Knee problems??

[nmfaxman]

Close to 30 years in the business and I have had to have my left knee operated on 6 years ago and it still messes with me.

Any other (Oldies) out there with the same problem?
Can we get a class action suit against the manufacturers for making it a Bit*h to work on them?

How about the long term affects of toner on skin or lungs.

I am getting old and this job is getting harder and harder physically to repair.

Just ranting. 6 Fosters and my knee still hurts.

[OMD-227]

6 Fosters and my knee still hurts.

What on earth are you doing drinking Fosters? Sure its an Australian Beer, but we dont touch it here.....its awful..... we ship it over to you guys. You can hardly find the stuff here. It is terrible.

I've had 3 knee surguries in my teen years due to basketball & football, and now I have trouble bending down servicing machines too all these years later. You're not the only one faxman..... I reckon there'll be alot more too.

[blackcat4866]

Kneeling down is so much easier than getting up. I must look like some kind of cripple, stumbling back onto my feet.

No surgery, yet. My left leg is better than my right. Sure, it's an occupational hazard. =^..^=

[pjdbm]

copier techs and knee issues go together like Peanut Butter & Jelly

I am 46 and am still moving canon ir5055 up and down ramps in and out of my van. No surgeries yet

[Brian8506]

52 yrs old, in the business 31 yrs, still moving copiers in and out like pjdbm and still bowling. They have Fosters in Albuquerque?

[totoro]

I throw away all my work pants when the left knee gets worn. Usually every six months. My knees always hurts when it gets cold. 20 years as a tech and I hurt more each year. Gotta love it !

[nmfaxman]

Prefer Warsteiner, but all the kegs for the last year have been skunked.
What can I say, I like a pilsner/ale.

[fixthecopier]

OMG, and I thought I was the only one stumbling around like a 70 year old when I stood up. I have severe arthritis so the whole lower leg hurts. Pain shoots down the leg bone to the ankles. That and a pinched nerve in my lower neck make me feel great. I already had the torn rotate cuff in my left arm operated on. When some one misses work because their tummy hurts, I want to push their face into a wall.

[CableGuy]

My aching knees are accompanied by chapped lips, but this is mostly due to being on my knees, kissing butt and begging for an increase!!

[slybot]

Kneeling down is so much easier than getting up. I must look like some kind of cripple, stumbling back onto my feet.

No surgery, yet. My left leg is better than my right. Sure, it's an occupational hazard. =^..^=

aint that the truth. geez do i get a ribbing from the gen y at work

[android790]

I was going to say it is nice to know I am not alone in my maladies, but you hate to see others old beyond there years too. I keep a cane in my car so when my knee goes out I can wrap it and finish the day. rheumatoid arthritis has made things worse. 90 proof at the end of the day helps more than what my dr can do. I don't mind getting old, I just hate feeling old. Oh yea, the tummy ache, I need to go home, causes me to see red. Now I sound like my grandparents, I must not be getting old, I must be old. Turn the heat up.

[zed255]

Only 15 years in and if I've been on the floor in any way shape or form for more than a few seconds I look like I'm about 80 when I get up. Sore knees, hips and low back. Machines should come with built-in jacks to elevate themselves to a more technician friendly level (just day dreaming there).

[Brian8506]

Maybe all dealers should be required to have a fully staffed physical therapy center on site

[Ducttape n Glue]

35 years of bending over and getting screwed, I mean turning a screw. Left knee is going. How about elbows, my right elbow is starting to flare up again, doc says its from turning a screwdriver for so long. Just could never convince myself to use a power screwdriver, seen too many stripped heads and double threads, pet peeve, the screw that came out of that hole is the same one ,or at least type, that came out.

[gwaddle]

Just 57 years old. Getting up off the floor is a pain and if I drive more than about 30 miles, getting out of the car is a project. Can't run at all, can't remember anything and I need a nap. Too young to be this old.