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Dropped keys in car and had to stretch an contort to fish them out from under the seat, then, walking up the stirs with coffee, I took a bit of a misstep, lurching forward with associated mess. Meanwhile, just a bit later, Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal. The phone model is discontinue ($20 LG B450) but can be had for $80. Aside from that, even if it starts to work again when it dries out, do I really want to put it up to my face?
So far, I've navigated the last hour safely, but the day is still young and there's the trip home.
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So... based on the procedures where I work:
You should not be carrying liquids on the stair case; always maintain 3 points of contact.
When using the restroom, concentrate on what you're doing; a phone call or text can wait.
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Tim Carmichael wrote: When using the restroom, concentrate on what you're doing; a phone call or text can wait.
Have you been off the planet for a few years? If so, where did you go and how long did it take? I'm still looking for a ride.
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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A very peaceful is to be had when you take out your phone and leave it on the desk, not just going to the toilet but lunch / tea breaks too.
Young ones may not know this, but once upon a time this is how it was done ... not by choice, but by the limitations of technology ... and the world kept on spinning just fine without everyone being tethered to a stupid phone 24/7, in fact the world spun a lot smoother than now.
Any important calls (definition of important should be much it matters to you, not the caller), you can see the number(s) that came in ...
If the caller thinks it's urgent they will sure 1. call many times, 2. send a text or email, or 3 = 1 + 2.
Really who gives a elephant: phones are tools to help us, not chains to bind us. Often weekends I'll go out without the stupid thing at all.
signature upgrading ... please wait.
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I really have been on this planet too long.
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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CodeWraith wrote: I really have been on this planet too long.
Just a short trip to the bottom of the food chain should put things right with you, no?
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I need a ride, not a diet.
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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Ahhh - you misunderstood! You would not be shopping . . . you would be taking up residency.
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Yes, that's right. I request immediate extraction.
Which part of 'immediate' did you not understand? The natives are already making a fire under the pot and discussing how to properly cook me!
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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I didn't drop my phone in the urinal... it can wait.
If my wife calls, it waits.
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Probably not a good day to buy a lottery ticket. 
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Mrs. calls me on cell (flip phone) - which flipped out of my hands and into a nearby urinal.
Talking on the phone (to the love of your life) in the men's room? How gauche! 
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🐘 Actually, hardly a dozen people in the world have my cell number - and most calls, especially while trying to work out vacation plans, are from the Mrs. She rarely calls 'for nothing' - and I don't accept or send texts.🐘
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...and this is relevant to taking a phone call in the pisser how? 
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Relevant because (1) I get few calls, and (2) I am expecting some particular business to be discussed, and (3) if she gets on the road I'll not be able to call back for a while, resulting in (4) her calling me back at what may have been an inopportune time.
This is part of the reason I even brought the phone with me, today, instead of leaving it to quietly drain its battery.
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#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Cancel the skydiving you had planned for the evening. I repeat: cancel it. DO IT.
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Alright, I cracked a smile, but you should feel fortunate. Unless your clumsiness is an indication of something, it could have been much worse. You didn't drop your keys into the storm drain next to your car and you dropped a $20 phone into a urinal, not a $1,000 phone into the toilet. 
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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W∴ Balboos wrote: . . .and there's the trip home.
Are you SURE you want to use those particular words?
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W∴ Balboos wrote: and there's the trip home.
Have a nice trip!
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Not original to me - I was moderating a blog: Scroll bars Re-engineered[^] and had a "didn't know that" moment.
You can change the VS scroll bars to give you a code overview by right clicking the bar and selecting "Map view" in the "Scroll bar options" - with a tooltip "readable" view. Handy!
Once the blogs approved I'll upvote it, but I thought you might miss the blog if it scrolls off the front page too quickly.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Great! Thanks for sharing this!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Cool. I had seen an extension to do this once upon a time, but didn't know it had been made part of VS.
Cool beans!
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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And it's been there since at least VS2013 ... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I knew about this...badly wanted to like it...but it's one of those things I wanna turn off after about 20 minutes...
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