Smoking around computers

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Tue Dec 11 12:25:25 2001

> > But, expect cat and dog hair. In particular, expect cat hair in
> > keyboards; cats take to keyboards like taxi drivers take to beaded seat
> > cushions!

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
> My cats have always been more intent on distracting me than playing with
> the computer, or sleep on it. They'll walk on the keyboard while I'm
> using it, or walk in my line of the monitor, etc.
> I think what happens with keyboards is that the cat hair settles in it
> from the air..... cat hair becomes air borne very easily. Since you
> can't really wipe the hair off from in between the keys.... like you can
> wipe the hair from the desk, so it just builds up.

I deal with all of the computers for the Berkeley East Bay Humane
Society. The resident cats in the office all like to sleep on keyboards.

I set them up with keyboard drawers whenever I can get them cheap, or they
get donated (hint. HINT!) But training the office staff to shut the
drawers when not in use isn't easy.

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Grumpy Ol' Fred        cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Tue Dec 11 2001 - 12:25:25 GMT

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