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Are these the same sorts of people who don't clean themselves properly in the shower because they think touching their own butt is gay?
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Jun 7, 2022 15:42
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You guys are aware that reddit is a creative writing website and everything posted there is fiction, right?
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Jun 7, 2022 15:54
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Eric the Mauve posted:You guys are aware that reddit is a creative writing website and everything posted there is fiction, right?
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Jun 7, 2022 21:27
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Someone has a “I totally slipped and landed on the shampoo bottle” ER trip in the future
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Managed to get a basically unused Steelcase Leap v1 from a thrift store locally for $20; only wear was some scratches on the armrest, probably from being moved in and out of storage. The gas cylinder was stuck initially but after sitting in my garage for a couple of weeks, I think the heat and humidity loosened it up a bit, because it seems to be adjusting again without any problems. There's definitely some aging problems (the ship date on the bottom indicates this is a 22 year old chair) - it's leaving a bit of residue behind on the carpet and sinking occasionally. I think I am going to try cleaning it up and adjusting the set screw to see if that helps, but even if I have to replace the gas cylinder I'll still have paid less than a hundred bucks. I've been working out of cheap office chairs for years and they greatly accelerated my scoliosis, I was pretty prepared to shell out for new but this one has the sense of accomplishment that comes from getting a really, really sick deal 
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Jun 10, 2022 16:14
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Managed to unjam the tilt mechanism of my secondhand Aeron so the back tilts properly now. ...pretty sure this makes my back hurt more than the locked back position did, and now the seat is rocking diagonally on the cylinder. Cool... e: yeah, I probably broke something somehow. gently caress. SkyeAuroline fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Jun 10, 2022 |
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Jun 10, 2022 17:32
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Mirthless posted:Managed to get a basically unused Steelcase Leap v1 from a thrift store locally for $20; only wear was some scratches on the armrest, probably from being moved in and out of storage. The gas cylinder was stuck initially but after sitting in my garage for a couple of weeks, I think the heat and humidity loosened it up a bit, because it seems to be adjusting again without any problems. There's definitely some aging problems (the ship date on the bottom indicates this is a 22 year old chair) - it's leaving a bit of residue behind on the carpet and sinking occasionally. I think I am going to try cleaning it up and adjusting the set screw to see if that helps, but even if I have to replace the gas cylinder I'll still have paid less than a hundred bucks. That chair looks like it’s in ridiculously good condition for being 22 years old. Sick deal for sure.
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Brief review of my Embody chair (now that I've owned it for 3 years and have an opinion) - it's good. I generally have my feet up on a little footrest that comes with my desk, but unless I'm all tangled up \ have my feet on the table, my back doesn't feel particularly bad. How does the thread feel about Anggun, Esie, Apollo or the other cheaper Herman Miller chairs Available in Israel?
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Jun 16, 2022 20:09
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Xander77 posted:How does the thread feel about Anggun, Esie, Apollo or the other cheaper Herman Miller chairs Available in Israel?
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Xander77 posted:Brief review of my Embody chair (now that I've owned it for 3 years and have an opinion) - it's good. I generally have my feet up on a little footrest that comes with my desk, but unless I'm all tangled up \ have my feet on the table, my back doesn't feel particularly bad. That Apollo looks like a chair that will still be functional 40 years from now. Looks like it would be heavy as hell, too. The Esie looks like it might have a knee-tilt mechanism (similar to the Apollo) but it looks like it may come with the ability to adjust lumbar support? If I had to guess, only the back on the Anggun leans back. I've not ever sat in any of them, so I can't say for certain though. Probably worth a sit to try out if you can swing it; more likely than not they're better constructed than anything at Staples at a similar price point. I have no data to back that up with, however.
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Several months into owning the embody and it is still loving amazing. Now I'm looking at split ergo mechanical keyboards and am falling into a rabbit hole.
