RE: Web-surfing in the bath...

["Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, but this is actually much more cost-effective, and given that the rest
of the larger houses round here are already on 3 storeys, wouldn't be a
waste of money in the way that most loft-conversions are.

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 May 2002 19:09
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web-surfing in the bath...



Have you considered just buying a bigger house? ;-)

Phil

> It is surprisingly high-pitched... Obviously, we'd need to 
> move the water-tank, and change the W-frame to something that 
> didn't cut out 50% of the space, but most of the other houses 
> in our road are 6-beds, and have 2 bedrooms plus a bathroom 
> in the roof-space.
> 
> M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillip Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 May 2002 18:58
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Web-surfing in the bath...
> 
> 
> 
> > As some of you may be aware, certain members of UKHA have
> > been known to use their computers in the bath to surf/IRC.
> 
> Erm ... I think that would be me...
>  
> > Now, we are considering a loft conversion (running out of
> > space at Harrison), and, if we decide to go ahead, the plan 
> > is to make the loft space a master bedroom suite with a big 
> bathroom.
> 
> I've been in your loft ... There's not *THAT* much room 
> unless you're into limbo dancing!
>  
> > What should I be building in to facilitate using the PC in
> > the bath? Should I be having a wall-mounted screen, and an IR
> > keyboard on a swingout shelf, with the PC itself elsewhere in
> > a "dry" room? Should I have a "laptop shelf",
with the PSU 
> > mounted in another room, so only 12v runs into the bathroom? 
> > Is this basically a stupid idea?
> 
> Go for RF rather than IR simply as I find the IR keyboards 
> and mice are not half as pleasant to use.
> 
> *MYSELF* I would like to stick a 17" LCD monitor behind a 
> perspex panel mounted in the wall with the monitor behind and 
> then stick in the ceiling a couple of in-car speakers (use 
> anything without a pulp or paper cone and you'll be OK with 
> moisture) and just do that.
> 
> In reality I take the laptop in there and stick it on a 
> little "bridge" I knocked up to go over the bath!
> 
> > If I have a wall-fitted screen, it would be nice to have it
> > so it can play movies as well :-)
> 
> Not a problem there..
> 
> > What do people think?
> 
> Well they think I'm sad, mad and dangerous to know...
> 
> Not sure what they think about you.
> 
> Phil
> 
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