-------------------- Tony Vickio The World Famous Vickio Signs 3364 Rt.329 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 t30v@vickiosigns.com 607-535-6241 http://www.vickiosigns.com Posts: 1063 | From: Watkins Glen, New York | Registered: Sep 2001
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I've run over, buried, smashed and drowned as many cell phones as anybody alive.
A few I've dunked and then tried to revive... and in my experience its not worth the aggrvation or trouble. While you may get it working again it will never be reliable and an unreliable phone is a worse aggrivation than one that is dead.
Cell phones are cheap these days and time is money!
My two cents from Yarrow...
-grampa dan
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-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8738 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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There's a nearby student bar where many get flushed alive in the ladies room. We're trying to trying to think of a sign that can help with the situation because the tavern owner frequently has to remove the toilet to retrieve the drowned phones. Talk about aggravation! Oh yeah, to answer the question, they never survive.
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-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Tipped over while Kayaking, moments after my son warned me to be careful and I asked him if thought I was a rookie. Everything I owned was in a waterproof bag,except, you guessed it, the cell phone. Instant junk. Dropped one in the snow once, instant junk.
-------------------- Bob Moroney The Sign Guy 310 Club Valley Drive Falmouth, MA 02536 508-259-6297 Posts: 216 | From: Falmouth, MA | Registered: Jul 2008
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Chris, we went to a Boy Scout Camporee three weekends ago and believe me ALL fears of porta-johns are rational!
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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no problem.. take out battery, Open all covers possible.. LEt it dry.. 24 hours blow it out with soft air jet.. let it dry a few more hours.. Done.. replace battery and test. It should run fine
-------------------- Leaper of Tall buildings.. If you find my posts divisive or otherwise snarky please ignore them. If you do not know how then PM me about it and I will demonstrate. Posts: 5274 | From: Im a nowhere man | Registered: Jul 2001
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Melt it with a torch, then call your local paper and tell them it ignited all on its own. Not only will you get a new phone, but will become a rich celebrity from the news stories.
-------------------- Sharing the WORD one sign at a time!! Joe Golden Signage 721 Oak ST, Madisonville KY, 42431 270-871-0454 Posts: 270 | From: Madisonville, Kentucky | Registered: Oct 2006
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Don't forget that there are water indicators on the phone and on the battery and the equipment is not covered by warranty if it was exposed to water. Those are the little green crosshatch decals that turn red when wet. (keyword: decal, sign people!)
I had the good fortune to receive a phone call about 6 weeks ago while in my pool for the first time in 3 years. I heard ringgg...zzzzzch.....and that was the last dying cry from the phone in my pocket. I tried taking it apart, blowing it out with compressed air, hair drying it, but alas it was not to be...good thing I had that warranty!
-------------------- Gary Boros SIGNWORKS STUDIOS LLC Monroe, Connecticut, USA Posts: 264 | From: Monroe, Connecticut, USA | Registered: Dec 2007
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my last phone is at the bottom of the Pacific. I took my Multicam tech surfing before day 3 of training, and since it was a work day, I had the phone conveniently in my surf shorts for the drive over... forgot to take it out...
Thankfully I had insurance too, and even with no proof, they gave me another $200 phone, minus the $50 deductable!
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I dropped mine in the horse water-trough... when I really needed to phone someone as my mare was in labour! It got ignored for a while and then when I had a minute I took it apart and let it dry until the next day. It kind of worked after that, but people had to talk really loud to me and the camera part was dead. Ended up getting a new one as soon as I could.
-------------------- Bec "Phoebe's Mom" Bermudez Sawatzky's Imagination Corporation Yarrow, BC Posts: 103 | From: Yarrow, BC | Registered: Oct 2007
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You remind me of my son. HE got pushed into the pool with a 1 month old cell phone. When he got out he took it out of his pocket and threw it on a nearby pool chair. The webbing of the chair acted like a trampoline and sent it back into the pool.
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I have killed two: One was in a plastic bag but did not survive a dunk in the Allegheny. (damn generic bags!) The other fell into the pan of turkey grease on Thanksgiving. I'd say it's a done deal. Love....Jill
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Mike, Sue says that as with keyboards, cellphones just don't hold up well to a good drenching...lol
-------------------- Terry Baird Baird Signs 3484 West Lake Rd. Canandaigua, NY 14424 Posts: 790 | From: Canandaigua, New York | Registered: Dec 2002
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Send it to me, I can ressurect keyboards, maybe I can resurrect a cell phone, who knows.
Actually, back prior to the days of everyone having a cell phone I had a beeper/pager. Working on firetrucks, you would know I work around water most of the time. I had many incidents where my pager would get flooded for one reason or another. The cure all for that was to place the pager in a freezer when I got home from work and let it stay there for a few hours. Eventually by putting the pager in the freezer and taking it out for a few hours and putting it in a warm place a few times the darn thing would come back to life. This worked for a few years like that. Come to think of it, I still have the pager, but the service has been off for over 10 years now. Anyone have use for outdated technology?
-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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I lost my cell while mowing the lawn. It was in a heavy duty case, landed face down, was rained on for a day and a half, before I found it. Took it inside, said a prayer, removed it from the case, let it dry out, it's been fine ever since. Luck of the Irish?
-------------------- Donald Miner ABCO Wholesale Neon 1168 Red Hill Creek Dobson, NC Posts: 842 | From: North Carolina | Registered: Apr 2006
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Sounds like the kind of cell phone I'd like Michael. Those other ones are far to intrusive!
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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update... believe it or not...after a few nights on the fireplace mantle above a roaring fire....the ole cell phone is coming back to life... I pulled off all the covers and rested it in a warm nest....theres a little steam on the display window..but its firin up like a champ... not bad for a $29.95 tracfone.....
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