Hey there, AnswerChickenMan,
Sorry, I didn't see your re-post earlier. Unless this conundrum has tickled your fancyfeathers and you MUST find out...please don't do it for me. Too much trouble...and I figured they must be linked and have tried all the tricks in my (admittedly small) basket~~like speaking sternly to it; shaking an angry fist at it and even the tried and true technological secret, sticking my tongue out and (gasp) booing~~all to no avail.
Should you return here, how about this...I have this awesome Microsoft Cordless keyboard. And a tiny brush to get between the rows and 'sweep' out the cat hairs which float around my home. My vet said she'd never seen a cat shed the way Bo does! LOL. And they're on everything. Then there's the errant crumb and (shush...) ash, which also can fall through the 'cracks'.
Other than unscrewing the screws on the bottom, (a frightening thought as I have no idea where that would lead), turning it upside down and shaking it (failed parlously), is there a way to clean this puppy out? Or is it not necessary?
Thnaks again and again...
Lisa