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[Glenn James]

So why does everybody sit on equipment during load in? Seriously, there are more than 100 chairs in here. Fat boy, get the F*ck off my mixer. You cant be tired, you only brought in one speaker stand. Why are you even here?

[Ivan Beaver]

So why does everybody sit on equipment during load in? Seriously, there are more than 100 chairs in here. Fat boy, get the F*ck off my mixer. You cant be tired, you only brought in one speaker stand. Why are you even here?

I would often sit on my cases-for the simple reason that they are higher up than normal seats.

And when you are tired-it is easier to just "go forward" than to have to raise up out of a seat.  It is also faster.

Now sitting on OTHER peoples cases is a different story.  I ask permission first.

[Jonathan Johnson]

Just paste a picture of a donkey on the top of the case.

Then you can tell them to get off their/your.... um, well, you get the point.

[kristianjohnsen]

So why does everybody sit on equipment during load in? Seriously, there are more than 100 chairs in here. Fat boy, get the F*ck off my mixer. You cant be tired, you only brought in one speaker stand. Why are you even here?

What irritates me is people standing right in the middle of the top of a large case, making the whole thing threaten to break.  Stand by one of the sides, how hard is that to get.

Another one of my favourites is people sitting right in the middle of a speaker grille.

[Ivan Beaver]

What irritates me is people standing right in the middle of the top of a large case, making the whole thing threaten to break.  Stand by one of the sides, how hard is that to get.

Another one of my favourites is people sitting right in the middle of a speaker grille.

Basic physics sees to defy many people.  That and the simple fact that they don't care.

[Bob Leonard]

Basic physics sees to defy many people.  That and the simple fact that they don't care.

It's more of the don't care then anything else. If the fat boys sitting on the cases had to pay for the equipment not only would they care, but they would probably weigh 50lbs less.

[Charlie Zureki]

It's more of the don't care then anything else. If the fat boys sitting on the cases had to pay for the equipment not only would they care, but they would probably weigh 50lbs less.

   During load-in and load-outs...nobody sits.

  Hammer

[Sam Zuckerman]

   During load-in and load-outs...nobody sits.

  Hammer

For sure. Cases are heavy. I don't want to add my fat ass to it while I push it.


If I am working in a place where I know the gear (and owners of said gear) I will go ahead and sit on it. If it's all new to me I will wait until someone above my pay-grade sits... and then I work a few more minutes because I'm the new guy.

[Kemper Watson]

So why does everybody sit on equipment during load in? Seriously, there are more than 100 chairs in here. Fat boy, get the F*ck off my mixer. You cant be tired, you only brought in one speaker stand. Why are you even here?

Nobody sits on my cases..Ever

[Tim McCulloch]

Nobody sits on my cases..Ever

We purposely buy cases that will protect the contents and survive if they are stacked on, stood on, or otherwise not treated like Grandma's antiques.  They cost more, weigh more and take up more space in the truck or back stage... but we know that folks (including me) will pull up a case rather than go sit in the rodeo dirt.

Now for those folks that I find sitting more than appearing to work, I have taken to calling them "Horton."  As in "Horton Hatches the Egg".  Perhaps they are "Friends of Mayzie."  Nope, not buying it, that case ain't hatching, so get off of it and back to work.

Now to get those damn kids off my lawn...