I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

They are sending subliminal messages to the shoppers via wireless
microwave transmissions. The object is to get you to buy - buy - buy
and each message disrects you to a different part of the store. If you
watch carefully, you'll find yourself moving repeatedly to different
parts of the store and purchasing items that you would never buy and
dont even want. Those items that you bought on impulse and were not on
your shopping list, are the ones that they were promoting in their
secret messages.

The next time you shop there, take a radiation detector along and you'll
see that meter pegging every few minutes. They are controlling your
mind and laughing while they are taking your money. The shopping carts
are equipped with electronic devices that apparently you are sensing.
Some people are more sensitive to things like that....

On Sep 13, 4:59*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. *The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

Try different shoes.

In article
,
harry wrote:

On Sep 13, 4:59*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. *The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

Try different shoes.

Or see an attorney. Haven't you been suffering from insomnia, facial
tics, IBS, ED, and incontinence since this horrible incident? BJs
obviously knows about this problem, and it seems to me they're
criminally negligent for not remedying it. Will they wait until someone
jerks their hand away, and pokes out a fellow shopper's eye with his
elbow before they take action?

On Sep 13, 1:24*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03





wrote:
I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. *The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

They are sending subliminal messages to the shoppers via wireless
microwave transmissions.

The object is to get you to buy - buy - buy
and each message disrects you to a different part of the store. *If you
watch carefully, you'll find yourself moving repeatedly to different
parts of the store and purchasing items that you would never buy and
dont even want. *Those items that you bought on impulse and were not on
your shopping list, are the ones that they were promoting in their
secret messages.

Well, they are wasting their technology since that's how I shop
anyway.


The next time you shop there, take a radiation detector along and you'll
see that meter pegging every few minutes.

Doesn't BJ's sell radiation detectors in bulk?

If the meter pegs that would certainly be "impulse" buying. ;-)


They are controlling your
mind and laughing while they are taking your money. *The shopping carts
are equipped with electronic devices that apparently you are sensing.
Some people are more sensitive to things like that

On Sep 13, 1:55*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
In article
,





*harry wrote:
On Sep 13, 4:59*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. *The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

Try different shoes.

Or see an attorney. Haven't you been suffering from insomnia, facial
tics, IBS, ED, and incontinence since this horrible incident?


Not just since the incident. :-(


BJs
obviously knows about this problem, and it seems to me they're
criminally negligent for not remedying it. Will they wait until someone
jerks their hand away, and pokes out a fellow shopper's eye with his
elbow before they take action?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:03:35 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

On Sep 13, 1:47*pm, harry wrote:
On Sep 13, 4:59*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. *The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

Try different shoes.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

jeez...now I gotta keep a list of what shoes I can wear in which
store.

On 2012-09-13, DerbyDad03 wrote:

metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

I think you should kill yerself to avoid any further unpleasantries in
wimpy life.

nb

--
Definition of objectivism:
"Eff you! I got mine."
http://www.nongmoproject.org/

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

On Sep 13, 3:01*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2012-09-13, DerbyDad03 wrote:

metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

I think you should kill yerself to avoid any further unpleasantries in
wimpy life.

nb

Good idea.

If I put 100 - 150 carts in series I might be able to generate enough
of a charge to be lethal.

Do you think my estate will get a pro-rated refund on my membership?

On Sep 13, 3:16*pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? *It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. *I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. *Called the electrician (at work) *and bitched. *He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). *He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. *My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. *I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. *Who knows.

Trust me...I know all about the static shock one can get when getting
out of a car.

Problem is it that doesn't happen every single time, so when it does
I'm always surprised...and ****ed!

On 9/13/2012 3:21 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sep 13, 3:16 pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

Trust me...I know all about the static shock one can get when getting
out of a car.

Problem is it that doesn't happen every single time, so when it does
I'm always surprised...and ****ed!


Sounds to me like you are the source of the static charge and not the cart.

Could be clothing or shoes, just as you describe getting static charge
exiting your truck.

Try fabric softener in your clothes drier to help eliminate.

