<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Good post and good to =
know!!<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Pfft- that's =
BASICALLY why I bring in my 40+ pounds of gear.. because of my accu =
tuner.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I =
guess I should just keep bringing it all in every night- it'll stop the =
worry of theft too..</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>:(</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I was certainly surprised =
of my friends leaving all their gear in there always.</DIV><DIV>(Even =
their accu-tuners and other tuning software...)</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>This stuff ain't =
cheap.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 14, =
2005, at 3:35 PM, John Ross wrote:</DIV><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; =
border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: =
normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; =
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-apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; =
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV><STRONG =
style="font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: =
bold; ">One thing to definitely, not leave in the car in below freezing =
weather, is all SAT's before the SATlll, with the flash =
memory.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG style="font-weight: =
bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">I forgot to bring mine =
in, years ago, and because of the cold, the internal battery, that held =
the RAM, I think it is, for the "housekeeping", dropped below the hold =
on voltage. So my SAT died, and I had to take it back to Inventronics =
for a reprogramming.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG =
style="font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: =
bold; ">That is why, I like the SATlll, it has flash memory. Mind you, I =
still bring it in, in the =
Winter.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG style="font-weight: =
bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">I leave my strings and =
parts in, year round.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG =
style="font-weight: bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: =
bold; ">I haven't noticed any =
rust.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG style="font-weight: =
bold; "><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; ">I think the =
airconditioner, comes on with the defrost, so the air is probably fairly =
dry.</SPAN></FONT></STRONG></DIV><DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova =
Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); =
-khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; =
">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</SPAN></A></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" =
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><DIV style="FONT: =
10pt arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; ">----- Original Message -----</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black; =
font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><B style="font-family: =
arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A title="stranges@Oswego.EDU" =
href="mailto:stranges@Oswego.EDU"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Michelle =
Stranges</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: =
arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="FONT: 10pt =
arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "><B =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> </SPAN><A title="caut@ptg.org" =
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">College and =
University Technicians</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; "></SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> Monday, November 14, 2005 4:21 PM</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; =
"><B style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; =
font-size: 13.3333px; font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: =
13.3333px; "> Re: [CAUT] Tools in the =
car</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV>Thanx all for your input.<DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I live in the Northeast =
(Central New York) and it's getting rather cold here now. (and it gets =
hot in the summer too- especailly in a car.)</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>My friends in Boston =
(relatively same climate I would think..) leave ALL their tools in their =
car EVERY night all year 'round.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The evenings I *don't* =
bring in my gear- it sure is nice to just leave the house the next =
morning with my purse and to-go coffee.</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>:(</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Stranges</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Nov 14, =
2005, at 2:07 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote:</DIV><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><DIV style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); =
"><DIV style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); ">On Nov 14, 2005, at 11:12 AM, Don =
wrote:</SPAN></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE =
type="cite"><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><FONT =
style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); " face="Helvetica"=
size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 99, =
18); ">Hi Michele,</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="MIN-HEIGHT: 14px; =
MARGIN: 0px; FONT: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><BR =
style="color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "></DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; =
color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; color: =
rgb(0, 99, 18); " face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">That would =
depend on the dew point in your area. I tend to leave my =
tools</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV style="MARGIN: 0px; color: rgb(0, 99, =
18); "><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); " =
face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" =
style="color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">in the trunk during the summer only. =
Once we hit Oct I have to drag them</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV =
style="MARGIN: 0px; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><FONT style="FONT: 12px =
Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 99, 18); " face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">into the =
house.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR style="color:=
rgb(0, 0, 221); "><DIV style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><SPAN =
class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); ">I used to =
carry an assortment of repair parts in a Plano fishing tackle box (I =
bought it new just for the purpose - so it wasn't like it had old fish =
bait in there). At the time, I drove a Chevy Blazer. It was very =
functional for service work. It can get very hot in a Chevy Blazer in =
the south, even up to about 9 months out of the year (it's pretty warm =
out there today, actually). Our summer heat ruined everything that =
was in the box. Other than than, I try to not let my tuning forks, =
mutes and SAT get exposed to extremes. I haven't noticed any damage =
to the stringing wire supply I've carried for probably 15 years. I =
keep it in a cheap plastic toolbox from Wally World, each individual =
spool in a "ziploc" with baby powder sprinkled inside.</SPAN></DIV><DIV =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV style="color: rgb(0, 0, =
221); "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); =
">Jeff</SPAN></DIV><BR style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><BR =
style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); "><DIV style="color: rgb(0, 0, 221); =
"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: =
12px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: =
0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: =
separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: =
none; apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"><DIV>Jeff =
Tanner, RPT</DIV><DIV>University of South Carolina</DIV><DIV><BR =
class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></DIV><BR style="color: =
rgb(0, 0, 221); "></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR =
class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></=
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