Jim B Strange that you have rodentia problems. As you know, the IE&W has an over -abundance of chipmunks and squirrels. The latter destroyed the air vent louvers on the end of the attic on the house, but I have never seen any evidence of them going after either Gary's or Ted's track. Of course the SVRR brass ground throws don't lend themselves to nibbling. Perhaps we have enough black walnuts to keep them amused.
Tom Lehrer put it well in one of his most famous songs: "the birdies all try and hide...but they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide... Perhaps extreme..but highly effective. Jim Stapleton ============== At 05:33 PM 02/06/2003 -0500, you wrote: >After add'l check, find all but one throw damaged by teeth marks. Per >your suggestion, am contacting Ringling Bros., Barnim and Bailey re >cats! > >Geoff Spenceley wrote: >> >> Yes Jim, >> >> A solution, works for me--get a hungry cat, or two, or three, whatever it >> takes! >> >> Geoff. >> >> Have posted to SitG too. The plastic on top of switches removed by >> >little tooth marks to degree that the brass throw device is totally >> >exposed. Some track tie ends are gnawed down to the cavity. Assume might >> >be the plastic content as some of the throws are not damaged. >> >Any suggestion re spray or paint-solution that might repel will be >> >appreciated. I remember another steamer had this problem a couple years >> >ago. Thanks. Jim Burns
