Generosity

The generosity of people never ceases to amaze me!

Two days ago I dropped my iPhone in water (actually the toilet). Just after having set up this blog. I immediately put it in a container with rice, which seemed to work for my laptop when I spilled tea on it (don't worry - it was unsweet tea) sometime this past school year. I didn't touch the computer for over 24 hours. When I plugged it in and turned it on, everything was right with the world. Not a thing lost or out of place. So why wouldn't the same process work for the iPhone, right? Wrong! I'm guessing a lot of it has to do with the fact that you can't open the iPhone, so it's more difficult to get it dry. So where does one go when things like this happen - the internet. The only thing I wasn't willing to try was putting it in the oven. Seriously? I think not.

So today I am on Craig's List off and on ALL day. It's absolutely insane how much people are wanting for USED iPhones. I'm sorry, but considering I'm due an upgrade July 7th, and could have gotten the iPhone 4 if I'd only pre-ordered it, I was not going to pay what people were asking. This is hard to deal with mentally since I leave for Europe in exactly 2 days and desperately need a phone with international calling capabilities! But, being as hardheaded as I am, I was going to deal with my VERY archaic Motorola V180 that doesn't do much beyond making phone calls and texting. No apps, no camera, no music, no movies, no Twilight games. It's almost bringing me to tears thinking about it.

Then this evening I get a phone call from Rose Chase, whose daughter is traveling with me. She has been graciously helping by asking around for anyone that might have upgraded to an iPhone 4 and is willing to sell their old phone, preferably at a decent price. What does the Chase family do instead? They upgrade Robert's phone to an iPhone 3Gs. And now they are letting me travel with their brand new phone. I can't thank the Chase family enough. I promise, it will come back to you when we land at the airport in pristine condition. You know, provided it doesn't fall in to a bidet or something. (That was Rose's joke).