Tubby & Peanut's Mom
04-14-2003, 04:56 PM
I got a new computer desk for at home. All I needed was something so I didn't have to sit on the couch to use my laptop. Seems I've contracted "tennis elbow" from the way I use my mouse while sitting on the couch. :rolleyes: Haven't picked up a tennis racket in probably 25 years, but I've got tennis elbow. :rolleyes:
Anyway, I just wanted something cheap and small so I found a relatively nice one at Office Depot - some assembly required. I like that when they say that. Some assembly, which really means "we supply the parts, you put them together." Why don't they just say "You, the purchaser, need to put this together before you can even think of using it - and you better follow the instructions or you're not going to end up with a desk, and we're not responsible for what you do end up with." ;) :rolleyes: And to top it all off, the instructions are in 3 different languages so I had to keep skipping over the other two languages - and occassionally skipped over an entire step, which I realized 3 steps later. :rolleyes:
Tubby was there to help me get the thing out of the box, and look for the instructions (at first I thought they forgot the instructions!).
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/p29f6a036e16879a207e999c3436b30d1/fc5d64bd.jpg
And Peanut was on hand to inspect all parts and pieces to make sure they were up to snuff.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/pdcd5700dc452c2c3559c9710945514bf/fc5d64c3.jpg
I must have took too long to get it all assembled though, because Tubby decided to take a break during the process.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/p685e073ada330ff65347e83f337c0ec4/fc5d64c0.jpg
They both had to come over and inspect once it was all done, and I only made one minor mistake that wasn't worth tearing the whole thing apart to rectify. So it only took me about 2 hours to put it together. The only one I didn't get any help from was Terry. We've learned that on things like this it's best if we work alone. He did help out a few times when I couldn't get a screw in and such, but for the most part he supervised from the couch. ;) :D
Anyway, I just wanted something cheap and small so I found a relatively nice one at Office Depot - some assembly required. I like that when they say that. Some assembly, which really means "we supply the parts, you put them together." Why don't they just say "You, the purchaser, need to put this together before you can even think of using it - and you better follow the instructions or you're not going to end up with a desk, and we're not responsible for what you do end up with." ;) :rolleyes: And to top it all off, the instructions are in 3 different languages so I had to keep skipping over the other two languages - and occassionally skipped over an entire step, which I realized 3 steps later. :rolleyes:
Tubby was there to help me get the thing out of the box, and look for the instructions (at first I thought they forgot the instructions!).
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/p29f6a036e16879a207e999c3436b30d1/fc5d64bd.jpg
And Peanut was on hand to inspect all parts and pieces to make sure they were up to snuff.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/pdcd5700dc452c2c3559c9710945514bf/fc5d64c3.jpg
I must have took too long to get it all assembled though, because Tubby decided to take a break during the process.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid59/p685e073ada330ff65347e83f337c0ec4/fc5d64c0.jpg
They both had to come over and inspect once it was all done, and I only made one minor mistake that wasn't worth tearing the whole thing apart to rectify. So it only took me about 2 hours to put it together. The only one I didn't get any help from was Terry. We've learned that on things like this it's best if we work alone. He did help out a few times when I couldn't get a screw in and such, but for the most part he supervised from the couch. ;) :D