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Cell phones often are the targets of users' anger, frustration
By Jessica Marie
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Life is tough, especially for cell phones.
It's as if the cell phones are just asking for our abuse, but they really aren't. However, since their birth, cell phones have been the target of our frustrations and carelessness.
For example, let's say you just got into a heated fight with your significant other. You're probably going to feel like punching someone in the face; however, lawfully, you cannot inflict that violence upon your significant other, nor should you want to.
But usually there's an object available on which to take out your anger -- an object most people never leave the house without, and often have tucked safely away in a back pocket or purse.
It's your cell phone.
So naturally after the fight, you slam your cell phone into the wall or onto the floor.
Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone with a cell phone or who has a temper, but I recall several accounts by friends who have angrily let their cell phones incur the brunt of their wrath.
A former boyfriend told me that he twice has thrown his cell phone out of his car window in a fit of fury. Of course, he regretted it soon after. He made a dumb move, and repeated it. It's not a mystery why I did not continue dating that guy.
However, not every cell phone becomes a victim of its owner's violence, but almost every cell phone has suffered its owner's carelessness.
Every day, people are accidentally dropping their cell phones onto the floor, stepping on them, and even dropping them into the toilet (gross, but true).
Of course, I never thought the latter could happen to me, and so far, it hasn't. I've never dropped my cell phone into a toilet, but it's happened to my mom.
She didn't go into details about the accident, but I can imagine the horror of having to pluck your cell phone out of the depths of its watery grave.
We all know that water damage is almost always fatal to cell phones.
If you are looking for a way to kill your cell phone, just drop it into a puddle of water, or in my case, into a cup of water that is sitting by the bed.
One morning, I accidently slapped my cell phone hard enough to propel it off the side of the bed and into the full cup of water that sat a good foot away.
My boss experienced a similar incident, although his mishap was the result of drinking and dialing. He told me he had dropped his cell phone into his cup of coffee, and he said it happened more than once.
And if you don't have insurance on your phone, replacements can be costly. Plus, any extended amount of time without the convenience of cellular communications is, for many people, agony.
So be kind to your cell phones, take them out of your pocket before using the bathroom, and don't drink and dial.
It's as if the cell phones are just asking for our abuse, but they really aren't. However, since their birth, cell phones have been the target of our frustrations and carelessness.
For example, let's say you just got into a heated fight with your significant other. You're probably going to feel like punching someone in the face; however, lawfully, you cannot inflict that violence upon your significant other, nor should you want to.
But usually there's an object available on which to take out your anger -- an object most people never leave the house without, and often have tucked safely away in a back pocket or purse.
It's your cell phone.
So naturally after the fight, you slam your cell phone into the wall or onto the floor.
Of course, this doesn't apply to everyone with a cell phone or who has a temper, but I recall several accounts by friends who have angrily let their cell phones incur the brunt of their wrath.
A former boyfriend told me that he twice has thrown his cell phone out of his car window in a fit of fury. Of course, he regretted it soon after. He made a dumb move, and repeated it. It's not a mystery why I did not continue dating that guy.
However, not every cell phone becomes a victim of its owner's violence, but almost every cell phone has suffered its owner's carelessness.
Every day, people are accidentally dropping their cell phones onto the floor, stepping on them, and even dropping them into the toilet (gross, but true).
Of course, I never thought the latter could happen to me, and so far, it hasn't. I've never dropped my cell phone into a toilet, but it's happened to my mom.
She didn't go into details about the accident, but I can imagine the horror of having to pluck your cell phone out of the depths of its watery grave.
We all know that water damage is almost always fatal to cell phones.
If you are looking for a way to kill your cell phone, just drop it into a puddle of water, or in my case, into a cup of water that is sitting by the bed.
One morning, I accidently slapped my cell phone hard enough to propel it off the side of the bed and into the full cup of water that sat a good foot away.
My boss experienced a similar incident, although his mishap was the result of drinking and dialing. He told me he had dropped his cell phone into his cup of coffee, and he said it happened more than once.
And if you don't have insurance on your phone, replacements can be costly. Plus, any extended amount of time without the convenience of cellular communications is, for many people, agony.
So be kind to your cell phones, take them out of your pocket before using the bathroom, and don't drink and dial.
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