I wonder what I will put in the washing machine the next time!

**Barbara** · 07-19-2006, 02:07 AM

Sallyanne,
having known about Lucy's washing machine tour the title of this thread really got me startled.
Now I'm glad it's "just" a phone. Plus: I didn't hear anything about Chloe in the dryer

Regarding water damage in electronical devices: I remember that day in Sri Lanka when we were lying at the beach near the water line and the flood came in slowly slowly. Then just one incredible slow little wave sneaked in and just didn't stop. It looked as if it would stop any second and it was not much water, but first it licked our towel, we jumped up and it still didn't stop. I jumped and grabbed my book that got only a little wet- but what we didn't have on our priority list was the camera

RIP Camera.

Good luck for the future: May the worst you ever wash be a kleenex

**moosmom** · 07-19-2006, 08:43 AM

Uabassoon,

Wow, ya got me there!! LOL

**Suki Wingy** · 07-19-2006, 03:22 PM

*raises hand* I've done that! It's dead.

and my shuffle (ipod) but it still worked for a few weeks after that. I've washed paper stuff that was in my pocket that I really wanted to keep too.

you think I'd learn.

**critter crazy** · 07-19-2006, 03:34 PM

I have washed just about everything including my cell phone!!! credit cards, toys, wallets, money ect......

But the funniest thing was what my SIL did!!!! She had just gotten a cellphone, and had it 2 days, when she dropped it in a pond while on a walk. Now mind you she lives in Florida, and there are numerous 'gators throughout this pond. Well she is furious, and we had just saw a big gator two minutes before hand, and starts taking her shoes off and tries to jump in after the phone!!!!! I stopped her and told her it wasnt worth it!!! If I hadnt have been there she would have been right in after it!!! She is crazy!!

**RedHedd** · 07-19-2006, 04:16 PM

I'll never forget the time my new Palm E2 fell in the toilet. It was in its somewhat waterproof case. UGH (no I hadn't flushed yet

I retrieved it VERY quickly, thoroughly wiped it off and boiled my hands ... and it's still serving me well. I think I just got lucky.

**animal_rescue** · 07-19-2006, 04:22 PM

Sadly one of our cats died because he jumped in the dryer and my mom didn't see. This was when I was about a year or two old though. But my mom still gets upset about it.

**Anita Cholaine** · 07-19-2006, 04:57 PM

This thread will remind me to take my cellphone out of my pockets! I always leave it in the sweater I wear for school, so there's a big chance my mum (or even myself) could put it in the washing machine...

I hope your cellphone is ok. I think there's a big chance it will dry and work normally

**pitc9** · 07-19-2006, 10:11 PM

I've never (knock on wood) washed my cell phone (Buddy has chewed on a few...)
Countless tube of chapstick have gone through the washer, thats no big deal, but it's when they make it to the dryer that the damage is done!
This past Spring I had bought 4 news shirt and was washing them with other stuff... put them in the dryer. When I went to fold them is when I found the tube of chapstick. Took the lid off... and nothing was left inside. When I started folding my new shirts, they all were ruined. They all had melted chapstick all over them. I tried stain stick... everything.. nothing got it out. They are were ruined before I ever wore them! Ugh... they are in my "grubby clothes drawer" now!

edit.. oh yeah.. years ago I sent my hubby's pager through the washer AND dryer and it worked!! He never had a problem with it! (he never found out what I did to it!

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