9 Jun
2008
9 Jun
'08
6:59 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
Out of curiosity, does anyone take any sort of
precautions when
rescuing an old piece of equipment that's been in storage for awhile?
I can imagine that if brown recluse spiders can feel at home inside a
computer, black widow spiders also would, not to mention cockroaches,
etc.
I've found fire ants, brown recluses, and one black widow in stored
equipment. The only infestation that ever "got" me was some kind of
sand lice or fleas or something, from a drive tray I picked up on the
Gulf Coast a couple of years ago.
If I suspect critters, I'll put the box in a black trash bag in the
sun for a few hours. That gets pretty warm in the Texas sun, and
anything mobile will try to vacate.
There's also that thing about looking before I stick my fingers in. :)
Doc