Dangers of shifting classic computers - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

7 Oct 1999

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 Not to mention that I've been in agony for a week now with a trapped  nerve in
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  my shoulder. But then again there really was no way to
disassemble that  "Space
...
  Invaders II" machine which I was moving out of
the house....

 Anyone else hurt themselves, lost limbs etc??? ;-) 
About 10 weeks ago, I was working on the drives on my HP9000 and severly 
sprained my lower back. I have been weight training for many years and was 
lifting correctly. A little turn in the wrong direction and OUCH!!!

When asked what happened, I told everyone at work that I hurt myself 
installing a hard drive in my computer. Most of the guys laughed and called 
me a wuss. :-)

BTW: I'd guess those drives weigh about 125# each.

Steve Robertson -&lt;steverob(a)hotoffice.com&gt;