In article ,
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

They are sending subliminal messages to the shoppers via wireless
microwave transmissions. The object is to get you to buy - buy - buy
and each message disrects you to a different part of the store. If you
watch carefully, you'll find yourself moving repeatedly to different
parts of the store and purchasing items that you would never buy and
dont even want. Those items that you bought on impulse and were not on
your shopping list, are the ones that they were promoting in their
secret messages.

The next time you shop there, take a radiation detector along and you'll
see that meter pegging every few minutes. They are controlling your
mind and laughing while they are taking your money. The shopping carts
are equipped with electronic devices that apparently you are sensing.
Some people are more sensitive to things like that....


I love it!


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation
with the average voter. (Winston Churchill)

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:14:42 +0000 (UTC),
(Larry W) wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

I love it!

PDFTT

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:



I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

I keep the key in my hand and use that to touch first. I can see the
arc, but feel nothing.

This winter will be interesting. I just got a new car and keyless
ignition. I guess I'll just have to hold the door or grab a coin
first..

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:18:54 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:



If I put 100 - 150 carts in series I might be able to generate enough
of a charge to be lethal.

Do you think my estate will get a pro-rated refund on my membership?

No, your family will use your card so they can buy a nice urn for your
ashes. Aisle 4 near the end.

They can use the express lane because all they are buying is the urn
and a big box of Bubba Burgers for after the funeral service.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

At my PPoE, I'd draw a visible spark whenever I got close to any metal in the
place. Walking through a doorway, everyone would hear a *snap*. It was
particularly interesting because my job was designing (debugging) fairly
static sensitive equipment. It got a good test! In my CPoE, I've not had any
problem with static at all. My bet is that they control the environment a lot
closer.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

Yeah, tires are good insulators. In the Winter I get in the habit of slapping
the metal parts as I get in/out.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:01:06 -0400, "
wrote:

At my PPoE, I'd draw a visible spark whenever I got close to any metal in the
place. Walking through a doorway, everyone would hear a *snap*. I

I get this in my house from time to time. The outer bull nose corner
beads on the drywall are metal. Even through the mud compound and
paint I get a snap when I walk through a doorway. Usually in winter on
tile floors. Right at my elbow. Damn it!

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:34:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:



I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

I keep the key in my hand and use that to touch first. I can see the
arc, but feel nothing.

This winter will be interesting. I just got a new car and keyless
ignition. I guess I'll just have to hold the door or grab a coin
first..

I've even gotten static snaps from my elder cat's nose, Darby. Odd
that it bothers me and she never flinches. I'll never understand that
one. Brush her and you can hear static

Living in the dry high desert.

"Frank" wrote in message
...
On 9/13/2012 3:21 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sep 13, 3:16 pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

Trust me...I know all about the static shock one can get when getting
out of a car.

Problem is it that doesn't happen every single time, so when it does
I'm always surprised...and ****ed!


Sounds to me like you are the source of the static charge and not the
cart.

Could be clothing or shoes, just as you describe getting static charge
exiting your truck.

Try fabric softener in your clothes drier to help eliminate.

I agree. It's usually the person, not the object that generates the charge.
When the person touches a conductive surface (usually metal), there's a
discharge.

If you have a short linear fluorescent lamp (take one out of a desk light or
under-cabinet light), walk around on a dry day and then hold the pins on one
end of the lamp with your fingers and touch a water pipe or other metal with
the other end. If you see the lamp flash, it's you.

Tomsic

On Sep 13, 10:59*am, DerbyDad03 wrote:
I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store.
[...]
I would get a static electricity shock every few steps.


Yeah, I've had that happen too, but I think the carts with the flats
on the wheels are more annoying. Pushing a cart that goes "bang bang
bang bang bang..." is more annoying than electric shocks.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.


I think years ago I heard some people have more electr. charges than
others (seriously). I haven't heard much on this subject since.

In article
,
DerbyDad03 wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store. The carts are metal, with a plastic
semi-circle attached to the top of the handle, leaving the metal on
the bottom of the handle exposed.

