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rossybee
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by rossybee » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:50 am
Dozy daughter (age 9) of mine is always forgetting where she puts things, so recently was asking us if we'd seen her iPod shuffle (bought in New York by her mother only in March
) which we hadn't...
Wife then realised it was in her jean pockets, which had been through a full wash cycle, and then done the full hot job in the tumble drier...
I thought it would've been donald ducked but thought neh, don't give up that easy, stick it on charge & see what happens... well, the wee fecker only works!!!
What's the chances of that?
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sam
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by sam » Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:58 pm
I dropped my nano in the dog's water bowl (whats the chances), it was fecked but took the hair dryer (GF's) to it and works fine
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ExigeKen
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by ExigeKen » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:51 pm
NOOPS 160 wrote:rossybee wrote:Dozy daughter (age 9) of mine is always forgetting where she puts things, so recently was asking us if we'd seen her iPod shuffle (bought in New York by her mother only in March
) which we hadn't...
Wife then realised it was in her jean pockets, which had been through a full wash cycle, and then done the full hot job in the tumble drier...
I thought it would've been donald ducked but thought neh, don't give up that easy, stick it on charge & see what happens... well, the wee fecker only works!!!
What's the chances of that?
Lucky sod
mine didnt survive the washing machine - never tried the tumble drier though perhaps that is what went wrong
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rossybee
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by rossybee » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:01 pm
I forgot to mention that all it now plays is "You Spin me Right Round"
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Shug
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by Shug » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:44 am
Top tip - if you do put somethign through a wash or drop it in water DON'T try it straight away. Put it in an airing cupboard for a couple of days to ensure it's totally dry throughout and you may be lucky. Don't switch it on until you're sure it's dry throughout.
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GregR
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by GregR » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:51 am
Shug wrote:Top tip - if you do put somethign through a wash or drop it in water DON'T try it straight away. Put it in an airing cupboard for a couple of days to ensure it's totally dry throughout and you may be lucky. Don't switch it on until you're sure it's dry throughout.
I can attest to that one. When I was at uni, I lent my laptop to my flatmate who then vomitted on it that night. As he tried to boot it up after scraping the chunks for the keys it was instantly knackered.
Contrast with...
On honeymoon in St Lucia, had a few cocktails after breakfast and decided to do a wee baywatch-style run into the ocean forgetting the tunes I was running to weren't in my head, but coming from the ipod in my pocket. Left if for a few days, hooked it up to AndyG's wedding pressie and hey-presto, the wee sod worked
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Shug
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by Shug » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:58 am
GregR wrote:Shug wrote:Top tip - if you do put somethign through a wash or drop it in water DON'T try it straight away. Put it in an airing cupboard for a couple of days to ensure it's totally dry throughout and you may be lucky. Don't switch it on until you're sure it's dry throughout.
I can attest to that one. When I was at uni, I lent my laptop to my flatmate who then vomitted on it that night. As he tried to boot it up after scraping the chunks for the keys it was instantly knackered.
Contrast with...
On honeymoon in St Lucia, had a few cocktails after breakfast and decided to do a wee baywatch-style run into the ocean forgetting the tunes I was running to weren't in my head, but coming from the ipod in my pocket. Left if for a few days, hooked it up to AndyG's wedding pressie and hey-presto, the wee sod worked
Why would hooking it up to a 15" black rubber c*ck do anything?
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ExigeKen
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by ExigeKen » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:25 pm
Shug wrote:GregR wrote:Shug wrote:Top tip - if you do put somethign through a wash or drop it in water DON'T try it straight away. Put it in an airing cupboard for a couple of days to ensure it's totally dry throughout and you may be lucky. Don't switch it on until you're sure it's dry throughout.
I can attest to that one. When I was at uni, I lent my laptop to my flatmate who then vomitted on it that night. As he tried to boot it up after scraping the chunks for the keys it was instantly knackered.
Contrast with...
On honeymoon in St Lucia, had a few cocktails after breakfast and decided to do a wee baywatch-style run into the ocean forgetting the tunes I was running to weren't in my head, but coming from the ipod in my pocket. Left if for a few days, hooked it up to AndyG's wedding pressie and hey-presto, the wee sod worked
Why would hooking it up to a 15" black rubber c*ck do anything?
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