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TenementFunster posted:ah yes, the Apartheid Collection Xander77 fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Jun 18, 2022 |
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Jun 17, 2022 22:44
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Xander77 posted:Thank you for that pertinent opinion on Israel existing \ being mentioned, forums poster TenementFunster. Any experience with the chairs in question?  (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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I may be picking up a used Aeron from a friend and driving it in a rental car from NY to DC in a month. Can I fit it in the backseat of a sedan? Would I need to get a hatchback? I'd love to avoid having to rent a pickup truck or cargo van from U-Haul.
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Jun 29, 2022 20:53
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Josh Lyman posted:I may be picking up a used Aeron from a friend and driving it in a rental car from NY to DC in a month. Can I fit it in the backseat of a sedan? Would I need to get a hatchback? I'd love to avoid having to rent a pickup truck or cargo van from U-Haul. I have a Mazda 3 hatchback (same usable interior volume as the sedan) and I was able to take my Aeron home without putting any seats down or anything else.
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Jun 29, 2022 20:58
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We get to order free Steelcase Amia's for our home office, and then I'll take it to my Mom's house and put it together since my Office Master Cop chair is still fine.
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Jun 29, 2022 21:01
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SkyeAuroline posted:I have a Mazda 3 hatchback (same usable interior volume as the sedan) and I was able to take my Aeron home without putting any seats down or anything else. I moved my Steelcase Please in a miata. But then you can fit anything into it really.
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Jun 29, 2022 22:37
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Anyone have any recommendations for a place in Houston to buy one of these used good chairs for cheaper than MSRP?
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Jul 1, 2022 22:48
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KaLogain posted:Anyone have any recommendations for a place in Houston to buy one of these used good chairs for cheaper than MSRP? IDK what kind of return policy they have, so make sure you throughly test all the knobs and levers to see if they work. Also, if you want to delve deep into their stock, the back half of the warehouse isn't air conditioned, so bring some water or get there early in the morning to beat the heat.
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Roumba posted:https://www.corporateliquidator.com has a BIG warehouse full of office stuff. Even if you don't end up buying from them, it's a good opportunity to test fit your butt to a lot of different styles. Most of the nicer chairs will have a picture taken of and put on their website. I think when I was there last year their Embodys were ~$300 or thereabouts. Thank you!
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Facebook Aunt posted:A real statement piece.
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 Oh. So that's why my chair suddenly started tilting back and forth so easily. Well, for about $75 total, I got, like... three months out of an Aeron. Cool I guess. And now I have a spare gas cylinder, new in the box, for a chair that I don't like and probably can't repair. At least the cylinder was a free replacement.
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Jul 3, 2022 17:08
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If you have a local engineering shop they can probably weld/braze that back together for you
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Question.... my classic Aeron is extremely ancient (20+ years, no date sticker). Foam pad is massively disintegrating in gross ways and covers the chair and floor in fine disintegrated foam powder and I'm sure thousands of farts trapped within. Anyway, should I bother replacing the foam pad with an Amazon special or just live with this forever? If I beat the pad the powder stops for a while, probably just many years of buildup with no one giving it a smack like I have. The original pad seems to be a pain in the dick to remove, glued in spots with the rest crumbling and falling out, then I'd have to glue/adhesive the replacement back in. I overpaid at ~$600 vs. your $75!
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Jul 3, 2022 18:39
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Thanks Ants posted:If you have a local engineering shop they can probably weld/braze that back together for you Is that part even metal? Sure feels like plastic to the touch. I know parts of the frame are aluminum, but not which ones.
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Jul 3, 2022 18:44
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Oh, if it's plastic then try epoxying it yourself
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SkyeAuroline posted:
$75 is pretty cheap as far as things like this go. I’d try epoxying it. If gorilla tape doesn’t solve your problem, you aren’t using enough of it
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I'd probably hot stapler it first (you can go ghetto mod with heated metal paperclips too) over just going straight epoxy.
