[78-L] Collectors and 'hoarders'

[David Lennick]

Flimsy crates abound..even the ones they use in some Sally Ann stores are 
always cracking. As for why they changed the size, the official explanation as 
far as Canada was concerned was the switch to metric..the old ones easily held 
four large gallon-size jugs and just happened to be the perfect size for 
twelve-inch albums as well.

I've told this story before, but here it is again..one Saturday morning about 
5:30 I was on my way into the station to do the morning shift, and I noticed a 
couple of piles of good milk crates outside one of the local stores (probably 
Mac's Milk). I pulled onto the lot and was going to see what I could "recycle" 
when I noticed a police car driving by, and immediately began formulating how I 
would explain to the all night announcer why he'd have to stay longer.

dl

Steve Thornton wrote:
> Real milk crates are very heavy-duty plastic, and they used to, at least,
> have a metal band around the top. The kind you get at Storables or wherever
> are flimsy in comparison. 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com 
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of 
>> Robert M. Bratcher Jr.
>> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:14 AM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Collectors and 'hoarders'
>>
>> At 10:25 PM 11/11/2009, you wrote:
>>> The only people who might actually be inconvenienced by my 
>> "78 hoarding" are
>>> members
>>> of the dairy industry! At that, about 80-90% of my milk boxes are the
>>> long-since obsolete
>>> larger size (milk boxes were resized c. 1980 so they could 
>> no longer be used
>>> to store or
>>> move LP albums!).
>>>
>>> Steven C. Barr
>> I wonder why they were resized? I guess too many were being stolen by 
>> LP record collectors. On the other hand you can buy LP size crates 
>> now but they are not real milk crates. 
>>