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- From: jwg@acd4.acd.com (Jim Grey)
- Subject: Re: Expensive Stereo and a roommate
- In-Reply-To: rsilvers@nynexst.com's message of Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:20:53 GMT
- Message-ID: <JWG.93Jan22074452@sedv1.acd4.acd.com>
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- References: <kjg3_1r@rpi.edu> <1993Jan21.152053.27349@nynexst.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 12:44:52 GMT
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- In rsilvers@nynexst.com's message of Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:20:53 GMT, he sez:
- 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.
-
-
- Heck, if it's YOUR equipment, you have every right to say, "Hey, don't use
- it without my permission." You are obviously concerned for the health of
- your system... why not just ask for what you *really* want in the first
- place? If this roommate is any kind of friend, he *will* understand, or
- come to understand.
-
- jim grey
- jwg@acd4.acd.com
-