I think @nicksilva was not advocating theft. I think he was suggesting they were not comfortable for him. Read his post again, please. To me what he wrote was “The chairs are uncomfortable, bring your own chair.”
How is that actionable? How is that civil on your part, to suggest the BOD censure him for an opinion? Is that the behavior you are advocating for the board or for DMS??
TALK to Nick Silva. Please.
@Diplomat,
Luckilly, this is in all in written english. You read the below,
Nick Silva actually wrote the below,
To “trade” a chair you brought into dms and take a chair that you do not own from DMS is theft. This is the exact action that @nicksilva is stating and claiming that no one at DMS will complain.
Also, Claiming the chairs are “strait from hell” and “torture devices” is more than dislike, it is a vitriolic statement. Vitriol is defined as cruel and bitter criticism.
This has been a continual pattern for nearly a year if not longer on this subject. I get at first not liking the chairs and airing your grievances. That period has fully passed now. Rather than being productive these are just out right negative statements and also suggesting breaking the law.
Does this comparison clarify the difference for you Steve?
You know Nick I’m glad we have this thing called free speech, it’s a beautiful thing. It’s obvious that nicksilva’s statement is reductio ad absurdum. Why would a committee chair suggested someone steal a chair. Anyone with any amount of Common Sense would this. You don’t get to set a period for when someone has to stop making comments about something. As far as being excellent, I find this phrase to be on un-excellent. It’s open to interpretation and is used as the hammer in which to beat people into submission that don’t share your viewpoint
As for where to get a specific chair, check out office furniture companies like business interiors. They generally get sample furniture that they will sell off for a huge markdown. Might not find the exact chair but one like it.
I used one at work for several years and could never get comfortable in it…ducks and runs out of the thread
I didn’t get theft from this but I think I understand where you get it @Nick … What I got was, for example, I’m sitting in one DMS chair and trade what I am sitting in for another chair. Trade as in swap seats not take away forever. Who would want to take one of the red chairs anyway?
Who would want to take one of the red chairs anyway?
well… OP of this thread, apparently.
It’s called sarcasm. Look it up.
What is not sarcasm is that yes, I think the chairs suck
Good point. 
I bought a black chair exactly like the red chairs (other than color) for $10 at the UNT Surplus sale warehouse last summer.
If you follow their website, they post pix of stuff that will be for sale. Usually the postings are updated by the weekend in preparation for the “every tuesday morning” sales.
And my butt likes those chairs.
Make a few dozen of these Opendesk “Johann” stools so everyone can be uncomfortable.
Top it with a bed of nails!
That was an awesome deal! The best part about these chairs is that everything on them is not only robust enough for guaranteed 24 hour use, but you can also order replacement parts from the manufacturer and they actually stock the parts.
In researching chairs for the space, we found out that these 2 details are not available for probably 90%+ of the chairs on the market. The chairs you can buy in the common retail stores are just at the bottom of the market in quality. They will work for some people for a while, but get outside the 150 to 180 pound weight range and the majority fail quickly. Even the chairs claiming to be rated for 250+ pound people, seem to be a lie as they fail quickly as well, usually just outside of the 60 or 90 day warranty.
I like the red chairs. But then again I’m one of those members that likes the spiky chair posted above.
Also I’m a fan of the Emeco Navy Chair so I realize that my opinion is probably not the most representative of the group.
Anyway, I think it’s really rude to constantly be second guessing this decision, not to mention unprofessional discourse to be having in one of our public facing subforums.
Boy howdy. I’m tall and tip the scales at > 250lb. Adjustable-height chairs are pointless for me - they need to adjust to maximum height and stay there. But not everyone has a 36" inseam so office chairs are as a rule adjustable with insufficiently-robust cylinders. So on about a yearly basis I find that the cylinder in my chair at work has gotten tired and have to go find another one in a vacant cube.
Between that and incorrigible cats sharpening their claws on upholstery, I have these chairs in my house, sitting in either for hours at a stretch when working from home:
The knockoffs of these that I see in restaurants are reasonably comfortable - and can be lifted with a finger.
I wouldn’t be able to spot the difference because I don’t think I’ve ever seen a real one.
I believe we have a few in that style back in Laser and I kinda want to get one of my own.
I know your pain Sir,
I was lucky to get three screw lift office chairs from @Lampy when he left his office. Best money I’ve spent on an office chair probably ever! They were a fancy chair from back in the day, I forget the name. Might actually be Herman Miller?
But, could it survive being tossed from a 6 story building window? Here is a cool podcast on the Emeco Navy Chair, it’s history and the knock offs that have developed around it, https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/77-steps/
@Team_Moderators do you see any point in further discussion in this thread? The OP asked where to find the red chairs and that question has been answered. I think the merit of the red chairs has been discussed ad nauseum. If people want to talk back and forth about the chairs lets make that another discussion.
Thanks, I completely forgot about Opendesk and tend to think Ikea is the only thing around for furniture hacking.
That’s solve our issue with furnishing both SDC and VCC’s committee areas. Next stop Lumberyard then Laser cutter!!