The desperate attachment to his cellphone led a man to desperate lengths yesterday. But the situation was rather desperate as well: Bronx resident Edwin Gallart dropped his cellphone into the toilet of a Harlem line Metro-North train during the evening rush hour. Gallart then tried to retrieve the phone, only to get his arm stuck. Only after a Metro-North supervisor, various rescue crews, three sets of power tools (including, as the Times reports, the jaws of life), and one ripped-from-the-wall then sliced toilet later was Gallart's arm set free. Other trains needed to be rerouted and a number of commuters were inconvenienced. And the phone was not found, but as M-N facilities director Al Cecere said, "you wouldn't want to put that on your face afterwards anyway."
We've dropped a pager into a toilet and a friend dropped a cellphone into the urinal. Rule number one: Let the device dry out.
By Jen Chung in News: NYC
Okay, so my experience today wasn't THAT bad, but still, it was soooooo gross. In a rush to get myself, 2 kids, 2 bags and miscellaneous other items out the door, all while trying to take a quick potty break, my cell phone slipped out of my too tight pants and plop, went right into the toilet. Yuck. As quickly as it went in I grabbed it out (thankfully my arm didn't get stuck) and hoped for the best. Immediately a message appeared saying, "Enhancement not recognized." What the heck? I guess being submerged in toilet water does not bode well for electronic devices. The good news, though my toilets weren't officially STERILIZED, they were cleaned yesterday. The bad news, my cell phone is completely dead. Thank goodness, actually, because I really don't want to be snuggled up to a toilet-bowl phone!
4 comments:
Sounds like a horrible ordeal Care! I wouldn't use the phone even if it worked, gross!!!
Oh dear!!! This might explain why you haven't texted me back however!!! Sorry, mine went through the wash, yes, the whole cycle, and um....yeah I'm on a new one too! BUMMER!!
You need to stick with the Cheapo-beapo phones. Mine has been through 3 submersions and is still kicking...but after being in the toilet, might be a relief in doesn't work! Oh, YUCK!
Sorry to hear you lost your phone. It probably would have come sooner or later with Romy throwing it into the tub or toilet soon anyway. :) That was a funny post, made me laugh. Thanks!
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