[ARC5] Waring about things on the floor (Was Get that @#%! PRC-47 out of the %#@& kitchen!)

[Leslie Smith]

  Hello John,
  
  Forget PRC-47 in the kitchen.  I have an important warning.  Yes,
  important.
  I'm writing  to warn about the dangers of storing an AWA (Amalgamated
  Wireless Australiasia) VHF-UHF signal generator in the BEDROOM.

  This A.W.A signal generator is the "mother of all signal generators" -
  heavier than the old HP 606 (I think it was) sig-gen, and it sat on
  the floor at the bottom of my bed.

  I didn't have a better place to store it, and anyway by placing it
  directly over a foundation pier I knew it wouldn't cause the 4x3 floor
  bearers under the building to sag.
  Unlike the HP-606 the AWA  has square, sharp aluminum corners.
  One night, about 2AM I was returning to my warm bed, not wearing
  anything on my feet, when my foot caught the square corner of the
  sig-gen.
  I remember the pain clearly.   It took some minutes to subside, I had
  to put a sock on to deal with the bleeding.  It was days before I
  could walk properly again.
  (Comparing my injury with yours - I see it was identical - the 4th
  toe.   Is there a general rule here?)

  I conclude :: Your warning about storing should be extended to all
  rooms of the house, and to any heavy electronics gear.
  Either that - or wear shoes.

  73 de Les Smith
  vk2bcu at operamail.com


On Tue, May 6, 2014, at 11:50, Jay Coward via ARC5 wrote:
> 
> Folks,
>  A word of warning: Don't let your radios and stuff into your kitchen.
>   I've had a complete PRC-47 in a transit case in my kitchen for over a
>   year now as I have nowhere else to put it. It serves well as an extra
>   table for tools, R-392, mail and such other stuff that tends to pile
>   up.
>  Sunday was my birthday, 62nd and hope for a few more. After making a
>  delicious dinner of saffron rice with clams, shrimp, scallops, muscles
>  and chicken I wacked my foot into the corner of the PRC-47 transit case
>  and broke my 4th toe on my right foot. Just by walking by it in a hurry
>  to get to something else, (like my bed!).
>  So be ware, the heck with radium paint and meters, these things can be
>  dangerous just walking around them!
>  Great to see all the folks at MRCG if only for a brief time. Thanks to
>  all who made it happen and the T shirts are GREAT!
>  Jay KE6PPF
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