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- From: rsilvers@nynexst.com (Robert Silvers)
- Subject: Re: Expensive Stereo and a roommate
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- Organization: Nynex Science and Technology
- References: <kjg3_1r@rpi.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:20:53 GMT
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- In article <kjg3_1r@rpi.edu> weavej@aix.rpi.edu (Jonathan Mark Weaver) writes:
- >
- >I have a ~$2000 stereo system and a roommate who likes to use it while
- >I'm away (without asking of course). I'm especially concerned about
- >my new Nakamichi tape deck. He doesn't really know to switch between
- >types I, II, and IV and he usually has those crummy type I tapes, plus
- >he tends to leave the cassette holder door open (which lets dust in).
- >
- >My question is how do I handle the situation without sounding like a
- >jerk? I want to hear from people who have been in similar situations.
- >
-
- You could just clean your heads often and not worry about what
- tape type it is set for (as it is only his loss). Leaving the cassette
- door open bothers me. It would make me worry about his level of common
- sense and feeling of respect for your equipment. I may not let him use
- it because he left the door open.
-
- --Rob.
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