From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 9 09:20:56 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id JAA16181 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 09:20:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from dg-rtp.dg.com (dg-rtp.rtp.dg.com [128.222.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id JAA16173 for ; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 09:20:54 -0800 (PST) Received: by dg-rtp.dg.com (5.4R3.10/dg-rtp-v02) id AA11376; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:20:18 -0500 Received: from ponds by dg-rtp.dg.com.rtp.dg.com; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 12:20 EST Received: from lakes.water.net (lakes [10.0.0.3]) by ponds.water.net (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id HAA12205; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:50:22 -0500 (EST) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.water.net (8.7.5/8.6.9) id HAA18033; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:52:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:52:43 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199612091252.HAA18033@lakes.water.net> To: spaz@u.washington.edu, ponds!lambert.org!terry Subject: Re: Chairs! Was: FreeBSD/Alpha (was Re: COMDEX trip report) Cc: ponds!FreeBSD.org!hackers Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Guys and gals; > > On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > It's on track. I've been off track from my injury. I have to get > > orthopedic furniture to let me sit hunched over for hours over a > > PC any more. My chair at home is a government surplus offic chair > > and just doesn't cut it for my back any more. 8-(. > > Office Depot has the OfficeStar ergonomic chair in maroon or blue > for us$179.00. I strongly reccommended it. We bought them at work, and > they are so damn good i got one for home. I had a 13 hour CMOS marathon > ( peed twice ) and i never even got stiff. > > All of u under 30's...if u like this line of work, get the ergo > chair and the keyboard now! and stack that monitor on top of 5 intel data > books! It is well worth the 225 bucks or so, believe me! Bad backs suck! > > > no, i have no financial interest in ofiice depot, just a profound interest > in all of you people staying productive..... > I can only echo and add to these sentiments... Last year, I spent the entire month of October lying in bed; mostly drugged up [I'm just now getting around to rewriting the code I wrote in that narcotic state :-) ] It is quite a demoralizing situation to be 33 years old and totally overcome by pain. Should it ever happen to you, my recommendation is physical therapy - and fast. The first time I had problems (I was 25) it took a year to get better. This last round took a month; which I attribute to my physical therapist. We are fortunate, here in Raleigh, NC - we've got a store that specializes in nothing but bad-back paraphenalia. I imagine, with all the computer industry in the area, they have an ample supply of customers. Please, oh please - if you're under thirty and seriously get into this type of work, go get a good chair - better yet; stand up every 15 minutes and stretch... Actually, one of the more clever things I've seen lately is this new NEC M700 monitor I've got - it will pop up a "health tip" every 15 minutes to encourage you to stand up... - Dave Rivers -