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post #21 of 66
I have the same Dismatech that Mike pictured and it helps a little but your going to have parts everywhere after a little while. I just keep them as confined to my area as possible and when I start filling the counter with parts, try not to leave them there to long or you will hear about it.

Like Bass said too, I have plastic bins that I put most of my stuff in and just pull them out from under a spare bed when I need the stuff.

Good luck, all you can do is hope she is understanding. My wife just looks at my Dewar and benching gear and wants nothing to do with it.
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Well....here's how I handled it.

1) Got a dresser to hold my spare equipment (it works, its out of the way, and doesn't look bad). My tools are also in there.

2) Got her involved. smile.gif She actually BUILT my HTPC02 rig (and cable managed it decently even). She also assembled about half of my loop on my main rig. Could be part of the reason my board is dead? eek.gif

3) Show her ALL the benefits of having computers around the house. We've now got a server, 3x HTPC's, and the main rig with a 30" Dell. She uses my rig sometimes more than I do actually, its hard to get her off it now that its a pleasant experience.

This is all coming from a girl who when I met her, didn't even know how to get to the internet without IE and her homepage being yahoo for her email.

We're actually moving next month, and part of our criteria for moving is a 3 bedroom house so I can have a room dedicated to this stuff (and my spare audio gear).
    
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post #23 of 66
Your significant other was nice pioneer smile.gif

On a site note, point #2 made me lol.
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post #24 of 66
I just tell them don't ask and leave me be and it keeps me occupied when they aren't there
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post #25 of 66
I have a pretty understanding wife. And fortunately she's gonna let me turn my basement into my "man cave" so thats a score. But thats still in construction. So in the mean time I've learned to work vertically as my set up sits temporarily in the dressing room.
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post #26 of 66
Quote:
Originally Posted by z3r0_k00l75 View Post

I'm married to an artist (poet,painter,sculptor) so her "area" is always messier than anything I could ever dream up. She ain't got nuttin to say wink.gif

I'm marrying an artist in August. I can attest the same thing! biggrin.gif
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post #27 of 66
Quote:
Originally Posted by michaelrw View Post

lol I've got a pair of balls but still like to respect her.. When we move into a bigger place in September the spare bedroom will be mine for benching but until then not so much.
I thought certainly I'm not the first one to have come across this "issue" lol
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I am here: http://tapatalk.com/map.php?u14ydx

its like only a few mths... if you are worried that your gf will leave you in a few mths because of your hobbies which can only be so messy.... than you got bigger issues.

its all about compromising... sit her down..tell her its going be 'this messy'...for only 4 mths... and then it be all good at the new place. if she that anal about it... then maybe you should just postpone your adventures for 4 mths...till you get your own room/space.
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post #28 of 66
You just gotta sit her down, look into her eyes and say "YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! YOU'RE NOT MY REAL DAD!"
 
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After linking the Dimastech, the price was so low that I couldn't resist and bought one for my daily rig to replace the Lian Li T60 i currently use.

This thread just cost me $150
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I agree with Pioneer. When I started with PC's I rebuilt junk PC's into working PC's(barely) for a while. Randomly I got a wild hair suck you know where and decided to drop about $2k into a single rig instead of the usual 100-250 I would spend to build one from low end used parts. At first she was hesitant, and when she saw the bank account she was not so happy, when she saw the living room during the build she was down right pissed. Now fast forward over a year later and she is asking me when we are going to upgrade. She has become addicted to having a "nice" and "high end" PC. She is willing to put up with the mess because the benefits are well worth it.

Same thing with my car hobby. She was pissed when she saw how much money I dropped on my car's, until I let her drive one of my V8's to work for a week. After that she no longer questions anything I come up with to do. She has learned to trust my judgement in my hobbies.
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