Test Equipment Anonymous (TEA) group therapy thread

[Cubdriver]

I can definitely understand the problem with cats.  I got 5 myself, _{yes 5 i am a pet person more so than a people person}, and they just love wreaking havoc.
Lucky me, i have my workbench in such a state of disarray and chaos that it, by nature, scares them off. I have a 14 pound cat stupid as a sack of rocks that liked to climb up onto the second shelf and sleep in the back, i solved the problem by filling the space though he still tries.

Yeah, you'd THINK that would work, but no...

Piglet just likes to climb up and sleep there, which is not a problem other than when she knocks things over/off to clear a spot to curl up in:


But Gilmore, the incorrigible orange male, is not happy unless he's getting into ALL the places he's not supposed to be.


(I'm at 6 total, by the way.  Almost wound up with a seventh last weekend, but the stray kitten I was talked into ended up being adopted a few days earlier while I was away on a trip.)

-Pat

[madires]

Isn't a lab cat the prerequisite to become an evil genius?

[AF6LJ]

I can definitely understand the problem with cats.  I got 5 myself, _{yes 5 i am a pet person more so than a people person}, and they just love wreaking havoc.
Lucky me, i have my workbench in such a state of disarray and chaos that it, by nature, scares them off. I have a 14 pound cat stupid as a sack of rocks that liked to climb up onto the second shelf and sleep in the back, i solved the problem by filling the space though he still tries.

Yeah, you'd THINK that would work, but no...

Piglet just likes to climb up and sleep there, which is not a problem other than when she knocks things over/off to clear a spot to curl up in:


(I'm at 6 total, by the way.  Almost wound up with a seventh last weekend, but the stray kitten I was talked into ended up being adopted a few days earlier while I was away on a trip.)

-Pat

Six isn't quite enough....
For about six months I had (my then roommates and I) had Nineteen and I was boarding a friend's cat. Three litter boxes.....
We came across ten of them honestly..
two Siamese females had five kittens each...
You haven't lived until your female is having kittens in bed with you.... 

[Fungus]

Isn't a lab cat the prerequisite to become an evil genius?

Now there's something that needs a forum poll.

There's certainly plenty of precedent and literature that says it's essential.

I know Dave hates them but he's Australian and the general attitude towards cats down there is quite negative - feral cats are a big problem.

[AF6LJ]

Isn't a lab cat the prerequisite to become an evil genius?

Now there's something that needs a forum poll.

There's certainly plenty of precedent and literature that says it's essential.

I know Dave hates them but he's Australian and the general attitude towards cats down there is quite negative - feral cats are a big problem.

He is not evil ether.......

[bitseeker]

I miss my cat cat of 19 years.  ... he would sit on the floor and look at me.  I mean stare at me when I was working like he was expecting the job to get done.  My wife started calling him my manager.

That's hilarious. Should've called him Catbert or something.

[bitseeker]

evil ether

Misbehaving network or mad chemist threatening to blow up the planet?

[bd139]

I miss my cat cat of 19 years.  ... he would sit on the floor and look at me.  I mean stare at me when I was working like he was expecting the job to get done.  My wife started calling him my manager.

That's hilarious. Should've called him Catbert or something.

I worked with someone who had a dogbert and catbert. The dogbert used to scoot around the office floor leaving stains all over it 

[bitseeker]

Ugh! Should've called him Zamboni.

[bd139]

Hahahahaha. That reminds me of the scene in deadpool with the Zamboni but brown.

[AF6LJ]

I miss my cat cat of 19 years.  ... he would sit on the floor and look at me.  I mean stare at me when I was working like he was expecting the job to get done.  My wife started calling him my manager.

That's hilarious. Should've called him Catbert or something.

I worked with someone who had a dogbert and catbert. The dogbert used to scoot around the office floor leaving stains all over it 

Skid Marks Yuch....

[smurph]

I miss my cat cat of 19 years.  ... he would sit on the floor and look at me.  I mean stare at me when I was working like he was expecting the job to get done.  My wife started calling him my manager.

That's hilarious. Should've called him Catbert or something.

Exactly!  He was actually the manager of the poop factory.  I was just in the supply chain logistics/procurement department that brought in the needed raw materials.  He made sure poop production was at full capacity.

He also was instrumental is fostering my evil plans (wife thought so) at acquiring more test equipment.  He trained me well and I feel that I must carry forth his legacy.  That being said, the new DC load will be named the "Oliver R. Kitty Memorial Load".   

Steve

[Cubdriver]

Six isn't quite enough....
For about six months I had (my then roommates and I) had Nineteen and I was boarding a friend's cat. Three litter boxes.....
We came across ten of them honestly..
two Siamese females had five kittens each...
You haven't lived until your female is having kittens in bed with you.... 

    Nineteen plus one and only three boxes?!?  I have four of them for my six!  Did you have to scoop them hourly?  Yike!  I'm sure there was never a dull moment in that household!  (Especially having ten kittens with Siamese in them - they're known to be pretty vocal, aren't they?)

Oh, and I think I'll stick with never having lived, thankyouveryplease.  I've made it this far in life not sharing my bed with a momma cat giving birth, and can safely say I believe I can survive the remainder of my time here without checking off that particular box on my list of accomplishments!   

