BlackBerry Float

Next time you go swimming, make sure your cell phone/PDA is NOT on your person when you enter the water. I thought I was going to be footing the bill for a new BlackBerry after what happened a few weeks ago. We were getting ready to go swimming in St. George with the kids and I specifically clipped my phone to the OUTSIDE of my shorts so I wouldn't forget to take it off when we got down to the pool. But Anna was anxious to get in and I was excited to start an early weekend with the fam so the last thing on my mind was to check for some little black gadget hanging from my pocket.

So...after about 2 or 3 minutes I felt this incessant buzzing coming from my left hip. UH OH! I took it out and it was just freaking out: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ...



Sad, huh? Notice the water level about 1/3 of the way up the screen!

[I should have taken a shot of Amy. I think she was really having a hard time keeping the grin off her face once she realized it was dead. I think she was jealous, though, that she couldn't have been the one to chuck that $%^&@! BlackBerry in the water!]

A closer shot here:



So I took the battery out and left it for dead to dry out. Come Monday morning I stuffed it in my pocket to take to work and see how much I owed. When I pulled it out at my office I noticed the water had drained out. I put the battery back and and much to my surprise it started to boot up!



That T-Mobile logo never looked so good! I guess it wasn't completely dry, though - notice the white/gray shape that somewhat resembles Greenland? That's moisture that was still in the display. It eventually went away after another couple days.

And here it was after it finished booting.



Notice all my data was still in place - look at all the email that I wasn't able to get to over the weekend! And the battery even still had about 30% charge left!!

[When I called Amy she said she was happy that it was working (and that we didn't have to cough up some cash for a new one), but I think deep-down - or maybe just under the surface - I think she was mad that the Berry would be returning home with me that afternoon. :-) ]