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TOO HURT TO WORK?

Times photos ­ FRED VICTORIN

John Holsapple, a Clearwater firefighter who retired on a disability pension in 1985 after hurting his back, is shown here removing a walnut dresser from his trailer and carrying it into an antique store in Dunedin. Holsapple is on the right, in shorts.