A couple of times I felt something strange on the finger tips on my
left hand so I (carefully) slid my hand along the underside of the
handle to see if there something sharp under there. It was completely
smooth.

I continued walking around the store and continued to feel the strange
sensation every few steps, eventually realizing that it felt like I
was being shocked.

I paid close attention to the position of my hands and found that if I
wrapped my hands around the handle in a normal fashion, but moved my
finger tips so that they were very close to, but not touching, the
metal underside of the handle, I would get a static electricity shock
every few steps.

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.


I've had issues like this in the past.

After time and observation, I noticed it seemed to happen much more when
I was wearing one particular pair of shoes.

One supermarket was a real issue... I had to stay grounded to metal of
the the cart, then before touching anything else, had to bring the cart
into contact with the metal shelf bottom. If I'd walked any distance, up
to maybe a 3/16" spark would sometimes be visible between cart & shelf.

Also received wicked shocks getting out of the car with that pair of
shoes, especially in the Winter.

As a side note, most car tires now have a little carbon blended into the
rubber to help bleed off static charges. (Don't know for sure, but
suspect they may do the same with shoe sole materials.) Seat covering
and clothing materials also play a factor.

If walking around in an area where you know you may get a static shock,
hold your keys (or other metal object) in your hand, and touch the car
lock first with the key/object to minimize shock. In the house touch the
key/object to a switch plate screw, or whatever else thats handy and
well grounded. (Try to avoid zapping your computer!)

Erik

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:35:03 -0700, Erik wrote:


Also received wicked shocks getting out of the car with that pair of
shoes, especially in the Winter.

As a side note, most car tires now have a little carbon blended into the
rubber to help bleed off static charges. (Don't know for sure, but
suspect they may do the same with shoe sole materials.) Seat covering
and clothing materials also play a factor.

Showing my age, but anti-static straps used to be a common accessory for
a car. Don't know how well they worked.

http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Ground-E.../dp/B0052WMRRU

thunder wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:35:03 -0700, Erik wrote:


Also received wicked shocks getting out of the car with that pair of
shoes, especially in the Winter.

As a side note, most car tires now have a little carbon blended into the
rubber to help bleed off static charges. (Don't know for sure, but
suspect they may do the same with shoe sole materials.) Seat covering
and clothing materials also play a factor.

Showing my age, but anti-static straps used to be a common accessory for
a car. Don't know how well they worked.

http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Ground-E.../dp/B0052WMRRU

I'll really show my age.

I worked for the IT department of a major company and spent a couple of
years installing countless Radio Shack TRS-80 word processors. The static
electricity issues with these machines were notorious for wiping out the
data on the 8" floppies.

I recall one system where you could walk up, touch the plastic case of the
keyboard and the daisy wheel printer would spit out a character.

In the worst locations we would attach grounding straps to the sprinkler
system with a wrist strap for the users to put on before they sat down to
use the machine.

On 9/13/2012 9:04 PM, Tomsic wrote:
"Frank" wrote in message
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On 9/13/2012 3:21 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Sep 13, 3:16 pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:40:57 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

It didn't hurt, but it was not a pleasant feeling.

You have an electrifying personality!

Nah... he was just charged up to buy something.
Or I could say what is he complaining about? It sounds like he had an
electrifying experience in that store.

Seriously, he might thing of different shoes as another poster said
(my preference) or wear gloves.

I used to get a static shock when I unlocked an office door. A bright
blue spark about 1/2" long and as thick as a pencil lead. I hated it
every morning. I started taking my shoes off before I opened the door
to avoid it. Called the electrician (at work) and bitched. He
suggested I put a thumb tack in the sole of my shoe (never did, I
though he was jossin' me). He told me later they found a wire in the
conduit with a damaged shield. I don't what was going on. My sister
could not wear a watch, she said it would always die from her
electrifying personality.

I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

Trust me...I know all about the static shock one can get when getting
out of a car.

Problem is it that doesn't happen every single time, so when it does
I'm always surprised...and ****ed!


Sounds to me like you are the source of the static charge and not the
cart.

