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January 7, 2011 by Patsy

Irony

Yesterday when I got the mail as soon as I got home I found my $100 rebate check from Sprint for the EVO I bought in November. I came in and proceeded to do some things around the house. One of the things I did was put some laundry in to wash. Unfortunately, I did that without taking said EVO out of the pocket.

So, when I realize this – after it has gone through a full wash cycle – it is too late to salvage it. It’s dead. Very dead.

This morning I called Sprint and spoke to the manager locally to ask if he had any advice for me. He suggested putting it in rice, which I had already done. He asked what happened and I said, “uhhh… is this the part where I’m supposed to lie to you about what I did?” We both laughed and then I told him the story.

Fortunately, I have insurance on the phone and I’ll have a new one in a few days. Deductible on the insurance? $100. How can you not love the irony of that?

I’m very displeased with myself. In all the years I’ve had a cell phone I’ve never had to use the insurance. But, fortunately, I had it on this phone because it would cost a lot more to replace without it.

They very kindly helped me get an old phone operating. I sold them my last phone in November when I got the EVO. So, I had to go back to the phone I had before that. I feel like I’m in the dark ages, although when I got it, it was quite wonderful. But, I can talk on the phone and read email (with effort) but answering is not easily done. Some letters on this keyboard don’t work – like “w,” which made telling people I was in Wichita this afternoon somewhat difficult.

Overall, it’s a blip. People have far, far, far worse problems. I was just stupid and it is costing me $100. Being stupid sometimes costs us far more than that so I’ll just be thankful I squeaked by with nothing more than an outlay of cash.

But, with that in mind, I’d best go write something someone will pay me for!.

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Epitaphs for Patsy

In a document she left behind for a good friend, Patsy listed five possible epitaphs that could be used at the time of her passing.

  • ‘Lived Fully. Laughed Loudly. Gave generously. Gone.’
  • ‘Lived, Laughed and Loved. Continuing that elsewhere.’
  • ‘Lived fully every day. No regrets now.’
  • ‘The journey continues It has been magical.’
  • ‘A magical journey so far no regrets.’

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