Blonde799
08-18-2003, 01:35 AM
Yup, that's right. I just experienced some paralyzing back pain for the second time in two years. And the cause? School. Let me tell you why.
The books my old high school had were pretty heavy. Carrying more than one of these was a terrible ordeal on the arms, and we needed those arms for at least 7 more hours(some needed them for longer). Enter the technique of shouldering your backpack. I did this a lot. Simply because I could never carry more than 1 thick book at a time, and if I dropped it, I could very well be trampled by the student body(the hallways were so small, the entire crowd of over 180 students moved at an inch every 30 seconds;no joke). What's worse was, I had to carry more than 6 of these bad boys, so, I carried them in a back pack on my shoulder. Top that off with school supplies, like binders, folders, projects, etc., and you and your back had a serious argument.
I bet some smart asses are thinking:"Don't you guys have lockers? Use 'em." Well guess what? If you had only 5 minutes to get to your class, with the student body moving as slow as it does, and the school, with 3 floors, and the area between you, your locker, and the classroom being almost half of a football field in length, you probably wouldn't want to waste your time going to your locker. That, and people had to share lockers, and they weren't very big, so the only things you and your partner could fit in there, were your coats, and maybe four medium sized books total between the two of you.
Homework was abundant, so we had had to carry our packs almost everywhere we went, even back home. Well, as we all know, stress takes its toll in the most unexpected of times....
Nearing my most important days(exams), my back decides to take a dirt nap, as I collapsed on the welcome mat in my house. As I lay there, taking some medication, I figured out what the cause of my back pain was(and for those reading, should've figured it out a while ago). I told my teachers about it, and they would've thought as much, as they always see me with a giant backpack on my shoulders all the time. They advised me to ditch the load, take my exams early, and to study at home the next few days(to lighten my load to a single pencil). Of course, I hardly studied, but I still passed my final exams.:) To this day, I never had to worry about it. If it weren't for school of course, I wouldn't have the problem, as my back was pretty healthy. Well that little story was long wasn't it?
The moral of this story though, is to be helpful, and offer to carry someone's school stuff, if you plan to take nothing with you to school. Who knows, you may prevent a post like this from being made on another forum.:p
The books my old high school had were pretty heavy. Carrying more than one of these was a terrible ordeal on the arms, and we needed those arms for at least 7 more hours(some needed them for longer). Enter the technique of shouldering your backpack. I did this a lot. Simply because I could never carry more than 1 thick book at a time, and if I dropped it, I could very well be trampled by the student body(the hallways were so small, the entire crowd of over 180 students moved at an inch every 30 seconds;no joke). What's worse was, I had to carry more than 6 of these bad boys, so, I carried them in a back pack on my shoulder. Top that off with school supplies, like binders, folders, projects, etc., and you and your back had a serious argument.
I bet some smart asses are thinking:"Don't you guys have lockers? Use 'em." Well guess what? If you had only 5 minutes to get to your class, with the student body moving as slow as it does, and the school, with 3 floors, and the area between you, your locker, and the classroom being almost half of a football field in length, you probably wouldn't want to waste your time going to your locker. That, and people had to share lockers, and they weren't very big, so the only things you and your partner could fit in there, were your coats, and maybe four medium sized books total between the two of you.
Homework was abundant, so we had had to carry our packs almost everywhere we went, even back home. Well, as we all know, stress takes its toll in the most unexpected of times....
Nearing my most important days(exams), my back decides to take a dirt nap, as I collapsed on the welcome mat in my house. As I lay there, taking some medication, I figured out what the cause of my back pain was(and for those reading, should've figured it out a while ago). I told my teachers about it, and they would've thought as much, as they always see me with a giant backpack on my shoulders all the time. They advised me to ditch the load, take my exams early, and to study at home the next few days(to lighten my load to a single pencil). Of course, I hardly studied, but I still passed my final exams.:) To this day, I never had to worry about it. If it weren't for school of course, I wouldn't have the problem, as my back was pretty healthy. Well that little story was long wasn't it?
The moral of this story though, is to be helpful, and offer to carry someone's school stuff, if you plan to take nothing with you to school. Who knows, you may prevent a post like this from being made on another forum.:p