Warning !!! Danger !!!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I didn't think that I would have much to offer here on SMF. After all I've read here I'm left with very few questions. But today I came across an issue that I have yet to read about.
Today I made my rounds to my favorite thrift stores. 2 cell phones, 2 printers, 1 Dell Optiplex tower ( $9.00 U.S ) was the take and I headed home. I plugged in the tower to warm it up and I guess it got warm alright! A ROACH came running out of the floppy drive slot.. To make a long story short it now sits outside in the pouring rain after I sprayed a whole can of bug kill'em in it.I guess we will forget Ebay this time. Justa friendly reminder, Be careful what you bring into your home! You may not be getting a good deal after all.

My thoughts are the same as Brandon. I open it outside, or in the shop first. Then an only then will i think about it bringing it up stairs to the house.

Never had a creepy crawler come out of my stuff, it's bound to happen so I do it all outside or in the shop. An may someone have mercy on the poor bugs soul that does come out in my shop or outside..for I surely won't.

Sirscrapalot - Wascaly wabbit!

I've opened a few desktops to find rats' (mouse's) nests. No rodents yet...but that was nasty enough.

Har!! That's one of the advantages of living in the Great White North! I ain't never even seen a roach!! Nor a tarantula nor a scorpion nor a copperhead nor an alligator.....

Unh, whats that you say? Oh, yeah, sure, I've seen a mosquito big enough to skewer Sir Scrapsalots face munchers. And black flies so thick you breath them in your nose and out your mouth.....but I don't find those in my computers!!

Jon.

lol...You got flying critters that size I'll stick to the water bugs, spiders, scorpions an hurricanes.

Thanks for the laugh Jon.

Sirscrapalot - bzzz bzzz bzzzz!

Par for the course in the south. Electronics are nice warm places to hide and vents and slots provide access. I'm actually more surprised when I find a clean appliance than one that has been colonized by SOMETHING. Some bad ones still make me cringe. It can help to have an air compressor handy if you get too squeamish, but keep in mind that all that stuff under the roach crap is money.

I'm now able to do most of the "rough" breakdown work outside and bring components into my shop for finer breakdown. Still need to keep the shop sprayed. Keep in mind some of the critters might get into your vehicle also.

When I did a lot of metal scrappin with my wrecker I've brought home birds, eggs, cats, snakes, mice, rats and lots of giant spiders. That stuff never came inside. Escrap is a lil different. I'm really liking the air thing, compressor in my case

Yeah, I'll bet a compressor works really good.

Danger Will Robinson! Danger! Danger! (how many of yall remember that? ; )

Thankfully I haven't picked up too many infested items, and those were early on, and were put straight into the trailer, which got parked behind the old barn. As far as I know, none of them ever made it past the chickens in the barnyard, or shown up in the backyard of the house, so I'm yet to buy a single can of bug spray.

Far as dust goes, I learned early on the effect of a good air gun on computers, as I also learned early on it's best done outside, well away from the house, haha ; )

Thanks for the tip with the leaf blower/compressor - that will come in handy.

If you break down power supplies go ahead and blast the dust out of it too while you're in there ; )

Here we have stink bugs and most pc's left outside in the summer will have one or two.

Power supplies and heat sinks with fans usually have the most dust.
Unrelated topic but something to think about. About once a year my clothes dryer is taken outside and cleaned out with my leaf blower. Its amazing how much lint is in there.

Originally Posted by jimicrk

Power supplies and heat sinks with fans usually have the most dust.
Unrelated topic but something to think about. About once a year my clothes dryer is taken outside and cleaned out with my leaf blower. Its amazing how much lint is in there.

LOL as we get older...them leaf blowers come in handy for a lot of things



even birthday candles

I brought home an old large screen TV to scrap and when I opened it I found 1 live roach, spider webs and mouse turds. It was pushed far away from the house and scrapped.

You know you're getting old when you have to substitute individual candles for the kind that are shaped like numbers.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I was wondering how many of the forum readers would get my lil Lost in Space reference. Great job Bear.

I got the Lost in Space reference - just did not want to admit it. Actually, reruns are on tv here - I think the station is "ME TV". Haven't watched on recently though.