Univac rescue

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Mon Sep 16 02:10:15 2002

On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Ethan Dicks wrote:

>
> --- vance_at_neurotica.com wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
> >
> > If you tried to move my ES/9000 on a ramp, you would probably die a quick
> > death. Unless, of course you had a lot of help.
> >
> > Peace... Sridhar
>
> I watched a couple of "stooges" try to cart away our 3745 when it went
> off lease. We *told* the company that we did not have a loading dock
> and that they would need to bring a lift-gate truck. They showed up
> with a 16' truck with the built-in aluminum ramp (like a U-Haul).
>
> To their credit, they managed to get it half-way up, but then the
> ramp began to torque, probably about 15 degrees each way. It was
> almost an undampened oscillation, but at the last second, they
> steadied the load and eased it back down. Someone else showed up
> the next day with a lift-gate. :-)

LOL

I'm surprised the ramp didn't snap.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Mon Sep 16 2002 - 02:10:15 BST