10 Sep
2003
10 Sep
'03
4:09 p.m.
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Eric Smith wrote:
That's part of why I try to store all my stuff in
plastic Contico storage
containers (available at Costco) rather than boxes. They aren't airtight,
but they do make it a little harder for insects to find their way to the
paper.
Speaking of which, I'm finally going to byte the bullet and take long
since administered advice from Frank McConnell to go this route. I
discovered that Orchard Supply Hardware will negotiate bulk sales of these
things if you're a business, so I'm going to purchase a minimum of 50
(perhaps as many as 100) to start storing all my kak.
I've been told by an archivist that you actually
do NOT want to store
books and such in an airtight container. They need to breathe. I have
no idea why.
All my books and magazines and manuals and software are finally going up
on my nice bookshelves. Pictures forthcoming once the transformation has
reached a satisfactory stage for public exposure.
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