Judg3's Journal: I need a new desk chair

After 3 years, my desk chair is dying. About a year ago the vinyl covering on the armrests started cracking due to it hitting the edge of my desk all the time. Now just recently the back is refusing to stay straight, it constantly bends back about 15 degrees. So I get up, and bend it back in again, only to have it bend out again when I sit down.
So out came the duct tape. Huge swaths of it reinforcing the back so it stays relatively straight. I was worried I'd end up breaking it due to metal fatigue from the bending cycles.

So now I have both armrests covered in a healthy amount of duct tape as well as the back. It looks so sad and pathetic - but I love this chair. It's got 5 large rollerblade wheels on the bottom which makes it fly over everything - carpet, power cords, cat tails, etc etc.

The one thing I learned through all this is that duct tape isn't all the same. I've taken a liking to the premium Duck brand tape. It's quite sticky and seems stronger and thicker then the cheaper brands. I only have to fix the tape on the armrests once a year or so because of it. With other brands, it was more like once a week.

Then again, maybe I should just get a new chair.

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[trmj]

if you are looking for the best duct tape, go for the automotive hose tape. that stuff doesn't come off and isn't quite as thick but makes up for it with way more strength (although I have't figured out how).