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Tomcat

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My Man Cave is taking shape, record deck in place, tv in place for dvds, and cds, bluetooth speaker for record deck and usb sticks, record rack built, bar built and homebrew beer Kegged, dartboard in place and carpet laid for offical distance, Game on

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Any excuse to show off my little shed...

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It's rendered invisible by the questionable satin dust covers, but, in the second from last pic there's a TV on a swivel arm above an Xbox one and PS2 (I prefer the old consoles!).

The lighting, air conditioning and small but rather fancy looking electric heater are all voice/remotely controlled with smart plugs and Alexa. I've freaked the neighbours out many a time when I walk into my shed late at night and start shouting at Alexa about the lights!
 
I do but sadly it is always in a state of build/upgrade...continual fettling so doesnt get the use it was intended for. Determined to use it over winter as a work from home space...just need a decent way to heat it.
 
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hoppyscotty said:
I do but sadly it is always in a state of build/upgrade...continual fettling so doesnt get the use it was intended for. Determined to use it over winter as a work from home space...just need a decent way to heat it.
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Heat the seat. Try it. You will spend a lot less on space heating.
 
I don’t want to have a common man-cave. However, I like my room with my hobby items
 

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Alas no, not in the current house. There isn't really any room for one unless I converted my garage which is my current brew space anyway but also contains many bikes, DIY clobber, fishing gear and probably a lot of other stuff I don't really need.

'Er indoors did suggest I could build a covered BBQ area when the kids no longer want a trampoline.
 
I don't really understand the purpose of a man cave. Don't you guys like spending time with your wives?
There again our entire house is pretty much done up as a man cave.
 
Cwrw666 said:
I don't really understand the purpose of a man cave. Don't you guys like spending time with your wives?
There again our entire house is pretty much done up as a man cave.
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Hahahaha
Do you want the honest answer?

Actually the honest answer is I do. We have games evenings with teenage mini-me, strictly nights etc, but it's awfully nice to have a purpose built office for working from home and to have a place where I can go one or two nights a week and game or brew or do metal earth models whilst listening to slipknot/tool/metal bands
But primarily having a proper office is just bliss. Working from home 20 days a month and not having a proper environment just sucks ass so much. The extra bits are just the icing on the cake.
 
Cwrw666 said:
I don't really understand the purpose of a man cave. Don't you guys like spending time with your wives?
There again our entire house is pretty much done up as a man cave.
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Depends - we work from different rooms. Then, in the evening, she and my daughter like watching women’s TV on a massive screen (they have lots of subscriptions) while I prefer watching online from MacBook.
 
Cwrw666 said:
I don't really understand the purpose of a man cave. Don't you guys like spending time with your wives?
There again our entire house is pretty much done up as a man cave.
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Jean Paul Satre famously said that hell is being trapped in a room with your closest friends.

I love my wife and consider her to be my dearest friend, but sometimes I just need to drink beer, play video games, smoke cigars and be an insufferable slob without being around anyone else.

Also, my missus is a rabid teetotaller, so she's not exactly as enthusiastic about the epic consumption of booze as I am 🤣
 
Nicks90 said:
Hahahaha
Do you want the honest answer?

Actually the honest answer is I do. We have games evenings with teenage mini-me, strictly nights etc, but it's awfully nice to have a purpose built office for working from home and to have a place where I can go one or two nights a week and game or brew or do metal earth models whilst listening to slipknot/tool/metal bands
But primarily having a proper office is just bliss. Working from home 20 days a month and not having a proper environment just sucks ass so much. The extra bits are just the icing on the cake.
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I appear to be the only person in the world that actually enjoys sharing an office with my wife.

We do have a spare room upstairs, mind where all my keyboard and music setup is.
My radios are in the shed, which I can access remotely. Along with my brewing stuff.

Desperately need a garage, or at least a car port. We have the space, but not the cash to pave it. I was absolutely shocked at the cost of digging up the garden, putting hardcore and then cement down. Even doing it myself, we're into 5 figures.
 
I shared my office during COVID, wife's a teacher so was doing online lessons....never ever again!
It's impossible to try concentrating on a finance spreadsheet or having a conversation with a customer about a contract, when she is blathering away about sex-ed or healthy plate to a bunch of 13 yo kids. So she got banned to the desk ( I bought just for her 😉 ) in the conservatory!

And girl child refused to share my office whilst she was at home during COVID, as apparently I swear a lot when on internal calls (and sometimes to customers) and I type very loudly when I am cross......
 
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