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  • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

    ...Should not be taken lightly. My back has been hurting for over a week now. I replaced my chair last weekend and it seems to be getting better. This isn't the first time I've had job related back issues either. For all of those that think I must be an old geezer, I'm 27. Let this be a warning to all you young people out there who are just starting their job at the office (or a reminder for those who've worked there for a while)... Get a good chair and a well adjusted desk. Unlike your software your body doesn't have a backup!

    My blog[^]

    public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
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    public void DoWork()
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    Duncan Edwards Jones
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    Get rid of the chair and get either a yoga ball (or a stool) - your spine is not supposed to be supported. (Also - nobody i likely to steal the yoga ball)

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    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

      Don't feel left out I've let mine go too and I feel it with everything I do.

      New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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      PhilLenoir
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      You feel everything with your back? ... ah, you lay down all the time - gotcha!

      Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

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      • N newton saber

        Yes, I've had my spine removed long ago since it was really just a bother anyway. Much easier to be spineless these days.

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        Mike Hankey
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        #14

        I lost mine in my 1st divorce. :)

        New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

          I lost mine in my 1st divorce. :)

          New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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          S Houghtelin
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          Mike Hankey wrote:

          my 1st divorce

          There were more? What did lose after that, your soul? I got it, your mind... ;) (Bank account balances don't count, I'm sure that was gone after the first)

          It was broke, so I fixed it.

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            Mike Hankey wrote:

            my 1st divorce

            There were more? What did lose after that, your soul? I got it, your mind... ;) (Bank account balances don't count, I'm sure that was gone after the first)

            It was broke, so I fixed it.

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            Mike Hankey
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            After the first you just assume the position and wait for the reach around that never comes. :)

            New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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            • N newton saber

              I've let them both go. I'm very free-spirited.

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              Lost User
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              newton.saber wrote:

              I've let them both go.

              A balanced life is a happy life :cool:

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              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                There are basically only two muscles that keep you upright; stomach and back if you let one go the other has to compensate.

                New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                Roger Wright
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                I've been working hard to develop those stomach, erm... muscles. I've gained a good 6" in "muscle" in the past 5 years! :-D

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                • R Roger Wright

                  I've been working hard to develop those stomach, erm... muscles. I've gained a good 6" in "muscle" in the past 5 years! :-D

                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                  Mike Hankey
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                  Same here from a size 32 waist to 34, pure muscle. :) Right!!! The only muscle I've been exercising lately is my brain and the rest has been settling to my ass. :)

                  New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    Sander Rossel wrote:

                    I cycle to work. That's 26km total

                    Per Day?    :omg: Per Week? :zzz: Per Year?   :thumbsup:

                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                    Sander Rossel
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                    #20

                    In a lifetime :laugh: Nah, 26km a day. 13km single trip. Keeps me fit :)

                    My blog[^]

                    public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                    {
                    public void DoWork()
                    {
                    throw new NotSupportedException();
                    }
                    }

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                    • D Duncan Edwards Jones

                      Get rid of the chair and get either a yoga ball (or a stool) - your spine is not supposed to be supported. (Also - nobody i likely to steal the yoga ball)

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                      Sander Rossel
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                      #21

                      It was actually my chair at home. If someone comes to steal my stuff my chairs will be the least of my worries :laugh:

                      My blog[^]

                      public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                      {
                      public void DoWork()
                      {
                      throw new NotSupportedException();
                      }
                      }

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                      • R rnbergren

                        also, look at your vehicle that you ride in or on. A Walk is good but also just regular exercise. I play wackyball 3-4 times a week. (Racquetball) But pick something that doesn't feel like exercise to you.

                        To err is human to really mess up you need a computer

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                        Sander Rossel
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                        My bicycle is fine. I've been cycling for a longer time, but my chair changed recently :)

                        My blog[^]

                        public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                        {
                        public void DoWork()
                        {
                        throw new NotSupportedException();
                        }
                        }

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                        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                          In a lifetime :laugh: Nah, 26km a day. 13km single trip. Keeps me fit :)

                          My blog[^]

                          public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                          {
                          public void DoWork()
                          {
                          throw new NotSupportedException();
                          }
                          }

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                          OriginalGriff
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                          Phew! I do hope they have showers in your office... X|

                          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                            Phew! I do hope they have showers in your office... X|

                            Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                            Sander Rossel
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                            They don't, but I'm not sweaty :)

                            My blog[^]

