Is it safe to store PM in an unheated attic?

[bonniebeth]

  I love it!

[Bill Blackhurst]

This is the subject of ABS plastic & yellowing.

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[playmogal]

I think it varies on temp, mostly it has to do with length of time exposed to extreme conditions. Months laying there without a break in heat would be the most hazard to a collection. The way I have started to look at it is, if it's too hot for you to stay exposed to the heat, your Playmobil will start to suffer too. How big is your bed Pgal? Got Room?

BB: This is hysterical!!!! Can't bear to see my Klickys suffer......
Our bed is king sized (80 x 78 inches), and hubby takes up about 2/3 of it. Not much space in my meager part of the bed for a horde of Klickys. Looks like we gotta come with with  Plans B-Z to explore the options. Surely you can dream up 25 other plans as options to Plan A!
Waiting, Pgal

OOOOPSS! I did forget there are two medium sized drawers under the bed, so I guess we'll have to sleep on top of my Klickys guarding them from your hoards of marauding and invading centurions, knights, grave robbers, bank robbers, special agents, Nuremberg guards, dino adventurers, poachers, cowboys, Indians, astronauts, aquanauts, farmers, royalty of various stripes, renegade police and fire and rescue squads., etc. (I apologize for whomever guys yall collect that I left out of the list of bedroom invaders.)

[playmogal]

i think that optimally you want to store it between 120 F and -20 F for almost everyone this should not be a problem... we got to -30 F up here last year one day though and a plastic item (a flashlight not a PM, similar plastic though) was brought into the house directly from outside and it shattered... it was cool 

Yeah, very funny and amusing things happen when it hits about 40F Below. Your tires freeze flat and wobble along the road trying to warm up IF you plugged your battery warmer in AND it magically came on two hours before you tried to start your car.
Would hate to subject a PM Smart Car to this test; it could be difficult locating its hidden battery for the charger.

My favorite was walking out the door of the UAlaksaFairbanks gym in the winter with a wet swimsuit which would freeze before you could swing it upright...and stay frozen like that til you reached your car or dorm.

Cheng: SpeedoDad definitely would not stand a chance in those temps. But when it did warm up to 30 below, folks would walk around in teeshirts and short pants celebrating the heat wave, so I guess it is all relative.

Do you think they made the polar klickys out of more durable plastic?
Just an idea, Pgal

[Bill Blackhurst]

BB: This is hysterical!!!! Can't bear to see my Klickys suffer......
Our bed is king sized (80 x 78 inches), and hubby takes up about 2/3 of it. Not much space in my meager part of the bed for a horde of Klickys. Looks like we gotta come with with  Plans B-Z to explore the options. Surely you can dream up 25 other plans as options to Plan A!
Waiting, Pgal

OOOOPSS! I did forget there are two medium sized drawers under the bed, so I guess we'll have to sleep on top of my Klickys guarding them from your hoards of marauding and invading centurions, knights, grave robbers, bank robbers, special agents, Nuremberg guards, dino adventurers, poachers, cowboys, Indians, astronauts, aquanauts, farmers, royalty of various stripes, renegade police and fire and rescue squads., etc. (I apologize for whomever guys yall collect that I left out of the list of bedroom invaders.)

You caaaaan sacrifice your side of the KING sized bed & sleep on the floor for your poooooor mistreated Klicky's, can't you Pgal? 

[playmogal]

BB: Sometimes you gotta draw a line...and this is one of those times. I quit sleeping on the floor/ground once I could afford a bed/hotel room, and that was decades ago.

I guess I could empty out the contents of the utility/laundry room IKEA cabinets and store my Klickys and favorite PM up there above the washers and dryers. Unfortunately the Italian glass in the doors is opaque rather than transparent. But it is an idea to keep some of the PM inside.

I guess we need to identify and develop the heat resistant Klicky gene and grow a new crop that can handle desert and arctic conditions. Kinda like the airplanes that can fly from Fairbanks to Honolulu in the winter. The difficult part is boarding in a heavy parka and boots and leaving the plane in a muumuu and sandals. This does take some planning. And if your friends fail to show up at the airport in Fairbanks on your return, it used to be a very quick run down the plane stairs into the terminal in your Hawaiian outfit before your froze stiff.

Could we apply this technique to Klickys with winter and summer wardrobes that prevent them from freezing to death or melting? Hummmm, Pgal

[Bill Blackhurst]

No can do Pgal ! Playmobil is set in their ways. It's up to the RESPONSIBLE adoptors to take care & house their Playmobil children to a standard that is acceptable to the Playmobil community!

[playmogal]

BB: hehehe! This sounds like the contents of the letters we receive from our neighborhood Homeowners' Association....are you are on that Board, too! (For those of you in the dark, the HOA tells the homeowners what they can do with/to their homes. Often there is a threat of a fine or legal action if the homeowner does not do what is asked, etc.)

We could call it the KOA, Klicky Owners' Association! Have at it, Pgal

[PlaymoMan]

Yes mam, I apologise ! To sum it up, & back on topic, heat is bad for Playmobil collections! So listen to your Klicky's, they don't want to be subjected to hot atmosphere's! 'ELL NO, WE WON'T GO! 'ELL NO, WE WON'T GO! New protest platform! Thank you for your support!

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=9533.msg174233#msg174233

 

After one of my occupy protesters saw this thread, the protests had a whole new purpose. Chants of "'ELL NO, WE WON'T GO" could be heard throughout the city!

[Bill Blackhurst]

BB: hehehe! This sounds like the contents of the letters we receive from our neighborhood Homeowners' Association....are you are on that Board, too! (For those of you in the dark, the HOA tells the homeowners what they can do with/to their homes. Often their is a threat of a fine or legal action if the homeowner does not do what is asked, etc.)

We could call it the KOA, Klicky Owners' Association! Have at it, Pgal

This could get ugly, Pgal! A convoy of unmarked refrigerated hauling trucks appears in front of your house, several people in dark suits & sunglasses, walk up with a bunch of papers saying they are from the department of Klicky Protective Services, citing they have reports of Klicky's in distress, & they are going to take possession of your entire Playmobil collection, upon them entering your attic with hand trucks & card board boxes,......tiny, tiny screams of jubilation from the oppressed can be heard as the multitude of overheated Klicky's are loaded into the boxes,.....as I said this could get ugly, Pgal!