#$@%$#!! Cell phones!!!!

[fishaholic18]

Well, I'm 100 yards out on a rock last night, just Canalman and I slinging snakes and enjoying the full moon. Dave gets on large and I walk over to help him, falling on my arse on my way. I hear drag going ZZZZZZZZZZ, then he's got her in the rocks.......snap...the line goes limp......Now it's dead silence,neither of us have anything to say as we're in awe over such a great loss...Then all of a sudden...My cell phone rings(I never take the damn thing with me)...I reach for it swiftly and to no avail....It falls in the damn drink, just a small puddle, so I get back to the truck and dry it out on the heater, the phone is acting kinda funny so I say, No problem, It's under warranty, they'll never know it got dunked....WRONG...The friggin' phone has a moisture indicator...I got bagged....Well. it is still working for now, until the salt eats it up...LOL
Sorry, no pics!!!

[Homerun04]

2 yrs ago I was launching my rig in Pt. Jude and I dropped the cell into the pond.....only in 1 foot of H2O, so I picked it up....dead as can be. Bring it to the dealer and they open it up and everyone laughs as a pint of water pours out of the phone......cost me plenty to buy a new phone.

[reelecstasy]

Dave, I hear ya.....Next time get a Motorolla...they don't have moisture indicators on the battery Trust me, I know

[macojoe]

I keep my phone in a doubled up zip lock at all times!! You can talk right thur the bag!!
Can't see the screen thur the bags but I no care about that!! After 2 phones in the water and a couple of hundred bucks each time I learned my leasson!!

[BigFish]

When will you fools learn???? Leave the friggin' thing in the vehicle! Make pretend its the 80's and no one had cell phones yet!

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by BigFish

When will you fools learn???? Leave the friggin' thing in the vehicle! Make pretend its the 80's and no one had cell phones yet!

I usually don't and never will again...

[cheferson]

You guys see the research by the japanese scientist that cell phones used in malls and enclosed stadiums are cooking people like a microwave?????

[ThrowingTimber]

omg Bigfish I just spewed soda and spicy chicken sandwich chunks on my monitor. My co workers got a good laugh tho... I got soday comin' outta my nose.. Im a freekin mess now... but that was funny as Fah!

[BigBo]

OK, here's a rant on sort of the same subject...............
Why in hell, do these things cost so much to replace if you don't buy them with a contract? They're all pieces of chit cheapo electronics with half rate technology that I know they can offer better service for less money. There's no excuse for provided service that works fine one minute then cuts out the next. Where would other tech based industries be if they offered service like this?
Why in hell do you need a contract? I don't have a contract for my landline phone. Hey, here's an idea.............if someone doesn't pay their bill...........shut it off!!!!!!!!!!

There's a lot more, but I'm tired.

[outfished]

I keep a cell phone for emergencies only and rarely ever use it. So I went with tracphone and have been with them for a year and a half, phone cost me $39.99, it cost me about $150.00 per year, no contract and mine is the only phone on the boat that still has a signal 10 miles out to sea. I'm happy

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by BigFish

When will you fools learn???? Leave the friggin' thing in the vehicle! Make pretend its the 80's and no one had cell phones yet!

On the Back Beaches and the Race, it's always the '60s for me. That's my "Happy Time and Place". No! I don't mean dope either!

[BigFish]

Thank God 95% of the time on the back beaches we don't get a signal anyway!