A few months back Greg started complaining about the fact that I didn't have a reliable cell phone, and he kept bugging me about getting a new one. I resisted. After all, what did I care that the battery died two hours after recharging it? I hardly ever used the phone. But he was sick and tired of not being able to get a hold of me.
So a couple of months ago I caved, and went out and bought the cheapest phone I could. I got the Samsung a630. And after a day of using it I wondered why I'd waited so long. It really was quite handy to have a phone with a battery that lasted longer than two hours. Heck, it lasted days.
Yes, notice I'm using the past tense. The phone is no more. I was out for a walk today and when I got back to the car, I put it on the hood, thinking at the same time that maybe that wasn't such a good idea. But all I was doing was getting Sprout out of the backpack and into the car. I really couldn't forget it in that short time. Apparently I can. I didn't remember it until two hours later. At which time I was at home, late for a dentist appointment.
I decided that going back to the parking lot to look for it was worth the money I spent on it, so I called my dentist to see if it was okay if I was a bit late, and I went out to look for it. It was a long shot I know, and I didn't find it. Who knows where it rolled off, what ran over it and who might have picked it up. I called it several times, and it sounded like it was still on (i.e. it didn't go to the Telus recording right away), but no one answered, and I couldn't hear it ringing as I looked for it.
So that all made me very late for my dentist appointment. I called to see if it was still worth coming in, and they said to come and they'd do what they had time for. This was also frustrating because it meant I'd have to arrange for Greg to take Elliot during the day again so I could have a second appointment. But turns out I had some good karma today as well, as the person with the appointment after me cancelled at the last minute so she was able to do my whole appointment.
But I sure am pissed at myself for being so stupid and distracted. Although at least I didn't drive away without my child. :)
And just in case a certain reader who has known me for a while remembers a similar incident about ten years back...yes it's true. This is the second time I've left a cell phone on the hood of a car.
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I used to have a bit of reputation for losing things. Well, I suppose, more that I leave things behind. Sox may recall the time I left my wallet in the grocery cart. I was lucky that the person who used the cart after me returned my wallet, fat with cash, to the store for me to pick up.
But I've never lost a cell phone. I've lost several attachments for my cell phones. But never the phone itself. Of course, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that because for sure I will lose it this weekend. :-)
Well, thanks for posting this story. At least know I will know why you won't be answering my cell phone. And now I will know why Jess doesn't answer the phone.
Cell phones are designed for
Cell phones are designed for you to want them as long as you don't have them. I wanted one, I have one, but lo and behold, I don't like to answer it. Just ask Paul.
Something about the culture of never being out of touch gets to me I guess. I laugh when my moms laments "I tried your home phone and your cell, and I just can't figure out where you might be" because chances are, I just didn't answer. Nothing against my mom, just me needing to be out of touch.
I guess I like my phone - for me. I use it mostly to check my voicemail at home! Oh, and I do use it to warn someone when I am about to drop by. But that's about it. Pretty pathetic use of $40/month!!
Samsung phones
I had to replace my phone recently because it slipped out of my hands as I walked in my front door (holding WAY too many things, as usual) and it shattered into several pieces when it hit the hardwood.
In case you decide to replace your phone, let me pass on a piece of advice my co-worker gave me when I was deciding what phone to buy: "Run, don't walk, away from all Samsung phones".
Apparently he and another one of my co-workers have had nothing but mechanical problems with them. Displays stop working, and pieces fall off, among other things.
Maybe you didn't have yours long enough to experience the pain... :-)