Could be clothing or shoes, just as you describe getting static charge
exiting your truck.

Try fabric softener in your clothes drier to help eliminate.

I agree. It's usually the person, not the object that generates the charge.
When the person touches a conductive surface (usually metal), there's a
discharge.

If you have a short linear fluorescent lamp (take one out of a desk light or
under-cabinet light), walk around on a dry day and then hold the pins on one
end of the lamp with your fingers and touch a water pipe or other metal with
the other end. If you see the lamp flash, it's you.

Tomsic


This defines triboelectric effect:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboelectric_effect

I believe someone should be able to find tables of materials and
relative potential charge when rubbed together.

On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:11:47 +0000 (UTC), thunder
wrote:

Showing my age, but anti-static straps used to be a common accessory for
a car. Don't know how well they worked.

http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Ground-E.../dp/B0052WMRRU

"Gasoline transport trucks sometimes have chains that hang down and
drag on the road at hte rear end of hte truck. What are the chains for
and how do they work?

For grounding.

They help reduce the build up of static electricity. The electricity
can build up, and case sparks which lead to fires and/or explosions.
You might see other vehicles with grounding straps, often made of some
fibre material that looks a bit like a leather belt from a distance."

http://truckchains.info/truck-chains/why-do-trucks-have-chains-that-hang-down-and-drag-on-the-road-a-the-rear-end

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:59:33 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:34:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:



I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

I keep the key in my hand and use that to touch first. I can see the
arc, but feel nothing.

This winter will be interesting. I just got a new car and keyless
ignition. I guess I'll just have to hold the door or grab a coin
first..

I've even gotten static snaps from my elder cat's nose, Darby. Odd
that it bothers me and she never flinches. I'll never understand that
one. Brush her and you can hear static

Living in the dry high desert.


So that explains your crazy thoughts about a week or so ago... too
much heat and not enough water :-)

I guess you have less allergies or colds there tho ??

On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:30:37 -0500, "Doug"
wrote:

Living in the dry high desert.


So that explains your crazy thoughts about a week or so ago... too
much heat and not enough water :-)


Do the voices in my head bother you?

I guess you have less allergies or colds there tho ??

Many people have allergies in the desert. From a variety of reasons;
plants, grasses, blowing dust, etc.

I'm allergic to work. I break out in hives.

Davej wrote:

On Sep 13, 10:59 am, DerbyDad03 wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red
shopping carts around the store.
[...]
I would get a static electricity shock every few steps.



Yeah, I've had that happen too, but I think the carts with the flats
on the wheels are more annoying. Pushing a cart that goes "bang bang
bang bang bang..." is more annoying than electric shocks.

I hate the unoiled squeeky wheel bearings, or the too tight dry ones
which make the cart want to turn when you push it.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10e12 furlongs per fortnight.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:59:58 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

I was shopping at BJ's last night and was pushing one of their big red

Did you ever get a BJ at BJ's?

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:21:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:


Trust me...I know all about the static shock one can get when getting
out of a car.

Problem is it that doesn't happen every single time, so when it does
I'm always surprised...and ****ed!

Certain types of winter coats seem to cause this. I had one coat that
was some sort of plastic material or nylon, or something like that, and
it was always giving me shocks when I got out of the car. I sent that
coat to the garbage and seldom got shocked with other coats.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:34:13 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:16:29 -0700, Oren wrote:



I sometimes get static shocks when I exit my truck. I guess energy is
built up and discharges when I touch the metal door. Who knows.

I keep the key in my hand and use that to touch first. I can see the
arc, but feel nothing.

This winter will be interesting. I just got a new car and keyless
ignition. I guess I'll just have to hold the door or grab a coin
first..

Just open the car door and take a **** on the ground first!!!!

On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:39:00 -0500, wrote:

Just open the car door and take a **** on the ground first!!!!

fred flintstone, "jw" and 30 other nyms, speaks again.

I'll bet good money you would rather hear a fat Amish boy fart than a
pretty girl sing. You and Home Guy should get a room together.

Idiot!