In the past four months I have broken two office chairs the exact same way = and=20 was wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience. In both cases t= he=20 chair cracked where the center column was attached to the base of the seat. The reason for the fracture wasn=92t difficult to figure out=97when my medi= cation=20 is off I have a tendency to rock from side to side and this was enough to= =20 cause metal fatigue on the joint over a period of time. So this is definitely going to be a consideration when purchasing office=20 chairs in the future. Bruce Warr 54/8 Sinemet CR 200 1.5 tab X 4 Pramipexole 1.5mg X 3 (Phase II) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bruce G. Warr "Experience is what enables us to recognize Healthcare Informatics Lab a mistake the next time we make it." Information Systems Dept. University of Maryland Baltimore County http://umbc.edu/~warr/ (V) (410)455-3206 (F) (410)455-1073 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ =20