# NGSD \*$#^@ monitor **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ngsd-monitor/94235 "2001-11-19T17:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ngsd-monitor/94235/1 "2001-11-19T17:53:34Z")
Well, today’s the day from hell. After two of the worst days of my life, yesterday topped it off when my monitor finally died by treating me and my home office to an electrical fire. Now, I don’t mean “poof”, a whisp of smoke, and a dead monitor. I’m talking about fried electronics followed by the ever-lovely burned plastic. And a smell that even Lysol won’t kill. It wouldn’t have been so bad if I’d been sitting at the PC so I could unplug it at the first sign of trouble, but nooooooo, I’ve got to be outside with the damned thing erupted. On the upside I did order a new monitor, but jeez – it’s not worth the price in intangibles. Will this smell _every_ go away? sigh… ---
**Author:** ![Thunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ngsd-monitor/94235/2 "2001-11-19T18:06:14Z")
So, you’re telling me you now have a SouthernFried SouthernStyle monitor? 🆒