so this post is officially going into the category of stupid!!

it’s fair to say that i’ve done some stupid things in my time, but even by my standards this is bad! within my life time i’ve managed to put my mobile phone in the washing machine 3 times. that alone sounds bad i know - but it gets worse when i tell you that those 3 times are probably all within the last 18 months - yes it is possible for someone to be that stupid. the first time it happened i had left the phone in a pocket, the second time, i managed to put the washing on the side, the phone into the washing machine, put in washing powder and then turn it on. i thought that i had learned my lesson…. until a few weeks ago!

i always insure my phone - i know how accident prone i am. that was apart from this time, i thought that i had matured and as the insurance was nearly as expensive as the phone decided that it was time for me to brave the world without it… then a couple of weeks ago, i was putting some washing on and decided the machine looked a bit empty, so decided to take off the top i was wearing and add it to the wash?!? all was well until after 10 minutes of banging from the machine i realised that my phone had been in my pocket and now had suds coming from every part possible. a few days of leaving the phone wrapped in a towel on the radiator didn’t help and i admitted defeat, realising that i was going to need a new mobile.

i had managed to put it off for a couple of weeks, but as i’m off to the states this week, i decided i was going to have to bit the bullet and buy a new one. anyone that knows me will tell you that i can’t just walk in and buy the cheapest handset, i’m far too shallow for that - i’m able to choose the most expensive without even seeing the price tag. having been quizzed by the salesman who wanted to sell me everything in the store (obviously i have sucker written across my forehead) i finally walked out with a spanking new shiney phone - and all was well.

for some reason at this point i decided it was a good idea to put the phone in my back pocket and forget about it - it’s not like it rings that often . an hour later and nature called, i popped to the loo and heard the most almight splash only to find that my brand new spanking shiney phone was now settled at the bottom of the toilet!!!

so two phones later, plenty of water, good cash down the dunny as it were and a few tears - i’m without a phone yet again. someone please - create a waterproof phone - you’d save me a fortune….

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