On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 03:38:49PM -0500, Douglas Quebbeman wrote:
> > I have noticed
> > that machines with either residue (pot or cigs) don't tend to
> > have mice live
> > in them when sotred - I tried this by putting a bag of
> > tobacco (cloth bag)
> > inside and purposely left a filler plate off - no mice. The
> > machine without
> > had all sorts of acorn shells, poop, nesting materials, etc though.
>
> Great tip, thanks, the old IBM 716 Line Printer was *full*
> of that; had I known I could stick a pack of Viceroys in
> there to cure it, I might not have dismantled it...
Seems like the mice "know" that nicotine is a strong toxin.
Regards,
Alex.
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