April 22, 2020
It's Just Like Christmas
No really. We are fully into Christmas levels of volume at my work. I personally lifted between 8,000 and 10,000 parcels today. Also, I have developed an intense hatred for Nordic Tracks and "Gaming Chairs".
Of course, I'm not dealing with anything like the hell that the ICU staff in hospitals are confronting on a daily basis, and I am not working in customer service and all the abuse that entails right now. More importantly, unlike many right now, I'm still employed. And, realistically, if work were a pleasant place to go to, they would charge admission. However, I do have two kidney stones, a sprained ankle, every muscle hurts and I'm exhausted.
I've got to get Spliff-Girl of the front page, so, here is a video that, while only tangentially related to the subject at hand, does have the benefit of being refreshingly devoid of any pretensions of respectability.
Music: Shake It by SISTAR. Animation by Natsumi Chan. Support her on Patreon.
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"Also, I have developed an intense hatred for Nordic Tracs and "Gaming Chairs".
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I feel your pain (in 1/500th amount or so.) I bought a couple of Maingear chairs last year, but I got them at the local Micro Center & took 'em home & assembled them myself. Woof.
I feel your pain (in 1/500th amount or so.) I bought a couple of Maingear chairs last year, but I got them at the local Micro Center & took 'em home & assembled them myself. Woof.
Posted by: Rick C at Wed Apr 22 15:38:13 2020 (Iwkd4)
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My current chair is a gaming one. The instructions recommend having two people to assemble it. I managed it solo, but it took me a few days... yes, days. The instructions also say to put the seat on the cylinder before you put the back on, and that was terribly terribly mistaken.
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Top tip: if you DO follow the instructions, put the back on with the seat in a doorway.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Wed Apr 22 17:53:06 2020 (cTMj+)
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My Maingear was pretty easily assembleable by a single person with average strength, but I've bought cheaper ones from places like Office Depot that were a lot more like Wonderduck describes.
Posted by: Rick C at Thu Apr 23 08:23:31 2020 (Iwkd4)
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When I was doing furniture assembly, I could do an office chair in 5-10 minutes. A lot of it involved getting all the screws started before fully tightening any of them.
As for NordicTrac, they made a lot of different fitness products and sold them through Sears. About half of them were DOA when I got there to assemble them. The electronics are not very robust, and the build quality was awful (Weld spatter all over, sharp edges, alignment issues, etc.)
As for NordicTrac, they made a lot of different fitness products and sold them through Sears. About half of them were DOA when I got there to assemble them. The electronics are not very robust, and the build quality was awful (Weld spatter all over, sharp edges, alignment issues, etc.)
Posted by: Mauser at Sun Apr 26 05:27:56 2020 (Ix1l6)
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"getting all the screws started before fully tightening any of them"
Everyone should be taught this before being allowed to graduate from kindergarten. The world would be a better place.
-j
Everyone should be taught this before being allowed to graduate from kindergarten. The world would be a better place.
-j
Posted by: J Greely at Sun Apr 26 10:34:51 2020 (ZlYZd)
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Furniture is starting to come with those instructions lately. I bought a Eureka gaming desk in September and it said that on every step where it was relevant. Same for a TV stand I got around the same time.
Posted by: Rick C at Mon Apr 27 08:21:52 2020 (Iwkd4)
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