More Proof of the Scrounging Skill. ;)

[realsorien]

Well, I just obtained what would be a $1000+ office executive desk from work. It was being pitched for god knows what reason, because the scratches on it pretty much came from it being moved to the loading dock for disposal. Its oak finished laminate, so its not THAT magical a find, but its in very good shape aside from scrapes on one side (a little sanding might fix it, or I live with it) and a join that needs gluing. Also, its HUGE.

I'm putting it in the front room of the house, and I'll prolly be moving the computer from my room out front, with the printer, scanner and all that- it'll easily handle all of it and still have open space. Now I just have to decide how to place it. :)

Other than that, I'm at work and the night is a quiet one. I might have to take another look at the car, as I think it may still be leaking antifreeze, but that isn't a serious concern. I've also put in for some time off- March 1st through 3rd- so I'll have a nice 5 day weekend then to clean the house and thereafter slack off bigtime. Maybe a movie party is in order, or perhaps a few TaskForce Missions on City of Heroes.

Comments

[ataramos.livejournal.com]

That desk isn't worth 1000. :P 200, maybe 300. It's not bad, though. And as long as you run the cables for the computers, setting it up in the front isn't a bad idea either.

What I meant was...

[sorien.livejournal.com]

NEW, it would have been about $1000. But yah, not now it ain't. And I prolly overestimated in my enthusiasm. But its STILL a serious score. :)

[feezlekahn.livejournal.com]

I hate to burst your bubble further but scrounging implies actually going out to look for something and knowing where to look for what you need. With the desk you we're just in the right place at the right time. Though I will conceed that given your security job you probably have a better idea than most as to when to check the dumpsters at office buildings.