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- From: eric@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Eric Hansen)
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- Subject: Re: Expensive Stereo and a roommate
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.192349.16156@galileo.cc.rochester.edu>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 19:23:49 GMT
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- In <1993Jan21.152053.27349@nynexst.com> rsilvers@nynexst.com (Robert Silvers) writes:
-
- >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).
- >>
-
- I used to pull the fuse out of my amp whenever I left the room to prevent
- my roommate from listening to music at obscenely loud levels. I started
- doing this after hearing The Specials being played in my room about a block
- away as I was riding my bike back to the dorm. This bothered me.
-
- You probably can't pull out the fuses on a tape deck (this is a hardcore
- deterrent), but maybe you can do one of the following:
-
- * Explain to him that you are concerned about having problems with your nice
- tape deck because of neglect and poor maintenance. A friend of yours who
- is a hifi repairmain gets tape decks in all the time which have been
- ruined by people leaving the door open.
-
- * Completely unplug everything (components, interconnects, etc) so that he can't
- figure out how to operate your stereo. He'll probably feel so inept that
- he'll stop trying to figure it out and buy his own Sanyo boom box (oh boy!)
-
- * Booby trap your tape deck by putting some refridgerator magnets inside.
- If you do this properly, his tapes will still fit, but they will "self-erase".
- You may have to de-magnetize your deck a few times, but after he realizes
- that your Nakamichi doesn't like him, your troubles will be over.
-
- * Burn all of his tapes. If he likes to listen to yours, too, then burn
- yours and change your musical tastes. Try "Chech Monk Chants" for starters...
-
- Most importantly, stand your ground.... it's your property!
-
- Good luck -
-
- Eric
-
-
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