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Man I wish I just took a Mirra 2 with me when I left my old job a couple years ago like a couple other people I know. Every time I try to buy one used these days they say they'll sell it, but then stop replying to messages until asking for several hundred dollars more a couple hours later. I'm guessing they usually got them from work for wfh over the past couple years and have no idea what's up until they get multiple people wanting to buy it. How strict is the HM warranty with regards to buying second-hand? Whenever they raise the price closer to retail I usually back off because for $500 I'm okay with no warranty, but not so much when it's closer to retail. It feels like the chances are good that they're not allowed to sell them and the serial number is flagged as missing or something, so I'd be SOL even if they didn't need a sales receipt.
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Coxswain Balls posted:Man I wish I just took a Mirra 2 with me when I left my old job a couple years ago like a couple other people I know. Every time I try to buy one used these days they say they'll sell it, but then stop replying to messages until asking for several hundred dollars more a couple hours later. I'm guessing they usually got them from work for wfh over the past couple years and have no idea what's up until they get multiple people wanting to buy it. HM warranty officially is not applicable to anything not sold by HM or an authorized reseller to you, so I would assume zero coverage.
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Anybody fw the HAG Capisco Puls? I need a new standing desk height stool, to replace a wooden bar stool I've been using that is just painful after about an hour. I was originally looking at a refurbished Aeron, but I'm kinda digging this aesthetic and the fact that it's a little smaller and has no arm rests that I would need to remove. One of the main uses would be recording music so lack of arms is preferable for tracking guitar / bass / keyboards. I'm open to other ideas too. I do like the fact that the Aeron has decades of parts availability and knowledge base out there and I don't know anything about HAG. I'd like to keep it under $1k for sure whatever I do. edit: right after I wrote this post I found a Capisco of the correct height on sale for $250 so I decided to give it a shot. rockear fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Jul 9, 2022 |
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Jul 9, 2022 20:48
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rockear posted:Anybody fw the HAG Capisco Puls? Maybe a bit late now that you've put money down, but the Capiscos are all shaped like a saddle, they feel a bit like you're straddling the chair rather than sitting on it. A few of my colleagues have them and in that limited sample size I've found that people either love or hate them - I'm one of the haters fwiw. They're definitely not badly made though, and HAG is a perfectly good company so no need to worry on that front.
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TenementFunster posted:that’s just a plastic housing. it’s totally cosmetic, and not the reason your chair is tilting back and forth. Great, so yet another level of "wtf is wrong with this thing".
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The housing wouldn't crack if whatever it's covering up was staying in place, so I guess you have to remove the housing to see whatever is back there.
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DoctorTristan posted:Maybe a bit late now that you've put money down, but the Capiscos are all shaped like a saddle, they feel a bit like you're straddling the chair rather than sitting on it. A few of my colleagues have them and in that limited sample size I've found that people either love or hate them - I'm one of the haters fwiw. Thanks! Yeah I figure for $250 I can afford to experiment, and find a craigslist Aeron or similar if I end up not liking it. My desk is one of those Gladiator bamboo top workbenches, so it's standing height only. I'll probably use it mostly in the way the center guy in this image is, just to give myself a periodic break from standing. This is my music and gaming station so I'm not sitting there for 8 hours on a regular basis. 
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Thanks Ants posted:The housing wouldn't crack if whatever it's covering up was staying in place, so I guess you have to remove the housing to see whatever is back there.
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rockear posted:Thanks! Yeah I figure for $250 I can afford to experiment, and find a craigslist Aeron or similar if I end up not liking it. My desk is one of those Gladiator bamboo top workbenches, so it's standing height only. I'll probably use it mostly in the way the center guy in this image is, just to give myself a periodic break from standing. This is my music and gaming station so I'm not sitting there for 8 hours on a regular basis. Wow, perfect for youth pastors who also game
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change my name posted:Wow, perfect for youth pastors who also game Here's me searching the forums for good posts 
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