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Old 02-02-10, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by silversx80
It's not about the chair.




A clean desk is a cluttered mind
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God my brain's a mess.... I want summer so I can go out riding and clean up some of those dirty thoughts.
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are we all posting work space photos? if so i wanna play!!!
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Gonna have to put a fence around that area when the baby starts crawling and walking...
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Originally Posted by ahsposo
Gonna have to put a fence around that area when the baby starts crawling and walking...
Nonsense...
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Originally Posted by silversx80
It's not about the chair.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Fine. Here is where my most brilliant posts take form.


I think you own the last tube monitor in America??
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I'll take what's behind the strangely pulled over to the left curtain for $100, Bob.

Therein lies the answer to this mystery. Blow up dolls? Lifesize cut-out of Elton John? Mountain Bikes? What kind of repulsive things are hiding back there?
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Originally Posted by Pedaleur
Sigh. How come you never serenade us with that "other" keyboard?
That keyboard is mostly used to arrange music on my computer (MIDI) and sometimes play easy songs for my wife and eventually my baby, but the extent of my piano virtuosity ends at the first 16 bars of Fur Elise.


Originally Posted by schnee
Aeron sucks. You basically got the 'biopace chainring' of chairs.

Steelcase Leap is the new hotness.
Lawyers making millions per year still order them (and the Steelcase products as well) from my wife all the time. As a teacher, I'll take what I can get cheap (she still paid for it, but something like $50).


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The wired mouse is kind of low tech, isn't it
Better than running out of batteries.


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I think you own the last tube monitor in America??
Yeah, yeah. Like I said above, I'll take what I can get cheap.
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I'll take what's behind the strangely pulled over to the left curtain for $100, Bob.

Therein lies the answer to this mystery. Blow up dolls? Lifesize cut-out of Elton John? Mountain Bikes? What kind of repulsive things are hiding back there?
The curtain hook. Seriously, I didn't know such things existed until I married an interior architect.
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Fine. Here is where my most brilliant posts take form.

That chair looks fast, is it laterally stiff and vertically compliant?
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It's a little messy, yes...
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
My wife's office just got rid of some of their older display units, so she brought home an Aeron chair to place in front of my computer. This should give me more endurance while posting on BF.
That's fantastic news. Thank you for taking the time to share it with everyone.....Amazing
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nothing special, just like everyone else, a computer next to a printer.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Fine. Here is where my most brilliant posts take form.

Do you put your posts on the truing stand before posting just to make sure that everything you post is true?
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Originally Posted by roadiejorge
That chair looks fast, is it laterally stiff and vertically compliant?
No. Like Schnee pointed out, it's an older technology. I'm sure Pcad would want the carbon fiber model.


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Do you put your posts on the truing stand before posting just to make sure that everything you post is true?
First, I true them, then I adjust the tension. Only then are they post worthy.
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Old 02-02-10, 12:14 PM
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It's a little messy, yes...
"Meanwhile, in other news, a Greencastle, Indiana bike shop burned to the ground yesterday. Authorities said that the fire started under the manager's desk, apparently the result of an over-loaded power strip and tangled wiring, situated too close to combustible materials. The investigation continues."


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"Meanwhile, in other news, a Greencastle, Indiana bike shop burned to the ground yesterday. Authorities said that the fire started under the manager's desk, apparently the result of an over-loaded power strip and tangled wiring, situated too close to combustible materials. The investigation continues."


lol.

If the electrical system in my shop wasn't entirely new, I wouldn't even think of having that much stuff on one circuit. Sadly, there isn't a lot of choice in the matter... Computer, monitor, receipt printer, fax, credit card machine, cordless telephone, digital picture frame, alarm system, and display case lights are the main items on there, plus the cable modem and cable telephone thingie. There are also a couple of USB cords in there and - I think - a Sigma charger for my PowerLED headlight.

That's the problem with a modern retail point of sale.... so much crap that has to be plugged in. I think the cash box and a notepad was better, in some ways.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
Fine. Here is where my most brilliant posts take form.


Dude, you have GOT to have the thickest skin on bf.net, well aside from pcaddidy of course.

The Aeron truly rocks. Unfortunately, I can sit for wayyyyy too many hours in mine.

And no, there is no way in HELL I am going to post pics of my post-stations. The women and children would wail and run away...

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Originally Posted by PlatyPius
lol.

If the electrical system in my shop wasn't entirely new, I wouldn't even think of having that much stuff on one circuit. Sadly, there isn't a lot of choice in the matter... Computer, monitor, receipt printer, fax, credit card machine, cordless telephone, digital picture frame, alarm system, and display case lights are the main items on there, plus the cable modem and cable telephone thingie. There are also a couple of USB cords in there and - I think - a Sigma charger for my PowerLED headlight.

That's the problem with a modern retail point of sale.... so much crap that has to be plugged in. I think the cash box and a notepad was better, in some ways.
It's a totally modern problem. We remodeled recently, and I got to pick how many electrical outlets we would have, and where there were located. It was so cool to think we'd actually have enough, yet even then the hordes of chargers and necessary wires still totally over-whelmed certain places.

Good luck with the shop!
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Dude, you have GOT to have the thickest skin on bf.net, well aside from pcaddidy of course.
I was bullied and picked on a lot as a child. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I wasn't getting teased from time to time.
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I'm new around here, but shouldn't the chair be in front of a white garage door, with the height adjustment lever either removed or hidden behind the arm rest adjuster. I'm just saying...
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Originally Posted by kenrudman
I'm new around here, but shouldn't the chair be in front of a white garage door, with the height adjustment lever either removed or hidden behind the arm rest adjuster. I'm just saying...
I got nothing. Nicely done.
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I got nothing. Nicely done.
I'm around your neighborhood (South Pasadena). If you see a slow, semi-fat guy huffing along, feel free to give me a kick in the ass.
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Originally Posted by kenrudman
I'm new around here, but shouldn't the chair be in front of a white garage door, with the height adjustment lever either removed or hidden behind the arm rest adjuster. I'm just saying...
He's an anomaly. He should probably be tested.
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
I was bullied and picked on a lot as a child. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I wasn't getting teased from time to time.
Well, you're certainly in the right place!
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