Re: I *DARE* you Message #15 Posted by david bowers on 22 Jan 2005, 6:25 a.m., in response to message #14 by Ren
i thought i would get intelligent responses from others who drop them also, not those who are scared to do just that.yesterday i dropped the 42s onto the level 5 concrete deck from 700mm and its fine , i guess the 100 times would include the dirt i walk on as well so in 15 years or more the 100 times includes concrete dirt and timber site shed floors
i always thought they were made, as i was told , to survive desktop falls, and again i say they do, maybe positive thinking does it, who knows, i get more worried about them being stolen as the second hand price increases than dropping, they slip out of my field bag when i pull out my plumbob and string line.
if you sit at a desk and dont go into the real world, try it, its no use having a logical calculator and no brain to match. if the person hadnt written voicing concern about dropping the hp then i would not have written saying, from my own long experience that i dont consider the dropping part a big concern.
i wouldnt drop my 48 gx for that matter, but my oldies have hung in there, which is why i use them outside, i climb thru handrails,and they pop out when the survey bag gets caught up, also i often dont use the cover so they get scratched from mickey pins and nails and chalk reel dust.
if they broke as easily as people say, then i would have bought countless ones to replace the 42s and 32 s, and i havent
thanks
david
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