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Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

wyliecoyoteuk — Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:38 am

Author: wyliecoyoteuk

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:38 am

And there is a good chance that the contamination itself actually caused the failure, which means that the warranty is invalid anyway.

Years ago, my company had to write off a Photocopier that had been used in a small office where all 3 occupants smoked.
The interior was so badly fouled, it was impossible to clean it without damaging it..

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

nelz — Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:36 am

Author: nelz

Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:36 am

If you were your own boss, you could make the choice for yourself. As an employee, this may give some ammunition to an argument to not have to work on such foul, sticky hardware.

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

Bazza — Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:15 pm

Author: Bazza

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:15 pm

Hi nelz...

> ...But you may have a case for refusing to work on them now...

Hmmm, interesting concept, except, if you are a one man band
and need the work, how would you refuse?

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

LeeNukes — Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:05 pm

Author: LeeNukes

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 2:05 pm

More often then not they are home users PC's. We have people that work from home also though. I work for an outsourced IT support company.

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

nelz — Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:24 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:24 pm

Banning smoking doesn't remove the years of accumulated tar. But you may have a case for refusing to work on them now and the company could justify replacing them with new computers.

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

towy71 — Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:44 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:44 pm

LeeNukes wrote:

Good I say. I'm sick of working on peoples computers at work where the fans and filters are all clogged up with tar and I end up stinking of smoke afterwards.

I didn't think that anyone was allowed to smoke in the workplace anymore

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

LeeNukes — Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:31 pm

Author: LeeNukes

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:31 pm

Good I say. I'm sick of working on peoples computers at work where the fans and filters are all clogged up with tar and I end up stinking of smoke afterwards.

Re: Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

M-Saunders — Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:44 am

Author: M-Saunders

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:44 am

When I used to smoke, the insides of my PC would get layered with orangey-brown gunk. I never thought what that must've done to things like the DVD drive lens (let alone my lungs)...

M

Smoking is bad for your Apple`s health...

Bazza — Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:24 am

Author: Bazza

Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:24 am

Hi all...

Some of you Macheads might be interested in this...

http://consumerist.com/5408885/smoking-near-apple-computers-creates-biohazard-voids-warranty