an electrician review and he advised me to leave well enough alone. Since I was born in the 1950's and grew up in homes with such wiring, I did recall a couple of "shocks" but no one died! I sold the house last year and it fully passed a VA loan inspection -- and they put safety above everything in granting VA loans to buyers.
