| The office was all abuzz about the plans for the | | | | that you use day after day are safe or not in need |
| biggest gathering of the year. It was time again for | | | | of repair. Inspecting these chairs on a regular basis |
| the annual Office Chair race that fed the office | | | | may be the difference between being able to push |
| rivalry between the Paper Clippers versus the Desk | | | | yourself 100 feet to deliver a paper to a coworker |
| Chair Warriors. Everyone, including the supervisors, | | | | and falling on your behind while trying to complete |
| was busy making plans. | | | | the same task. |
| They even ordered replacement office chair casters, | | | | Office chairs and designed to make the work day |
| but no one thought to actually install them. The Paper | | | | safer and easier. How hard would it be on a body to |
| Clippers had an eight year winning streak to defend | | | | stand over a desk and bend at the waist to see a |
| and the first place prize of a pizza lunch as an added | | | | computer? You wouldn't be able to walk straight |
| incentive to guide their way to glory! | | | | after 8 hours of doing so. A rolling chair on proper |
| The big day was finally here. The track had been | | | | casters makes your job safer and more pleasurable. |
| placed and the office had been transformed to look | | | | If you choose the wrong kind of chair, it can be a |
| like Bristol International Speedway. The contestants | | | | costly mistake. |
| all lined up at the starting line and the CEO even blew | | | | There are many different types of casters that are |
| the whistle. They wanted to use a flare gun, but the | | | | tailored to different types of flooring. Chair mats are |
| insurance company had a small problem with that. | | | | plastic sheets with gripping teeth that protects |
| The race was a close one until the second lap on the | | | | carpeting, but it isn't always practical to use these. |
| fourth turn, so close to the finish line when Poor | | | | Choosing the right caster is the key. Wheels made |
| Davie lost a caster and skidded to a stop. | | | | from soft polyurethane are good for wood, tile and |
| He lacked three inches to the glory of a win. While | | | | carpeted floors. Cement floors require a rubber |
| Sharon slid over the finish line to claim the victory for | | | | coated caster in order to make the chair easier to roll |
| the Desk Chair Warriors, Davie remembered his chief | | | | and much quieter. |
| responsibility. He was the one that was supposed to | | | | If the Paper Clippers had just inspected their chairs |
| replace the casters. That unfortunate over site had | | | | and used the replacement office chair casters they |
| cost the team the victory. How could he ever face | | | | would have won yet again and wouldn't be |
| anybody? | | | | condemned to eat cold ham sandwiches for a month |
| Do rivalries like this one really exist? Probably, but the | | | | as the reward for coming in second place. Better luck |
| moral of this tale is not to assume that the chairs | | | | next year team! |