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I killed my iPhone

Dropped my iPhone in the water yesterday. Yup, needed to check my email so badly that I had to take it out over water. I watched the life flicker out of it, then Googled what to do - so now it sits in a sealed bowl with rice. I have little hope. What was so important? Nothing...just the feeling that I can check it, so I should. Being that this information obsession is going to cost me, its time to take a breath and re-evaluate my usage.
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  1. doug0077July 11, 2012 at 8:52 AM

    I know the day my phone will fall out my shirt pocket into a puddle, the lake or the toilet. It's only a matter of when, not if.

    My condolences.

    Doug

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