 

-Pat

[bd139]

I'd forgotten about cat shit!

In eBay in the U.K. There is a Tektronix 611 storage display unit. Slightly tempted. X-Y-Z display inputs driven off a DAC could be fun.

[AF6LJ]

Six isn't quite enough....
For about six months I had (my then roommates and I) had Nineteen and I was boarding a friend's cat. Three litter boxes.....
We came across ten of them honestly..
two Siamese females had five kittens each...
You haven't lived until your female is having kittens in bed with you.... 

    Nineteen plus one and only three boxes?!?  I have four of them for my six!  Did you have to scoop them hourly?  Yike!  I'm sure there was never a dull moment in that household!  (Especially having ten kittens with Siamese in them - they're known to be pretty vocal, aren't they?)

Oh, and I think I'll stick with never having lived, thankyouveryplease.  I've made it this far in life not sharing my bed with a momma cat giving birth, and can safely say I believe I can survive the remainder of my time here without checking off that particular box on my list of accomplishments!   

 

-Pat

Litterbox duty was three times a day...
Once in the morning, when I got home from work and before bed.

It was really cool when both mothers would get up on the bed at night as I was getting ready to fall asleep. They would nurse the ten kittens, the amount of continuous purring was enough to put you right to sleep
the whole bed would vibrate.

[Cubdriver]

It was really cool when both mothers would get up on the bed at night as I was getting ready to fall asleep. They would nurse the ten kittens, the amount of continuous purring was enough to put you right to sleep
the whole bed would vibrate.

Ohh, THAT must have been amazing!      

-Pat

[Specmaster]

I'd forgotten about cat shit!

In eBay in the U.K. There is a Tektronix 611 storage display unit. Slightly tempted. X-Y-Z display inputs driven off a DAC could be fun.

Postage is a bit steep though

[bd139]

It's trivially drivable distance for me as I'm on the correct side of London. Hopefully enough to put everyone else off it though

Interestingly I notice that Tek wiki have already nicked the images off that auction! http://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/611

[AF6LJ]

It was really cool when both mothers would get up on the bed at night as I was getting ready to fall asleep. They would nurse the ten kittens, the amount of continuous purring was enough to put you right to sleep
the whole bed would vibrate.

Ohh, THAT must have been amazing!      

-Pat

Some of my most fond memories.

[bitseeker]

He was actually the manager of the poop factory.  I was just in the supply chain logistics/procurement department that brought in the needed raw materials.  He made sure poop production was at full capacity.

He also was instrumental is fostering my evil plans (wife thought so) at acquiring more test equipment.  He trained me well and I feel that I must carry forth his legacy.  That being said, the new DC load will be named the "Oliver R. Kitty Memorial Load".   

"Memorial Load". How wonderfully (in)appropriate.

[neo]

I can definitely understand the problem with cats.  I got 5 myself, _{yes 5 i am a pet person more so than a people person}, and they just love wreaking havoc.
Lucky me, i have my workbench in such a state of disarray and chaos that it, by nature, scares them off. I have a 14 pound cat stupid as a sack of rocks that liked to climb up onto the second shelf and sleep in the back, i solved the problem by filling the space though he still tries.

Yeah, you'd THINK that would work, but no...

Piglet just likes to climb up and sleep there, which is not a problem other than when she knocks things over/off to clear a spot to curl up in:


(I'm at 6 total, by the way.  Almost wound up with a seventh last weekend, but the stray kitten I was talked into ended up being adopted a few days earlier while I was away on a trip.)

-Pat

Six isn't quite enough....
For about six months I had (my then roommates and I) had Nineteen and I was boarding a friend's cat. Three litter boxes.....
We came across ten of them honestly..
two Siamese females had five kittens each...
You haven't lived until your female is having kittens in bed with you.... 

I once had one give birth on my lap, yuck. Some call it a miracle which i suppose it is at a distance...
Also cub, it works on mine if nothing else.

[Mr. Scram]

I once had one give birth on my lap, yuck. Some call it a miracle which i suppose it is at a distance...
Also cub, it works on mine if nothing else.

I know of this kind of miracles. I've seen kids have those miracles in the back seat too, or people on parties after a bit too much heavy drinking.

[Mr. Scram]

I just scratched my 87V. Guess I'll have to buy a new one.

Oh, and it's post number 404, which may or may not appear.

[AF6LJ]

I just scratched my 87V. Guess I'll have to buy a new one.

Oh, and it's post number 404, which may or may not appear.

That first scratch is a hard one to take.

[Mr. Scram]

That first scratch is a hard one to take.

Yes, it is. I'm a terrible nitpick with these things and even though I know it's utterly ridiculous, it can ruin my day. It is why I like buying second hand items that are close to new: I get an item that's as good as new and probably a lot cheaper, but there inevitably is already a minor ding of scratch. That reduces the stress of keeping it pristine quite a bit.

I cringe every time I see Dave poke a screwdriver at a screen, even though he's learned to use a plastic spudger now, or when AvE manhandles a shiny new tool by spray painting it or burning it with a soldering iron. I really wish I could do that without my gut doing an unpleasant dance, but I just can't.