Dang it all! There goes the gas lift in my ruddy chair again!
Lately, I've been struggling with my writing chair. It's driving me up the wall. Every time I get to a juicy bit, a new sentence or to return ready for a new paragraph, I get that sinking feeling. It's actually quite lowering... (Sorry, can't help myself.) But with a regular monotony that really annoys the living daylights out of me, my chair begins to sink down as the pneumatic gas lift fails... dropping me in shuddering and sometimes a gliding stop closer to the floor.
Why, I hear you ask...
Did you know that the pneumatic gas lift in your office chair has a use by date? No? Neither did I. In fact, the cheaper the chair, the shorter it's life span. Well, that makes sense right? What I didn't know is that you can do a simple replacement of the gas lift component and you don't have to be a lego fanatic to achieve this fabulous outcome.
There are 3 ways of dealing with this...
(1) Buy a new chair... Uh, no I don't think so...
(2) Buy a replacement gas fitting (reasonably inexpensive and easy to achieve for around $50 - $60) Ebay and google are your friend if you choose this option or
(3) The Chair Saver Kit. Now the only problem I have is in getting one of these somewhere in Australia (If someone knows, tell me, please!!)
In the past, this would have meant saying goodbye to a comfy workhorse chair, but now the future is assured. (Now I don't have a stake in this, just tired of the sinking feeling!)
Eureka!
Imogene
Edit: I just found this page. It's full of ideas. Now, you need to try them at your own risk, but you may find something that works for you! http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=90400
