diff --git a/equipment/device.py b/equipment/device.py
index ffecccf..ea4739a 100644
--- a/equipment/device.py
+++ b/equipment/device.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Device(ABC):
     def action_descriptors(self) -> Collection[ActionDescriptor]:
         pass
 
-    @abstractmethod
+    #@abstractmethod
     def __getitem__(self, trait_name: str) -> Optional[Any]:
         """Return logical state of trait `trait_name`."""
         pass
diff --git a/equipment/turtle_device.py b/equipment/turtle_device.py
index 4a11ada..a8f8c7b 100644
--- a/equipment/turtle_device.py
+++ b/equipment/turtle_device.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from turtle import Turtle
-from device import SynchronyDevice
+from typing import Any
+from equipment.device import SynchronyDevice
 import inspect
 
 class TurtleDevice(SynchronyDevice):
         
-    def open():
+    def open(self):
         super().open()
         return Turtle()
         
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class TurtleDevice(SynchronyDevice):
         pass
         
     
-print(TurtleDevice.action_descriptors())
+#print(TurtleDevice.action_descriptors())
     
 
 
diff --git a/noblocking_turtle_shell.py b/noblocking_turtle_shell.py
index e71021a..34e2302 100644
--- a/noblocking_turtle_shell.py
+++ b/noblocking_turtle_shell.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import cmd
 import threading
 from threading import Thread
 from threading import Event
+import time
 
 from queue import Queue
 
@@ -16,11 +17,12 @@ class TurtleDeviceThread(threading.Thread):
             new_message = self.queue.get()
             print("Name and args of action are {}".format(new_message))
             #self.device.
+            #time.sleep(30)
             self.queue.task_done()
             if self.event.is_set():
                 break
     def __message_thread__(self):
-        thread = Thread(target = __message_processing__, daemon=True)
+        thread = Thread(target = self.__message_processing__, daemon=True)
         thread.start()
     # TODO(Homework 4) \end
 
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class NoBlockingTurtleShell(cmd.Cmd):
 
     def __init__(self, turtle_thread: TurtleDeviceThread):
         # TODO(Homework 4) \begin
+        super(NoBlockingTurtleShell, self).__init__()
         turtle_thread.__message_thread__()
         # TODO(Homework 4) \end