Suffering For The Hobby.

I find that whenever I sit down to sort stamps I start getting a runny nose and sneezing a lot. I'm not sure if it's from dust amongst the stamps or gum breaking down and floating off in to the atmosphere. It's most annoying though. I also find that I can barely move my index finger on my right hand, the following morning, after sorting hundreds or thousands of stamps the night before. Can you imagine how many times you actually squeeze a pair of tongs in a nights sorting. I think it must be the tendons seizing up on me.
Getting old sucks!

What I was wondering though, is does anyone else suffer for the sake of our hobby?

Steve

wow you just made me figure out why my thumb in the morning is stiff and its cause how many times I squeeze those tweezers the night before,not to mention the age catching up with me

Sounds like a repetative stress injury. Take a break every 1/2 hour and walk around the room, stretching your arms and hands.

David