yea the short ceilings will get ya... forgot about that... have giant tall
ones here. actually could stack racks two high and then would need a real
tall ladder... but at the old museum building we are cursed with short
ceilings... TIME TO BUY A NEW BUILDING!
ed!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Finnegan" <pat_at_computer-refuge.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Seriously big iron on Ebay BED!
> On Sunday 21 March 2004 17:30, John Allain wrote:
> > > Bed? Heck put a ladder up the side of one rack cab. and throw
> > > the mattress on top of the cluster of racks!
> >
> > With talk like this, anybody want to admit to having a floor fail out
> > from under their collection? This stuff Is heavy.
> > Personally I'll admit to having a few 1" deflections here and there.
> > Nothing worse. Yet. <g>
>
> Well, I *hope* mine doesn't, as it's a concrete slab foundation...
> though my S/390 does depress the carpeting quite a bit.
>
> And Ed, I can't really put my mattress on top of the racks, as if
> they're 7ft tall, the mattress adds about 8", and I know I'm thicker
> than 4"...
>
> Wow, to think I actually took the time to consider that.... I can't
> wait to graduate and move into somewhere that doesn't suck so much.
>
> Pat
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Received on Mon Mar 22 2004 - 01:18:38 GMT