25 August 2003
got me another monitor
So the other day I carried a 19" monitor half a mile in the sweltering heat wearing jeans and a 100% polyester polo shirt. Literally half a mile. And when I finally picked it back up (I drove the last quarter mile to my place) I weighed it — 48 pounds. But it works, and my arms aren't sore anymore. It's better than all of my others, even displaying the grey Apple OS X loading screen.
The odd thing is that this is the second 19" monitor I've dumpster dove. Dumpster dived? Got from an alleyway.
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Dove sounds better. Papa always said it's better to be lucky than good...
where in the world can I find working computer components in a dumpster????? =)
Well, the monitors are never actually *in* the dumpsters, just near them. I have found perfectly working things in dumpsters too, but I don't think I'd want to lift a fifty pounder out over the lip. I've had enough trouble with heavy boxes of magazines...