My mobile phone went in the toilet

roddie Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:33 pm

yup... much worse than my last mobile phone's going through the wash. Here's what happened.. Laughing

It's a weekday/work-day.. I come home from work ok.. and I want my "comfy's" (IE; sweat-pants, slippers and favorite tee-shirt) in the bathroom. I enter, shut the door and proceed to remove the belt from my blue-jeans. I have a webbed "holster" for my phone.. which has its own belt-loop. The webbed-holster "takes flight"...................... and lands in the bowl... Shocked

Once I realized what had happened, I was like "Bruce Lee"... grabbing my phones' "holster" out of the toilet.. Laughing

My phone still "sort-a" works...

fredvon4 Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:04 pm

my nemesis is a shirt pocket..never the toilet but bending over dogs water bowl is at least an annual dunking. Insurance is not worth it imo

NEW222 Sun Dec 05, 2021 7:28 pm

Sorry for you, but I too know the feeling. 2 day old cell phone out of my hand on the dock and into the lake! Took it to work and disassembled it and put it in the paint booth on the bake cycle. No good, damage was apparently already done. I agree with Fred that warranty is not worth it. Just ended up using an old phone for my whole contract....

66 Malibu Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:09 pm

FWIW.
I use a good new #64 rubber band (the kind you use to mount your wings) on my cell phone and it has never failed to keep it in my pocket for many years. Also use one on my reading glasses case and on a small LED Dollar Tree light as part of my EDC (Every Day Carry) stuff.
YMMV
Steve

balogh Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:29 am

That is a great tip Malibu!

**Cribbs74** Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:18 pm

Well, at least it was your own toilet. I’ve dropped mine into public urinals twice. I’ve also gone after an air pod that dropped into an airplane toilet… lost that one. Most recently I dropped my phone into a deep murky canal off of Lake St Claire. Dove in after it, fully clothed in 50 degree water. and felt around in the dark. luckily I found it. Iphones really are waterproof! At least up to 12ft or so in my case.

Consider yourself lucky. After my experiences I’d happily fish around in my own toilet.

Ron

crankbndr Mon Dec 06, 2021 9:42 pm

Got no problem fishing my phone out of the bowl. However if it’s full of brandons floating around I’m off to the store for a new phone!!

getback Tue Dec 07, 2021 5:20 am

Dove in after it, fully clothed in 50 degree water wrote:

Man Thats hard core (They have taught you well ! ) Memorial Day

NEW222 Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:14 pm

crankbndr wrote:However if it’s full of brandons floating around I’m off to the store for a new phone!!

Lol.

roddie Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:26 pm

brandons................ are those like;.... never mind

roddie Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:37 pm

Cribbs74 wrote:Well, at least it was your own toilet. I’ve dropped mine into public urinals twice. I’ve also gone after an air pod that dropped into an airplane toilet… lost that one. Most recently I dropped my phone into a deep murky canal off of Lake St Claire. Dove in after it, fully clothed in 50 degree water. and felt around in the dark. luckily I found it. Iphones really are waterproof! At least up to 12ft or so in my case.

Consider yourself lucky. After my experiences I’d happily fish around in my own toilet.

Ron

Ronald, You might win the award for most drowned mobile devices. What do you think? Mine went in... and I was like; NoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I snatched it with a quickness only comparable to how "Chuck Norris" would have.. then I yanked the velcro flap-closure to my webbed-phone-holster.. pulled-out my phone.. and proceeded to tear-off the non-waterproof shock-protection/shield.. Laughing

in order to "see" (get a visual) on whether the device may have ingested any brandon..

MauricioB Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:45 pm

Roddie, what do you prefer ???? lol!

**Cribbs74** Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:46 pm

roddie wrote:
Cribbs74 wrote:Well, at least it was your own toilet. I’ve dropped mine into public urinals twice. I’ve also gone after an air pod that dropped into an airplane toilet… lost that one. Most recently I dropped my phone into a deep murky canal off of Lake St Claire. Dove in after it, fully clothed in 50 degree water. and felt around in the dark. luckily I found it. Iphones really are waterproof! At least up to 12ft or so in my case.

Consider yourself lucky. After my experiences I’d happily fish around in my own toilet.

Ron

Ronald, You might win the award for most drowned mobile devices. What do you think? Mine went in... and I was like; NoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I snatched it with a quickness only comparable to how "Chuck Norris" would have.. then I yanked the velcro flap-closure to my webbed-phone-holster.. pulled-out my phone.. and proceeded to tear-off the non-waterproof shock-protection/shield.. in order to "see" (get a visual) on whether the device may have ingested any brandon..

Yeah, make sure you flush before you stand up.

I may have the most drowned, and also the most disgusting. They don’t make enough sanitary wipes for urinal filth.

KariFS Wed Dec 08, 2021 10:02 am

roddie wrote:brandons................ are those like;.... never mind

I believe the origins are in a political ”slogan”:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Go_Brandon

So you may want to consider where and when to use the name in that context Wink

fredvon4 Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:17 pm

I hear you Kari but too late it is forever a new American Colloquialism

In America, as elsewhere are a LOT of unfortunate NAME associations, some funny some very cruel

Wonder if we can hijack this by every body thinking of one and posting

I will go first Virginia Hymen will always be asked..."Is your brother named Buster?"

crankbndr Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:46 pm

As long as we're on names, I know a guy his name is Craven Moorehead.

Then there is Fairley Fowl from Grosse Point Mi.

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