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Message # 17391.4.1.1.1.1 Subject: Re: Keep them in a splashbox Date: Sun 31/07/05 10:40:28 GMT Name: Telcontar Email: mrnemesis@ntlworld.com |
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Well, yeah, except it would be a bloody nuisance every time I wanted my wallet or palmtop to have to dig it out of one of those... I do carry a plastic bag in my wallet in case I am indoors and I can see that it's pouring with rain and I have no coat :) But otherwise, I do not like faff :)
I don't actually have a phone, I hate the things :) I can back up the palmtop (should do that more often, I think I'll do it now, but it is a royal pain), but I am just as afraid to damage it, it's 3.5 years old now and completely obsolete =P
Ah, for a simpler life =) Completely free to get soaked and jump into rivers and pools at will ... With none of this confounded electronic nonsense :) |
In reply to Message (17391.4.1.1.1) Re: Keep them in a splashbox
By Anonycursor - Sun 31/07/05 01:36:55 GMT Whenever I go out I protect anything that may be damaged by water, by keeping it in a ''splashbox'' -- a plastic tube (made of acrylic or PVC) with an O-ring seal. That way, folding money, keys, phone, and solidstate MP3 player all stay dry, and I'm ''properly dressed for a swim'' 365 days a year :-) The only casualty would be the headphones (replaceable at under £5 a pair!), and pens/polos/misc.junk etc. Two or three small splashboxes rather than one big one are easier to wear (less bulky); alternatively they make plastic belt pouch things you wrap round your waist (like bum-bags) with triple airtight seals on them (for campers and canoeists). And it's always wise to back your phone up to avoid losing your calendar and contact list (nokia-style edge connector cable, e.g. PC World, about £30.) |
In reply to Message (17391.4.1.1) The realities ... if only it were so easy
By Telcontar - mrnemesis@ntlworld.com Sat 30/07/05 20:10:51 GMT hm, what /does/ happen to a mobile phone when you go swimming with it? I guess you'd have to be pretty drunk to go into water with one or not be pissed off after being thrown in with one...
I am assured by an electronics nerd that no harm would come to the electronics, and with a classic phone I suppose you have little to use as any short circuits probably won't affect the SIM card (what do those use anyhow, a Flash RAM programmer?) On the other hand, I carry a palmtop with me everywhere and even if water won't harm it (as various stories allude) any little short anywhere and you could risk corrupting all the memory! And the same is true of any modern phone which runs an OS and has a regular RAM drive for data. That instils in me a huge fear of going near water and I even get very uncomfortable even seeing photos of anyone carrying anything electronic near water. I was on the bus the other week and it suddently started pouring with rain. Really heavy rain, and before too long I passed three deliciously soaked girls, dressed for summer weather. Then I thought, shit, if that was me outside I'd be buggered...
I already made a mistake with backing up data before a hard reset and wiped out my entire sketchpad (doodles notes and all) and all my contacts. And you can't even take it apart to clean it if it gets full of dirty water which does affect circuitry -- the dirt and impurities in the water left behind can cause problems, it's best to wash out a device with ionised (?) water as I recall.
Of course, if I knew I was going to go near water, I'd leave anything unsafe behind. But what if I was not expecting it and someone threw me in (especially anyone who knew I'd like it)? I would not be grinning and loving it, I would be very angry.
And yeah, I am not for getting drunk or being anywhere near drunk people, and a lot of if not all of the Wetshots images seem to be of drunk people. What are the odds of anyone having that sort of fun, sober? I guess that rules out any fun from my perspective ...
I guess JPEGs have their advantages. Reality sucks the big one, but I am at least grateful to those who keep the JPEGs coming :) |
In reply to Message (17391.4.1) Re: Re: some more comments
By NCgreg - ncgreg231(at) yahoo [dot] com Sat 30/07/05 10:24:23 GMT alchohol seems to loosen the inhibitions there and help with the "fun"... jmho(just my humble opinion)
-Greg |
In reply to Message (17391.4) Re: A few links and some comments about Webshots
By klm4748 - Sat 30/07/05 03:34:21 GMT Thanks for the links! But my pessimistic side insists that I disagree with your blanket statement-- NOT all women love wetlook. I think more accurate is that many women are more capable of 'letting their heir down' than others, and when that happens near water and there's no swimsuit, you get wetlook (and now, to our bountiful luck, webshots). My wife is steadfastly anti-wetlook. She hated it when a guy threw her in a fountain, and she's just now stripped to take a cooling bath (rather hot out again today). But I love her anyway.
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In reply to Message (17391) A few links and some comments about Webshots
By Amf - Ilove2getsoaked@yahoo.com Fri 29/07/05 13:55:28 GMT http://community.webshots.com/photo/397178203/397178203hxRCbi http://community.webshots.com/photo/397174303/397179285NEGmNa (is she soaked with beer?) http://community.webshots.com/photo/397174303/397179324rJtgkx (another too dark pic--don't bitch!
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http://community.webshots.com/photo/172886781/172886781MXXSri http://community.webshots.com/photo/172886711/172886711bujGRH
Read the captions here:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/385997036/385997036UMOyxq http://community.webshots.com/photo/385997091/385997091yrJoja
http://community.webshots.com/photo/372953863/372962366jwpEOq
http://community.webshots.com/photo/366400023/366400023sLDZxU http://community.webshots.com/photo/366403755/366403755MyiBda
http://community.webshots.com/photo/362827301/362827301rVgKBt
http://community.webshots.com/photo/372098539/372098539XDOiJI
http://community.webshots.com/photo/374260442/374260442rDugLA http://community.webshots.com/photo/374255261/374255261Vffroa http://community.webshots.com/photo/374635491/374646500WRbOjp
Look at this girl trying to act mad, but unable to suppress her smile: http://community.webshots.com/photo/378742990/378742990jIzzGw
Another fake sad face: http://community.webshots.com/photo/400504932/400504932bHgBgE
But: http://community.webshots.com/photo/387676488/400505335rSfAiV
Keep reading the captions! http://community.webshots.com/photo/380457821/380463595JOjIkd http://community.webshots.com/photo/383543976/383543976tNMLwV http://community.webshots.com/photo/386045069/386045069ArkQkT http://community.webshots.com/photo/387124502/387124502GMoObk
Repost, but read the caption: http://community.webshots.com/photo/387177554/387177554BuZasZ
http://community.webshots.com/photo/396342356/396342356dLaQxB
Okay, now for the comment: These pics verify what someone once said about wetlook: all women love it, they just might not know it yet. Look how ecstatic all these wet girls are! Even the ones pushed in to a pool at a party, all primped and dressed up--they are incapable of being mad! And look how often it happens!
Another comment: Webshots is the greatest free site in the history of the internet! The hits just keep on comin'! Every day, just about, there's another bunch of links to new pictures. Thanks again to everyone for sharing their finds.
Finally, a suggestion: Turn off JAVA when browsing webshots! I was wondering why the site was so slow and started suspecting the banner ads, with their moving images and text. I shut off Java and presto! blazing speed again.
Okay all, peace.
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