[Leica] IMG: Squirrels Crave Aluminum

[Sonny Carter]

At my friends low power FM station it was usually a Fried rattlesnake in the transmitter shack.

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> On Jun 7, 2020, at 6:49 PM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote:
> 
> Wow.
> There is a maxim in the high reliability data center industry (at least among publicists) "Always keep a dead squirrel in the freezer."  When things go wrong and reporters converge, you can hold it up and say "We found this inside the main transfer switch."
> 
>> On 2020-06-07 1:42 pm, Jim Nichols wrote:
>> Squirrels cause more damage to power distribution lines than any other
>> single cause.  But, my pole-to-house service line is not the only
>> thing that gets chewed up.  My 50-yr old Sears chain link fence and
>> gate have also been attacked over the years. Apparently, squirrels
>> crave aluminum.  The fence wire is tied to the top rail with a fairly
>> stiff aluminum tie.  This close-up photo shows the results of numerous
>> squirrel teeth working on the aluminum.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200607-P6071690.JPG.html
> 
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