In Reply to: Smoking Maggies posted by zgauthier on March 5, 2007 at 14:57:52:
It's usually not appreciated, not the way that something is valued if one has to pay for it. We are tremendously blessed to have one of the world's greatest clothes horses donating boys clothing to us for our sons, some with tags still on them, never worn.
Our one son absolutely does not value it; he'll wear a new pair of sweat pants and put holes in the knees, a new pair of shoes to cut the grass, etc. We're making him pay for replacement clothes now. He will have a RUDE awakening when he's independent and hard pressed to keep himself in his fancy clothes.
In all sincerity, you could learn a truly valuable lesson here; if your education is being paid for by someone else, ie. parents, do NOT let it go up in smoke spending too much time smoking your Maggies. If you're paying your way through, then you just were a bit overzealous with "dorm scare tactics".
I'm not trying to be a killjoy, but there can be a truly valuable lesson here. Tremendous gifts must be valued and treated properly. It's often much more painful to say, "I should have appreciated it more..." People often say that after losing out for job advancement, or after a divorce. The repair/cost of some speakers can be a very cheap price to pay for such an important life lesson.
Now, a thought about checking the speakers. Take a flashlight and you should be able to peer beyond the fabric to see the condition of the mylar; if there's burn marks, holes etc. you should be able to see them. Why not call Magnepan's number as well and let them diagnose: 1-800-474-1646
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