i hate it when i go to peoples houses and i see them handling harware like crap. It's like 8-) what the hell are you doing, why's it not it and anti-static bag!?!?!?!?! etc...
My desk is covered it anti-static foily stuff, and when you come into the room, you clicp you're wrist anti-statictiser onto the rail which is connected to earth. And also the carpet is not synthetic so.... no chance of anything happenening :-D
though that's in my spare room, nothing like that gonna be in my bedroom. That just keeps all the new amiga's and comps :-D