the_olivia•1d agoOG Member

Tried the 'digital nomad beach office' thing. Got sand in my laptop fan within 20 minutes.

I used to think working from a beach in Thailand would be amazing. My first day in Koh Samui last May, I set up my laptop on a towel, and a gust of wind blew sand straight into the vent. The fan started making this grinding noise like a dying blender. I spent the next 3 hours in a 7-Eleven trying to blow it out with compressed air. Has anyone else had a beautiful location turn into a total tech nightmare?

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garcia.cameron1d ago

Oh man, that grinding noise is the worst sound ever when you're trying to be productive. I feel your pain, nothing kills the vibe like a tech emergency in paradise.

casey3421d ago

The worst is when you can't tell if it's your brain grinding or the actual machine, am I right?

ben_fisher1d ago

Wait, you actually found compressed air in a 7-Eleven in Koh Samui? That's wild... I half expected you to say you gave up and just listened to the grinding fan all afternoon. Sand in the keyboard I've dealt with, but inside the actual fan housing is a nightmare I've somehow dodged so far. @garcia.cameron is spot on about that grinding noise too, it's like the sound of all your vacation savings evaporating.