I'm looking here and they are kind of ugly... http://old-pine-footwear.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=15_50 On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 8:58 AM, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Usually in Sweden, winter-time is a time of zapping everything up and down > with static electricity wherever I go. If you recall Office Space and the > door-handle, you get the picture. > > While my old Birkenstock-sandals have seen the best of days, I thought I'd > give Birkenstock' Alpro ESD-sandals a go. > > Got them a week or so ago, and since I started wearing them, I've been > completely unzappable! The sandals actually work! Thought I might share > this > with you guys. FWIW, the ESD-bracelets I have only work while chained to > the > tech-corner (aka computer graveyard and place for tinkering) and are > kinda' > hindering. The ESD-mat I have on the tech-table in the tech-corner is > better, > but it's only *there*, in that particular place. The sandals however are > always with me whether I go to the server rooms or skulk in my office. > > Essentially the Birkenstock Alpro ESD-sandals work great and are well > worth > the price of approx 800SEK. > > HTH. > > -- > BW, > Sorin > ----------------------------------------------------------- > # Sorin Srbu [Systems Engineer, Sysadmin] > > # Dept of Medicinal Chemistry, Phone: +46 (0)18-4714482 >3 signals> GSM > # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile: +46 (0)701-718023 > # Box 574, Uppsala University, Fax: +46 (0)18-4714482 > # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b > # Web: http://www.orgfarm.uu.se > ----------------------------------------------------------- > # () ASCII ribbon campaign - Against html E-mail > # /\ > # > # MotD follows: > # Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use > your > thumbs. -Tom Lehrer. > > -- Jim Kenzig Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services http://www.thinhelp.com Citrix Technology Professional CEO The Kenzig Group http://www.kenzig.com Blog: http://www.techblink.com