Cell Phone

I am not the type of person to rush out and get the latest technology. My computer is old (I bought it used, so it was old when I bought it) and my cell phone is as basic as I could find. When I bought it 3 years ago, I tried to find the most heavy-duty looking with the least features. I don't need my phone to take pictures, go online or download music. I need it to be able to bounce when it hits the ground.

Despite teasing from everyone who sees it, I had no intention of replacing my phone until I absolutely needed to. Which brings us to Friday... I walked into the bathroom, phone in the pocket of my sweatshirt, and just as I got near the toilet, my phone literally dove out of my pocket, landing in the bottom of the bowl. Heavy duty-yes, water proof- not likely.

I fished it out, dried it off and immediately put it in a bag of rice, which is what I've read you are supposed to do to take out the moisture. An hour later, it turned on and I was back to texting and talking like normal. But then it froze and wouldn't turn on and shortly there after, the screen went blank. I was pretty sure I was going to need a new phone.

Eventually it got to the point that I could both receive and make phone calls, but without the screen, I couldn't use my contact list.

My brother and I went to the cell phone store this afternoon. We had already researched phones and I knew what I wanted. The salesman was thrilled because I was the easiest customer of the day. As he was pulling up my account and getting out the paperwork, D-Train thought he was being funny and said, "I'll fix your phone" and then threw it on the ground attempting to break it. Except that when he picked it up, the screen was back! The colors were wrong, but otherwise, the phone was fine.

The salesman looked equally shocked and amused, and his shoulders fell as he saw his easy sale go away in the blink of an eye. I really wanted to walk out of the store and keep my old phone, but I was worried that after all it had been though, it wouldn't work reliably and I would have to go back to the cell phone store the next day. So I bought a new phone. And the salesman told me he wished he had more customers as amusing as me. I'm not excited to figure out everything on my new phone, but it's orange, and shiny, so maybe I will get used to it...