Venting Spleen !

MattC59

This post doesn't require any replies, I'm just venting a little spleen................

I bought my other half a Kindle E-reader for Christmas. Last night, having suggested she didn't use it to read in the bath, and getting moaned at for pressing the point. She dropped it in the bath and now it's f*cked.

I wasn't amused !! :evil:

upperoilcan

Ouch !

shockedsoshocked

You're on to a keeper there mate

Ands

How did you pay for it? If you paid on credit card, have you checked if you are covered for accidental damage on new purchases?

MattC59

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

You're on to a keeper there mate

I'm marrying her in 8 weeks !!!!
Don't worry , I'll be dining out on that for a loooooong time

On a positive note, it's been in a food bag with silica gel sachets in the airing cupboard for 24hrs, and after recharging it, it seems fine now. :roll:

seemunkee

BONUS! It's not busted AND you get to hold it over her.

neeb

She might still have been right. Maybe it was highly unlikely she would actually drop it in the bath and you were being unreasonable getting on at her about it. Just because it actually happened doesn't prove you were right, it might have been an incredibly unlucky fluke.

Whenever I visit my mother and have a glass of wine with my meal in front of the telly, she is convinced that wherever I put the glass it is bound to be knocked over and stain her carpet / furniture / whatever. I know that this is very unlikely because I am always very careful to put it somewhere stable and keep an eye on it. Still, one of these days it might just happen that it somehow gets knocked over, and then she will suddenly have been right all along...

Lancslad

my head hurts now neeb

MattC59

neeb wrote:

She might still have been right. Maybe it was highly unlikely she would actually drop it in the bath and you were being unreasonable getting on at her about it. Just because it actually happened doesn't prove you were right, it might have been an incredibly unlucky fluke.

But I didn't say in my post, or suggest to her that she might drop it, I suggested that it wasn't a good idea. It ended up in the water proving my point that it wasn't a good idea.
:roll:

neeb

But I didn't say in my post, or suggest to her that she might drop it, I suggested that it wasn't a good idea. It ended up in the water proving my point that it wasn't a good idea.

Still doesn't prove that it wasn't a good idea! Maybe she remembers things she reads in the bath twice as well as when reading elsewhere due to increased bloodflow to the brain, and this advantage far outweighs any risk (especially a non-specified one!).

By your argument, you could tell someone that cycling wasn't a good idea, and then say that your point was proved the first time they fell off!

TommyEss

neeb wrote:

She might still have been right. Maybe it was highly unlikely she would actually drop it in the bath and you were being unreasonable getting on at her about it. Just because it actually happened doesn't prove you were right, it might have been an incredibly unlucky fluke.

Whenever I visit my mother and have a glass of wine with my meal in front of the telly, she is convinced that wherever I put the glass it is bound to be knocked over and stain her carpet / furniture / whatever. I know that this is very unlikely because I am always very careful to put it somewhere stable and keep an eye on it. Still, one of these days it might just happen that it somehow gets knocked over, and then she will suddenly have been right all along...

Ah - classic Hyacinth Bucket (it's Boo-Kayyyy) Syndrome.

Pross

I'm pretty sure it is the OPs fault in some way, that's how it works in my house. Wife can't get something to work and it is down to me even if I've never so much as touched it. I even get telephone calls in an accussing tone if she can't get her PC plays up at work!!

ben16v

http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.ph ... t_mode=des

MattC59

Pross wrote:

I'm pretty sure it is the OPs fault in some way, that's how it works in my house. Wife can't get something to work and it is down to me even if I've never so much as touched it. I even get telephone calls in an accussing tone if she can't get her PC plays up at work!!

That's about right !!!

MattC59

neeb wrote:

But I didn't say in my post, or suggest to her that she might drop it, I suggested that it wasn't a good idea. It ended up in the water proving my point that it wasn't a good idea.

Still doesn't prove that it wasn't a good idea! Maybe she remembers things she reads in the bath twice as well as when reading elsewhere due to increased bloodflow to the brain, and this advantage far outweighs any risk (especially a non-specified one!).

By your argument, you could tell someone that cycling wasn't a good idea, and then say that your point was proved the first time they fell off!

FFS :roll:
Now you're arguing the point for the sake of it, unless I've missed the humour in your answers.

neeb

FFS Rolling Eyes
Now you're arguing the point for the sake of it, unless I've missed the humour in your answers.

Certainly I'm missing the humour in your answers to my answers...

MattC59

neeb wrote:

FFS Rolling Eyes
Now you're arguing the point for the sake of it, unless I've missed the humour in your answers.

Certainly I'm missing the humour in your answers to my answers...

Well done, there was none intended.

neeb

Well done, there was none intended.

I reckon that your other half is reading this too and the reason you're getting so uptight is because I'm taking her side.

jrduquemin

MattC59 wrote:

ShockedSoShocked wrote:

You're on to a keeper there mate

I'm marrying her in 8 weeks !!!!
Don't worry , I'll be dining out on that for a loooooong time

On a positive note, it's been in a food bag with silica gel sachets in the airing cupboard for 24hrs, and after recharging it, it seems fine now. :roll:

You can use that in your groom's speech on your big day. Something along the lines of kindling your love etc blah blah :-D