                            public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                            {
                            public void DoWork()
                            {
                            throw new NotSupportedException();
                            }
                            }

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                            • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                              They don't, but I'm not sweaty :)

                              My blog[^]

                              public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                              {
                              public void DoWork()
                              {
                              throw new NotSupportedException();
                              }
                              }

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                              OriginalGriff
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                              Yeah... Right... :~

                              Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

                              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                Yeah... Right... :~

                                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                Sander Rossel
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                                #26

                                Alright, you got me... It's actually my strategy to get more work done during the day. As soon as someone enters my office they get this weird look on their face, turn around and make a run for the bathroom. My daily interruptions are at an all time low and my productivity is soaring. I plan to take the car to work one of these days so my boss can enter my office and promote me for my superior productivity :D

                                My blog[^]

                                public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                                {
                                public void DoWork()
                                {
                                throw new NotSupportedException();
                                }
                                }

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                                • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                  There are basically only two muscles that keep you upright; stomach and back if you let one go the other has to compensate.

                                  New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

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                                  JammoD87
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                                  #27

                                  My body rests on my stomach!

                                  Personal Blog: A Software Programmer Twitter: JammoD

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                                  • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                                    ...Should not be taken lightly. My back has been hurting for over a week now. I replaced my chair last weekend and it seems to be getting better. This isn't the first time I've had job related back issues either. For all of those that think I must be an old geezer, I'm 27. Let this be a warning to all you young people out there who are just starting their job at the office (or a reminder for those who've worked there for a while)... Get a good chair and a well adjusted desk. Unlike your software your body doesn't have a backup!

                                    My blog[^]

                                    public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                                    {
                                    public void DoWork()
                                    {
                                    throw new NotSupportedException();
                                    }
                                    }

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                                    Lost User
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                                    #28

                                    My goodness man, what are you going to do when the zombies invade, the meteor strike happens, ISIS hits your office, followed by the Imamah and then Cthulhu, and then a sharknado, and another Sol Nemisis pass through the Oort cloud. You'd be so scr...d. To heck with the comfy share go lift some iron, get in shape for the coming catastrophes.

                                    Rage against the narrative.

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                                    • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                                      Alright, you got me... It's actually my strategy to get more work done during the day. As soon as someone enters my office they get this weird look on their face, turn around and make a run for the bathroom. My daily interruptions are at an all time low and my productivity is soaring. I plan to take the car to work one of these days so my boss can enter my office and promote me for my superior productivity :D

                                      My blog[^]

                                      public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                                      {
                                      public void DoWork()
                                      {
                                      throw new NotSupportedException();
                                      }
                                      }

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                                      Mycroft Holmes
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                                      Sander Rossel wrote:

                                      It's actually my strategy to get more work done during the day

                                      That was my first thought but I live in the tropics and work in an "open plan" bench type set up.

                                      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                                      • N newton saber

                                        Yes, I've had my spine removed long ago since it was really just a bother anyway. Much easier to be spineless these days.

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                                        JimmyRopes
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                                        newton.saber wrote:

                                        Much easier to be spineless these days.

                                        Are you saying you are married? :-D

                                        Once you lose your pride the rest is easy. In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. – Buddha Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs

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                                        • Sander RosselS Sander Rossel

                                          ...Should not be taken lightly. My back has been hurting for over a week now. I replaced my chair last weekend and it seems to be getting better. This isn't the first time I've had job related back issues either. For all of those that think I must be an old geezer, I'm 27. Let this be a warning to all you young people out there who are just starting their job at the office (or a reminder for those who've worked there for a while)... Get a good chair and a well adjusted desk. Unlike your software your body doesn't have a backup!

                                          My blog[^]

                                          public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
                                          {
                                          public void DoWork()
                                          {
                                          throw new NotSupportedException();
                                          }
                                          }

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                                          Amarnath S
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                                          Yoga. Forward and backward bending postures. Of course, not by reading a book, or watching a video. But, with the guidance of a guru. Sadly, may be difficult to find a good yoga guru near your place, who doesn't charge (exorbitantly?). My guru in Bangalore taught for free. For about forty years (1968 onward). Not much publicity. Fortunate indeed to come across such a guru. - Six months of basic yoga (posture and breathing - asana and pranayama). - Six more months of simple meditation. - Six further months on a little more advanced meditation. I've attended the basic course about three to four times in my life - starting from 1981 (free, isn't it). And the advanced courses twice. No back problems till now, in spite of a sitting job, maybe a similar (or worse) kind of a chair like yours.

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