How Many Keyboards Do You Replace Every Year?

Sampling of the many keyboards in this Sacramento Realtor’s garage.

I ask because it seems I end up destroying buying a new keyboard every few months. I can’t believe it myself. I’m such a klutz that I continually ruin keyboards. I know that electronics and moisture don’t see eye-to-eye, yet I keep hosing my keyboards. Is there no hope? This Sacramento Realtor cannot possibly be the only one who throws away keyboards like rejected purchase offers. It’s not like an iPhone; you can’t drop it in a bag of rice.

There are a variety of liquids at my disposal that I can easily pour into my keyboard. Kind of depends on the time of day. Early morning? The most likely culprit is coffee. Like this morning. I thought my cup was empty, yet I managed to knock it over. I say this because I could have turned on my table lamp to illuminate the darkness but I thought, “Hey, the sun is on the horizon soon.” Big mistake. Really BIG mistake. There was maybe one ounce of coffee left in my coffee cup, but I managed to knock it over and it sprayed into my keyboard.

By afternoon, it’s time for Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi, and it’s not just me that causes the accident. Often the cause can be attributed directly to the cats. It’s those tails, swishing back and forth as they prance in front of my monitor like they’re walking out on stage to deliver an acceptance speech. If one of the cats is feeling really affectionate, she’ll rub her squirrelly face on my can of Diet Coke and spill the contents.

I’ve completely given up placing a glass of wine near my computer. Stemmed glasses do not belong on my desk. I’ve tried drinking directly from the bottle but I drool instead.

I don’t write on just any keyboard. I prefer the ergonomic — known as a split keyboard. There are two manufacturers of such keyboards, and the first doesn’t count. Oh, and did I mention the keyboard must also be wireless?

Don’t think about looking in my garage at the electronic graveyard. It’s where my replacement keyboards go to die.

You’d think I was on fast track with Microsoft, but they change the model annually. Hey, at least there is some benefit for forking out another  for a keyboard. It supposedly has new bells and whistles. You’d think some company would sell keyboard insurance at the rate I go through them.

Thank goodness for Prime at Amazon. Hello new keyboard. At this rate, I should buy several and stock up.