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Try to train them...again, or simply shoot them?

I would assume I am not the only one to have experienced this.  A friend, mate, relative or relatives friend damages a  lp or CD disk.

No matter how much I have tried, it is usually time not well spent.  I just got my CDs back from my son.  They were all fine and in "jewel" cases...some mofi.  Well they, son and girlfriend, decided to put them in a vinyl carrier.  The disks slide into a pocket and now most disks have scratches...which get worse taking them in and out of the "carrier"...and most have fingerprints/food on them.  

This is a high fidelity/stereo software concern I have had all my life.  Loaned some LPs to a friend, many "special" pressings...and yes, they came back damaged......don't you just love added ticks, pops and skips?

I have had a little success with the cd/sacd disks by giving them a bath...that will get rid of the food and fingerprints, but does nothing for the new groves across the playing surface.

Whomever said, "perfect sound forever" .....if they are not already dead, perhaps some kind of punishment, like listening to a David Lee Roth disk skip for a few years. 

Oh and, perhaps you have had luck, but trying to explain how to safely handle a LP or Disc is very much like trying to tell a politician how to be honest.

 


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lalitk
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“I am not living to die with the biggest, most perfect media collection,”

~ I felt that. In the end it just won’t matter.

Great post by @douglas_schroeder. My condolences on your loss. I lost my Dad four years ago. I end up giving away most of his stuff that he treasured for 50 plus years. It was a very hard thing to do but knowing someone else could make better use of it made it worthwhile and ease the pain a bit.

To answer OP question, I say train them. 
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fuzztone
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The tale of two cities.
Chuck and Doug.
I know who earns my respect.

Training is a nice thought albeit impossible.
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My ex wife treated our cds like that ...That's why shes my ex....I let her have all the scratched ones...
leemaze
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Next time just pay for a gift subscription to a streaming service...
cd318
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In my experience people rarely look after borrowed stuff as well as you’d like them to.

In fact I’d say that some of them can be counted upon to damage whatever you lend them. My youngest brother is like that. He seems to be a serial damager of other people’s property whilst slightly paranoid about his own.

Whether it’s conscious or unconscious damaging is difficult to determine but needless to say, eventually you have to draw the line and say no.

Other people seem to have issues with returning stuff. For whatever reason it becomes increasingly difficult with them to get things back. This behaviour is also quite common as I’ve heard from others who have suffered in this way.

Lending and borrowing also works both ways and can reveal an awful lot about your relationships - sometimes a little too much.

Ultimately though @douglas_schroeder is right. You need to keep a sense of priority. It’s only stuff, and if you don’t know that now, be sure that time will eventually teach you.

Or you could just watch Citizen Kane one more time.
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