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Posted by Chris Crossland on Jul-02-2007 03:12:

Overprotective of gear?

I got a new room mate a little while ago and he's starting to get under my skin. I known him about a year before he moved in so we are pretty cool. He doesnt have a computer yet so the doll i am i let him use it, set up an account and what not. Welp one day i come home from work and he is wearing my headphones (Beyerdynamic DT990 Pros) blasting some crappy rap. I stood there for a second and looked at him im like "that mother ******" in my head but im like they are just headphones....300 dollar headphones eventually i blew it off, whatever right.

Then i come home at lunch today and he left a god damn sandwich wrapper all nasty on my MIDI keyboard. WTF i dunno am i freaking out for nothing. I'm going to tell him off today fuck that yeah and he ate one of my tuna packs.........

Do you guys get heated when people mess with your gear?

Fuck

/rant

Posted by camsr on Jul-02-2007 03:40:

avatar pic is justified.

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-02-2007 03:44:

Haha, just wait until you do house parties!

Honestly though, you got to be protective.
If I wasn't I would have had to spend a lot on new headphones.

Posted by Ray_Chappell on Jul-02-2007 04:23:

Re: Overprotective of gear?

quote:
Originally posted by gwrmarines
Do you guys get heated when people mess with your gear?

I am very overprotective of my gear (see my security thread :toocool. The shit isn't cheap and I don't care who thinks I'm being a prick - unless they have the money to replace it, they don't touch it... let alone when I'm not around. Not only that, but you were cool and gave him a shot - he left shit on your gear... he blew his chance. Just lay some ground rules for the new roomie... otherwise you'll come home and find bread crumbs on your keyboard, a speaker blown, and some "improvements" to the song you were working on.

EDIT: On the other hand, if he's a cool roomate, always possible to just ask him to treat the stuff more respectfully. Just depends on the person you're talking to.

Posted by Saint John on Jul-02-2007 05:09:

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I have like OCD of people using my electronics. Like i hate people using my mouse...after its been used by someone else it doesnt feel right..or sometihngs off.

Posted by Rusty O'Hara on Jul-02-2007 07:27:

Re: Overprotective of gear?

quote:
Originally posted by gwrmarines
Do you guys get heated when people mess with your gear?

No. I just kill them.

Posted by echosystm on Jul-02-2007 07:39:

The only other person who touches my computer is my production partner.

Posted by DJ RANN on Jul-02-2007 08:40:

Next time he leaves a sandwich out (uneaten) leave you midi keyboard on it, and wait for him to ask why you crushed his lunch

and dude, not that I wanna freak you out (avatar etc.), butthat's just what you've caught him doing. What about the half litre of coke he spilled on it last week while you were out.

The point is, don't let people use your kit who don't have the same respect that you have for it.

I bet he'd get well shitty with you if you left a sandwich wrapper on one of his (C)rap CD's.

Posted by ronk on Jul-02-2007 10:49:

Re: Overprotective of gear?

quote:
Originally posted by gwrmarines
Do you guys get heated when people mess with your gear?

oh yeah...I never let anyone touch my stuff.

and next time your rommate is out, open a tuna can on his books / cds / [insert his stuff here], and say it was a mistake

Posted by Sanguis Mortuum on Jul-02-2007 12:22:

Re: Overprotective of gear?

quote:
Originally posted by gwrmarines Then i come home at lunch today and he left a god damn sandwich wrapper all nasty on my MIDI keyboard.

Break his legs imo.

Posted by Chris Crossland on Jul-02-2007 13:03:

Lol at some of the replys

Yeah i told him about it a little bit ago he appolgized and he's getting his own computer here soon so i'll have my space again!!

Putting this shit on lock now...

Posted by mysticalninja on Jul-03-2007 01:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Oreoh142
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I have like OCD of people using my electronics. Like i hate people using my mouse...after its been used by someone else it doesnt feel right..or sometihngs off.

?? .... anyone else think this is overboard?

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-03-2007 10:09:

Only once have I not been protective of my gear. Had to buy new speakers afterwards.

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-03-2007 10:58:

Talking of over protective...
I just realised that I still have that little bit of plastic covering my midi keyboard's LCD screen from when I bought it about a year ago.
Maybe that is just laziness, o well it's coming off by itself anyway so ill finish off the job.

oooo. Looks much nicer without it.

Posted by Rusty O'Hara on Jul-03-2007 11:42:

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
Talking of over protective...
I just realised that I still have that little bit of plastic covering my midi keyboard's LCD screen from when I bought it about a year ago.
Maybe that is just laziness, o well it's coming off by itself anyway so ill finish off the job.

oooo. Looks much nicer without it.

I've still got the plastic on my Virus TI, MachineDrum and RS7000; and had them from between one year and a few years. Good protection when gigging

Posted by theognis1002 on Jul-04-2007 05:54:

tell that bitch straight up that shit costs more than his life and he should not eat ur shit

u shoulda layed this out first day u were with him

Posted by The Cream Enjin on Jul-05-2007 03:59:

What have i told you??!?!! DO NOT TOUCH THE SCREEN!

Sorry but greasey finger marks make me cringe

Posted by T-Soma on Jul-05-2007 05:06:

quote:
Originally posted by The Cream Enjin
What have i told you??!?!! DO NOT TOUCH THE SCREEN!

Sorry but greasey finger marks make me cringe

Nothing worse than using a computer after somebody else to find that the mouse has turned into a slimy grease ball.