[GreenKeys] OT? Cats and Telexes

[Paul Heller]

Maybe wrap the entire machine in plastic stretch wrap?

Paul
W2TTY

ITTY: 		HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8000/ITTY
ITTY100: 	HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8010/ITTY100
AUTOSTART: HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8030/AUTOSTART
EUROPE: 	HTTP://INTERNET-TTY.NET:8040/EUROPE

> On Nov 13, 2020, at 12:32 PM, John, W9DDD <w9ddd at tapr.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> You know this reminds of a concern I have.
> 
> As one of those of a certain age, I suspect at some point storage will be in the future of my collection.
> 
> Are there recommended procedures for storing equipment.  
> 
> I'm thinking that one of the things that need to be done is to tape over any openings to keep critters out.  What would be the best kind of tape to use?  I can certainly not recommend common masking tape or duct tape after having to remove the same from other things over the years.  Gaffers tape seems to be designed to pull off clean, but I wonder about long term.  It's normally removed in the matter of days.
> 
> John, W9DDD
> On 11/13/2020 12:54 PM, til128 at juno.com wrote:
>> One good thing about having a cat that likes TT machines - you will never wind up with this---see attached.
>>  
>> Thanks to Rice in ABQ.
>>  
>> TT
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------
>> From: Doug Alderdice <ka2wft at arrl.net>
>> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] OT? Cats and Telexes
>> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 13:11:53 -0500
>> 
>> It would be a good video to make of the cat sleeping on the machine and 
>> it springing to life with a new incoming message.   I am somehow 
>> envisioning "Claude the Cat" from the old WB cartoons ... ;)
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Doug, KA2WFT
>> 
>> On 11/12/2020 8:51 AM, Kevin H. Phillips wrote:
>> > For a change I don't have a technical question to ask.  I just thought 
>> > this might give people a smile for the day.  My wife and I have several 
>> > cats.  In the spring we adopted a mother who brought her three kittens 
>> > to our house.  They are 7 months old now.  One of them has developed a 
>> > real fondness for my Telex machine.  He will sit and watch it print and 
>> > sometimes stick his paws down inside it (I need to replace the 
>> > plexiglass shield).  Last night I caught him napping on the machine 
>> > after tiring of playing with it or waiting for a message to come in. 
>> > None of our others have shown interest in the machine.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 73
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Kevin
>> > 
>> > W5TTY
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