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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 11:52:27 GMT -5
Yep! I had it under my arm as I lifted the seat with my foot, which I always do in a public restroom. The seat started to fall so I reached down to stop it and..."splash". Actually, with my lightning-fast 60 year-old reflexes, I caught it just as about an inch of the corner hit the water.
I dried it off with the hand dryer, so it should be good to go. Right?
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 27, 2020 11:54:26 GMT -5
At least it wasn't your dentures...
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 27, 2020 12:04:36 GMT -5
Good catch!
They still make Daytimers?
(Full disclosure: I still use an At-A-Glance calendar book.)
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 27, 2020 12:08:33 GMT -5
And you had your Rolodex in your other hand, I imagine.
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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 12:22:51 GMT -5
Actually, it's a ledger that I call my daytimer from habit.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 27, 2020 12:24:57 GMT -5
I was trying to figure out 1) what a Daytimer is, and 2) whether it was the Daytimer or the toilet that was half full.
The answer for me would have been to throw it away, perhaps after donning gloves to copy the information within.
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Post by Taildragger on Jan 27, 2020 12:29:59 GMT -5
If you'd had your giraffe with you, he'd've caught that recalcitrant daytimer with his tongue before it got halfway to the bowl.
Yet one more argument in favor of emotional-support giraffes...
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Post by NoSoapRadio on Jan 27, 2020 12:41:34 GMT -5
If I dropped my phone -- or even my wedding ring in a public toilet, I'd probably let it stay there.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 27, 2020 13:13:09 GMT -5
If you'd had your giraffe with you, he'd've caught that recalcitrant daytimer with his tongue before it got halfway to the bowl. Yet one more argument in favor of emotional-support giraffes... If he was really supportive, he'd have held it for him. The Daytimer. Not... |
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 27, 2020 14:00:34 GMT -5
If I dropped my phone -- or even my wedding ring in a public toilet, I'd probably let it stay there. Years ago I was on an international flight and I saw a guy emerge from the restroom; he was unsuccessfully trying to conceal one of his arms, which was blue. As he passed my seat, I whispered, "I hope it was a Rolex." |
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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 14:23:24 GMT -5
The answer for me would have been to throw it away, perhaps after donning gloves to copy the information within.
You're close. Since only the top corner was wet, I wrapped it in paper towels so I could copy relevant info from it via cellphone pics, and then washed my hands thoroughly.
Full disclosure: No giraffes or Rolex's were involved.
About a year ago, I'd set my daytimer on the roof while loading the car...and forgot about. Several miles later realizing it was missing, I turned around and returned to the area. I found it alright! It was scattered for 50 yards on both sides of the highway from cars running over it. Since there were customer pricing notes in it, I walked the area picking up every scrap. 
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Post by LTB on Jan 27, 2020 14:57:46 GMT -5
The answer for me would have been to throw it away, perhaps after donning gloves to copy the information within.
You're close. Since only the top corner was wet, I wrapped it in paper towels so I could copy relevant info from it via cellphone pics, and then washed my hands thoroughly.
Full disclosure: No giraffes or Rolex's were involved.
About a year ago, I'd set my daytimer on the roof while loading the car...and forgot about. Several miles later realizing it was missing, I turned around and returned to the area. I found it alright! It was scattered for 50 yards on both sides of the highway from cars running over it. Since there were customer pricing notes in it, I walked the area picking up every scrap.
Glad you didn’t get run over trying to retrieve all the pages. |
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 27, 2020 15:05:04 GMT -5
LM, I didn't know you were a lawyer.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 27, 2020 15:06:18 GMT -5
LM, I didn't know you were a lawyer. As opposed to me, where you did know but it’s just impossible to believe lol. |
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 27, 2020 15:10:47 GMT -5
Yeah, but you don't use "Esq." after your name.
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Post by swampyankee on Jan 27, 2020 15:20:19 GMT -5
A public toilet?? Hmmm... don latex gloves, copy info and discard.
The guitar case (one of those rigid cloth ones) for my Republic resonator was stored in the basement of a house we were renting when the piece of oakum the landlord was using for a plug in the sewer cleanout popped, sending a stream of effluent across the floor. I retrieved my guitar case but it had gotten moist on one corner of the bottom. Following the advice of the water damage cleanup crew, I discarded it along with a bunch of other, non-music related stuff that had gotten wet. Yuck!
On another note, I dropped my safety glasses in the toliet just as I hit the flush. I grabbed them quick, but not before they got skid marks across the lenses. Time for new glasses!
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 27, 2020 16:24:21 GMT -5
Yeah, but you don't use "Esq." after your name. Around these parts, that'll only make you a target. |
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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 18:02:29 GMT -5
Finally! Someone noticed my tag. Not a lawyer but I am in training for knighthood.
It's good to be special, but momma had me tested.
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Post by BigBadJohn on Jan 27, 2020 18:12:04 GMT -5
I wanna know what was half full, the toilet or the day planner.  |
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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 18:14:11 GMT -5
lol! The dayplanner was half full. I hate discarding anything with life left in it.
Fortunately, I had a spare ledger in my desk.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 27, 2020 18:54:20 GMT -5
lol! The dayplanner was half full. I hate discarding anything with life left in it. Fortunately, I had a spare ledger in my desk. Arguably it had all kinds of life in it after it’s trip into a public toilet. |
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Post by LM on Jan 27, 2020 19:00:20 GMT -5
LMBO! That thought crossed my mind as I typed it.
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Post by LM on Jan 28, 2020 20:18:12 GMT -5
Well said!
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Post by tiedyeddevil on Jan 28, 2020 20:25:34 GMT -5
... whether it was the Daytimer or the toilet that was half full. That was my first thought. |
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Post by LM on Jan 28, 2020 21:12:58 GMT -5
I fixed the thread title for clarity.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 28, 2020 21:21:55 GMT -5
I fixed the thread title for clarity. Well that’s less fun lol. |
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Post by LM on Jan 28, 2020 21:23:52 GMT -5
Ha! I can change it back,  |
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Post by LesTele on Jan 29, 2020 19:28:19 GMT -5
Daytimer?
Ledger?
Paper?
In a few weeks time this thread will look like an episode of The Flintstones.
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Post by LM on Jan 29, 2020 20:56:05 GMT -5
Ha! I do have an iPhone, iPad, and laptop. But trying to take notes on the iPad is laborious at best. The ledger is more practical.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 29, 2020 21:54:46 GMT -5
Wait, are ALL the pages half full, or are half of the pages completely full? Thread title remains confusing! |
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