April 28, 2005
YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP
I was talking to my Rhode Island salesman the other night, because we like to talk shit of a cocktail in the even', and I then stuck my cellphone in my windsuit pocket. Oblivious, later, I decided to urinate, as I am wont after a drink, and I'll be fucking damned if my phone didn't slide out of my pocket and splash in the, ah, briny deep. I fished it out immediately, of course, and would have iffen that bowl had been clogged with the excreta of seven diarrheic Greyhound customers with Marburg virus, because that phone cost me $300, and was only 6 weeks old, and we had bonded after I'd pic'ed the black dwarf.
Long story short: I believe the leather case avoided lasting harm, however the phone is acting as funky as George Clinton at a Parliament concert.
Witness: it occasionally pretends it is being charged, battery bars extending, then it informs me Charging Complete. Not even plugged in. Very strange.
And, even more bizarre, the antenna won't retract. Keeps rising of its own accord. Velociwhizz. It most certainly AIN'T what's for dinner.
One other thought: Doesn't this make my case for Sit Piss blogging?
Sit-pissing is the most civilized way to relieve oneself.
Posted by: david at April 29, 2005 10:19 AMI've done that before, and it stayed where it layed.
Posted by: Yabu at April 29, 2005 12:22 PMAll cell phones DESERVE to die!!!
Posted by: Acidman at April 29, 2005 1:49 PMGet the little driver set at radioshack, and open the phone up in an aluminum foil broiler tray, one layer at a time. Remove any yellow crystals or green goo using a Q-tip dipped in high-percentage rubbing alcohol. Dry totally before reassembly. I've fixed some very subtle problems (cola spill, not briny deep but I'm confident of carryover) this way.
Posted by: triticale at April 29, 2005 4:08 PMDid you not buy the replacement insurance? Tsk.
Posted by: Bane at April 29, 2005 4:14 PMOf course I have the replacement insurance. With the $100 deductible.
Posted by: Velociman at April 29, 2005 5:10 PM(Momentary lucid moment from last night at the bar)
Why is my cellphone in the urinal and why am I peeing on it?
About 6 months ago, my cellphone got damp from being put into my surf shorts.
There's apparently an indicator on the battery that turns black when exposed to water. The issues you are having with the phone pretending to be charged are secondary to corrosion of the contacts. When my phone got wet, it was telling me that it was plugged into a car kit. I couldn't use a single function, since they're all disabled to prevent you screwing around with the phone and then crashing the car.
Posted by: brian at April 29, 2005 9:23 PMI guess you're also getting pretty crappy reception now.
Damn, I just couln't resist.