[NPMUG] The iPhone and Beer Story ( recalling the "Junior Mint", very refreshing )

[Charles]

Ouch Dave!   You didn't proceed to cry right away?  :)

Question - how did ya get an iPhone without signing a new contract?

  iPhone

On Nov 22, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Dave Sevick <dave at davesevick.com> wrote:

> Many years ago one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes was the " Junior  
> Mint" episode where Kramer fumbles little chocolate mint candies in  
> his hand and allows them to spill out  over a surgery observation  
> deck watching an operation.
>
> Last night I was at a birthday party/family bowling event at the  
> excellent Paradise Island Bowl & Beach on Neville Island.
>
> My 32GB iPhoneGS, as always, is a big attention getter for those who  
> have never seen or used an Apple iPhone.  This night at the bowling  
> alley was no different.
>
> As the cool device passed around the table is was accidentally  
> fumbled ( much like Kramer and the Junior Mints ) and flopped right  
> into a pitcher of beer.
>
> The room froze.  Several people looked on in shock as my iPhoneGS  
> bobbed in the pitcher of Bud Light.
>
> My brother-in-law dove into the beer with a nervous fist and grasped  
> the drenched iPhone.  Immediate shaking and drying and blowing and  
> blotting and everything .... all happened in super-slow-motion as I  
> watched the impending traumatic death of my dear smartphone.
>
> -------------- Fast forward to an hour later---------
> My brother-in-law has apologized every 5 seconds repeatedly ....
> ....  we found the iPhone still working and looking good.
>
> Yet some issues were evident:
>
> 1.  The iPhone kept giving and error message that "charging is not  
> allowed ...." even though I was not charging it.  Probably fluid  
> shorting-out the power port.
>
> 2.  "NO SIM" was showing in the upper left corner where the AT&T  
> signal strength would normally show.  The Airport menu worked and  
> wireless was OK.  Probably fluid shorting-out the SIM slot.
>
> 3.  The ringer volume was going up and down on it's own.  Probably  
> fluid shorting-out the volume control.
>
> That was enough for me to know that an Apple Store visit was  
> necessary.  I know that I could use desiccant packets and boxes of  
> rice and bounty towels and so many more home remedies to dry out the  
> phone ... but all of these require opening up the iPhone to really  
> get all the fluid exposed ...  and thus voiding the warranty.  And  
> physical damage is just not covered by Apple.  Apple techs remind me  
> that on opening an iPhone ( which you should not do ... unless you  
> have an Apple Self Service Account  )  you'll disconnect three  
> critical cables  .....  and that the common "rice" remedy can allow  
> the newly wet rice to expand in the earphone and power adapter  
> slots ... and that is a non-reversable clogging of those  
> ports ....the ports that you seek to draw moisture from ....
>
> -------------- Fast forward to Sunday Nov 22, the next  
> morning---------
>
> I logged onto the Apple Shadyside site and booked a genius bar  
> appointment  for  12:20PM
>
> 1.  Arrived at 11:45AM to sign in early .... and got seen in order.   
> By the way, I counted 23 Apple staff in the store on the floor ....  
> 23 !  I'm not sure how many were in the back !
>
> 2.  "Iral" was the tech who helped me.  She used a Dr. Mom Otoscope  
> to look closely at the ports.  Service was quick, professional and  
> excellent.
>
> 3.  We found multiple problems with the ports and she is aware that  
> it did have a "beer bath" last night  ... so I need a new phone !     
> $199 for the new iPhone ( actually refurbished with new outside  
> case )  ... $212.93 total with tax.
>
> 3.  New iPhoneGS was connected and my settings settings restored via  
> iTunes sync.
>
> It is now 12:50 PM and I'm out the door and in good shape.
>
> Lessons learned ... this has been a good day ... and Apple Shadyside  
> rocks !
>
>
>
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