Re: [Killietalk] Shoe boxes

[Michael Gray <emjaygray at gmail_com>]

Sorry, I missed this Barrie!

I agree, it was nice to think the other side of the world was different and
exotic, but I suppose a plastic box is a plastic box :-D

I think a few of the SKGers here in Sydney have mentioned you, you left in
the 80s, right? Col Stewart, Peter Surmon and Dallas Moore are still around,
the rest of us are newer members.

- Mike

2009/6/3 Barry Cooper <barry_cooper at mac.com>

> I think that is bound to be a difference in terminology rather than
> availability. If you want to see what the boxes termed shoe boxes look like,
> look at the AKA web site under The Library/Flow Through Fry Boxes. The one
> shown holds about 1.5 gals, more or less (i.e. about 5.5 L) but they are
> available in various sizes and shapes. In fact, in stores they are just sold
> as storage boxes. I think the term shoe box is a throw back to when people
> actually stored shoes in them.
>
> I agree with an earlier post that they would not be good outdoors. Even in
> a shady spot I think they'll become brittle.
>
> Barry Cooper (ex-Australian - the Oz govt. made me relinquish my
> citizenship when I took US citizenship)
>
>
> Michael Gray wrote:
>
>> Are you able to point me to some photos online of shoe boxes in use for
>> killies? It's obviously no big deal in the scheme of things, but shoe
>> boxes
>> are a phenomena unknown here in Australia, and I've always been curious
>> when
>> they're mentioned. People here use different types of plastic storage
>> containers, but not ones destined to hold shoes :-)
>> Congrats on a good convention by all reports!
>>
>> Michael
>> Sydney, Australia
>>
>> 2009/6/2 Charlon Ellul <charlon_ellul at hotmail_com>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Have read and saw pics lately of killie keepers using shoe boxes to keep
>>> their killies in. Liked the idea and decided to try it out myself for an
>>> outdoor rack. However rising the box I acquired, noticed that when the
>>> box
>>> is filled with water a greasy film is present at the top. Could it be
>>> that
>>> the plastic of the box is treated with something that is causing this?
>>> Have
>>> you ever experienced this before?
>>>
>>> Charlon Ellul
>>> Malta, Europe
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