What should I do? :/

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Dec 25th, 2002, 23:04:31
ethernal3

What should I do? :/

Dammit - my parents got me this stupid computer stand. It's really stupid and I didn't want it. This isn't like a normal present that sucks that I can just ignore, but this affects the most important part of my life - the computer!

The problems:

My legs are too big for the desk
The moniter has to be on this stupid rack that is above eye level so I have to hold my neck up for hours on end
I keep hitting my computer tower because there's no place to put it other than where my feet go. I don't think jerking it around all day is good for it
I'm too far away from the moniter, 1600 x 1200 resolution hurts my eyes to read text. I've had to downgrade to 1280 x 1024, which is less desktop space, which is teh sux.
The keyboard keeps sliding over the wood because it's polished
The keyboard rack is uncomfortable to type with
I keep banging my hand on the shelf that has no use because the mouse and my hand wont fit under it.

And it just plain sucks.

And I can't just say "I dont want it" because it cost something like $300 and my dad spent the past 6 hours assembling it. And it just plain.. sucks.

:(

~Chris
Dec 26th, 2002, 04:23:13
Lumin

try auction it away on Rubi-Ka trade :D
Dec 26th, 2002, 07:38:12
DocHippo

Re: What should I do? :/

Quote:

Originally posted by Megabio
Dammit - my parents got me this stupid computer stand. It's really stupid and I didn't want it. This isn't like a normal present that sucks that I can just ignore, but this affects the most important part of my life - the computer!

The problems:

My legs are too big for the desk
The moniter has to be on this stupid rack that is above eye level so I have to hold my neck up for hours on end
I keep hitting my computer tower because there's no place to put it other than where my feet go. I don't think jerking it around all day is good for it
I'm too far away from the moniter, 1600 x 1200 resolution hurts my eyes to read text. I've had to downgrade to 1280 x 1024, which is less desktop space, which is teh sux.
The keyboard keeps sliding over the wood because it's polished
The keyboard rack is uncomfortable to type with
I keep banging my hand on the shelf that has no use because the mouse and my hand wont fit under it.

And it just plain sucks.

And I can't just say "I dont want it" because it cost something like $300 and my dad spent the past 6 hours assembling it. And it just plain.. sucks.

:(

~Chris

Burn it? :D
Dec 26th, 2002, 07:40:48
AkodoReign

agreed nothing a good bon fire wont fix...
Dec 26th, 2002, 12:24:35
Caleena

well it all depends on how your computer was set up before.. i would use a hybrid configuration using both of the peices of apparatus...

possibly put the tower/printer/scanner/cablemodem/speakers/bass bin etc.. on teh new stand and plop the mouse and keyboard back on the old comfy thing you used...

i hve to physicaly stand up and walk about 15' to get to my tower/scanner/printer/webcam all i have infront of me is mouse keyboard and monitor all on one desk setup... plenty of room and im comfy as all heck... i have wrist rests and gell mousepad and wrist protectors.. a nice monitor elevation and a really comfy office chair.

All i had to do was purchase some extension cables for my monitor mouse and keyboard, im sweet setup now..

.. oh ... but i live in my own apt, and bought it all myself.

Cal
Dec 26th, 2002, 18:50:38
ethernal3

Only problem is that my parents would hate me for not using the new stand, as I don't like alone. :rolleyes:

~Chris
Dec 26th, 2002, 20:32:57
Aidid

Break it.

"Accidentally," of course.
Dec 27th, 2002, 03:41:54
ethernal3

Quote:

Originally posted by Chuck
Break it.

"Accidentally," of course.

Only problem is that it's made out of steel and hard oak. I'd need a slege hammer to break it.

~Chris
Dec 27th, 2002, 07:16:50
skybert

Quote:

Originally posted by Megabio

Only problem is that it's made out of steel and hard oak. I'd need a slege hammer to break it.

~Chris

Premium Sledgehammer of Doom? think that'll do the trick;)

OR you could try to adjust it. Like pulling it abit out from the wall, putting stuff under it to make it taller, forget about the keyboard rack, get a rubber something to keep the keyboard from sliding......

OR you could talk to your dad.
"Dad. I know you worked hard and all, and it prolly cost a bucket of money, but I'm sorry. It just doesn't work. I can't use it because......"

Who knows. He might understand.
Dec 27th, 2002, 13:20:23
zimmy

If it makes you feel any better...
you got what u deserved..;D
Dec 27th, 2002, 17:46:22
ethernal3

Quote:

Originally posted by Skybert

OR you could talk to your dad.
"Dad. I know you worked hard and all, and it prolly cost a bucket of money, but I'm sorry. It just doesn't work. I can't use it because......"

Who knows. He might understand.

Tried that 8 times already :D
Dec 27th, 2002, 18:09:22
__________THEDEACON!

Quote:

Originally posted by Skybert

Premium Sledgehammer of Doom? think that'll do the trick;)

OR you could try to adjust it. Like pulling it abit out from the wall, putting stuff under it to make it taller, forget about the keyboard rack, get a rubber something to keep the keyboard from sliding......

OR you could talk to your dad.
"Dad. I know you worked hard and all, and it prolly cost a bucket of money, but I'm sorry. It just doesn't work. I can't use it because......"

Who knows. He might understand.

I've got a rubber he can use....

Oh, get your minds out of the gutter, you sick little monkeys!
Dec 27th, 2002, 18:22:02
_______________Bliqz

Quote:

Originally posted by Megabio

Only problem is that it's made out of steel and hard oak. I'd need a slege hammer to break it.

~Chris

Nothing a few gallons of gasoline and a blow torch cant fix.

My actual idea is rather drastic...

Hurt yourself on it. Smash your knee since your legs are too small. Problem is it has to be visible, or it wont work. If you just SAY you are in pain, no dice...but if you can show them a scab, you are golden.

Or, stand on the monitor stand and break it. New desk AND a monitor.
Dec 27th, 2002, 18:50:27
_____________Jhanarr

Short of realising that there are so many more important things than a computer, why not try talking to your parents? I'm sure they'd understand...or wait until you're older and grown up so that the very high monitor shelf isn't too big.
:)
...or burn it...
;)
Take care
Matthew
Dec 29th, 2002, 00:25:25
Alpherah

Quote:

Originally posted by TheDeacon/Xcelsius

I've got a rubber he can use....

Oh, get your minds out of the gutter, you sick little monkeys!

GAH ITS TRUE! I AM A MONKEY :cry:
Jan 2nd, 2003, 02:52:26
__________Maxtor 1-7

Dude, ask for a chair next time. It works so much better to have a leather chair that costs a third as much as that desk, then have your parents give you a pile of cash because they feel guilty for not getting you enough.
Well, I also asked for a mahogany desk because I knew they wouldn't buy one.
See if it was assembled wrong, your dad must have put a few peices in the wrong place for it to be that bad. Or, make sure the computer is facing or on the correct side (that was a problem with my mom..). If you're banging your hand on one side, and the other has more room, it is probably made for someone who is left handed (I am guessing you are right) or facing the wrong way. I hope it's not against a wall. If so, your dad may have put some drawers or whatever on the wrong side and they now do nothing except take up space because the open end is facing the wall too. Did you try moving the tower to the outer side of the desk-thing (is it a cart? I hate carts.. no leg room at all, bad design for the rest of them too..).

Or, maybe your parents just want you to spend less time on the computer, so you are forced to the desk-thing until you use it a lot less.