My keyboard...GAH@!

[So]

So, I've been working at my current internship (well, in this department) for less than two weeks, and on day two I managed to spill half a bottle of Dr. Pepper on the keyboard. Ever since, It's been downhill. The buttons arent sticky on their faces, but the 'UIOP' row, "'" "M" space, both enter keys, the arrows, and much of the numpad have a MAJOR problem with sticking. It's driving me mad -- I've pried up most of the keys and gotten them as unsticky as possible, but it's still quite bad. I mean, everyone here has been quite nice, but I don't want to go asking for new hardware just yet.

*sigh*

at least when the guy in the cube across the hall leaves in three weeks, I'll get his cube with a newer, sticky free KB and a computer that has more than 256mb of ram (not so bad, but I'm running XP)!

 

[Rip the Jacker]

Get a new one dummy.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Rip the Jacker
Get a new one dummy.

Did you even read my post. I'm not buying a KB...where do you think it's going to come from?

 

[VoteQuimby]

My A+ book said to take it into the shower with you and clean it that way.

 

[rocadelpunk]

I don't understand why this situation isn't fixed yet?

a.) bring a keyboard from home if it bothers you that much
b.) buy a 5 dollar keyboard from the store
c.) call the it people and ask for a new one
d.) this belongs to your lj.

: P

 

[So]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk


I don't understand why this situation isn't fixed yet?

a.) bring a keyboard from home if it bothers you that much
b.) buy a 5 dollar keyboard from the store
c.) call the it people and ask for a new one
d.) this belongs to your lj.

: P

a, b) annoying, but not worth th $5
c) Probably could, but I feel stupid doing that so soon.
d) I don't have an LJ and my blog isn't for personal whining, that's what you guys are for.

 

[jimbob200521]

Yeah, if you have a bum piece of hardware, the company should replace it. When I started at my current job, I spilled some pop on my phone and somehow *shiftyeyes* everyone got the impression that they just started sticking. Well sooner rather than later, I got a new phone. My point being: if somethings broke, as for a new one.

 

[Itchrelief]

Originally posted by: So

a, b) annoying, but not worth th $5

So it isn't really a problem then?

I mean, if you thought you were hungry, but decided it wasn't worth $5 to buy a sandwich, I guess you weren't really that hungry after all?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Itchrelief

Originally posted by: So

a, b) annoying, but not worth th $5

So it isn't really a problem then?

I mean, if you thought you were hungry, but decided it wasn't worth $5 to buy a sandwich, I guess you weren't really that hungry after all?

It's pretty annoying, but my dignity is worth more than $5.

Jimbob has a point though. It *somehow* started sticking.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: Itchrelief

Originally posted by: So

a, b) annoying, but not worth th $5

So it isn't really a problem then?

I mean, if you thought you were hungry, but decided it wasn't worth $5 to buy a sandwich, I guess you weren't really that hungry after all?

It's pretty annoying, but my dignity is worth more than $5.

Jimbob has a point though. It *somehow* started sticking.

Your dignity?

If you want to go from an internship to a real job, it may behoove you to dispense with your fear of loss of dignity, and display some problem solving skills.

Show a little initiative and ask them for a new keyboard.