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Thank god for otterbox (saved my phone from the toilet)

So I took my barely-a-week-old phone and dropped it in the toilet. Not on purpose. It's funny how you hear these phone-in-a-toilet stories and wonder how the hell they happen - then it happens to you and and you're just like... "ohhhh."
Anyway, I have the Otterbox commuter on it. Not the ruggedized one, and not even water resistant. Thank god I did, because the little plug on the headphone jack, the rubber over the hard keys, etc probably saved my ass. The water indicators under the battery cover barely got moist - pretty sure they got wetter while I was pulling off the dripping cover than when it was under water. They're still pink, just a tad faded. Otterbox FTW!!!
No, they didn't pay me to say this. It's just an awesome case. Pricey? Maybe. Bulky? Oh yeah. But QUALITY and a life saver.

I also caved in and bought the otterbox commuter and I freaking love it! It honestly isn't as bulky as I thought it would be but I do wish the back was a little more slip resistant. Over all I think this is a great case though.
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I have one too, I don't know why you guys are talking like they're so expensive. I got mine for $22 on amazon. The otterbox is amazing though!

Rule #1 No cell phones in the bathroom.
Rule #2 No cell phones around the kitchen sink
Consumers would save billions of pesos every year by following those two simple rules. Glad you saved your phone! If this would have happened to me, I would have peed my pants (pun intended).

hockeybpr25 said:
I have one too, I don't know why you guys are talking like they're so expensive. I got mine for $22 on amazon. The otterbox is amazing though!
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Same here. $22 isn't much and it it's worth it!
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Thats awesome that the case saved your phone...but the case is still lame and makes you look like a dumbass...sorry couldn't resist.

syntrix said:
Rule #1 No cell phones in the bathroom.
Rule #2 No cell phones around the kitchen sink
Consumers would save billions of pesos every year by following those two simple rules. Glad you saved your phone! If this would have happened to me, I would have peed my pants (pun intended).
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What do you mean? How do you pass the time when dropping the kids off at the pool? When do you play Angry Birds?

nismoz33 said:
What do you mean? How do you pass the time when dropping the kids off at the pool? When do you play Angry Birds?
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Really, you play angry birds while on the toilet? That is almost new thread worthy!

also, this has worked for me in the past. pop the battery out, asap, and put your phone in a large zip lock bag over night.
I would do it any how with the bag of rice, the rice will suck all the moisture out of the phone.

Wish they had one with a kickstand, i would consider it

Ravanous said:
also, this has worked for me in the past. pop the battery out, asap, and put your phone in a large zip lock bag over night.
I would do it any how with the bag of rice, the rice will suck all the moisture out of the phone.
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No, rice will absorb water that it is in contact with, and water that has evaporated in the bag.
Pools of water, say from recovery from the bottom of a pool after a few mins, might require more evaporation and more replacement of the rice. But this is the general idea since the rice is a desiccant.

If it gets wet just buy the 530 msrp or so of the charge in beef jerky, throw all the little silca beads in a bag with it and let it sit an hour =p

syntrix said:
Really, you play angry birds while on the toilet? That is almost new thread worthy!
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You don't?
I thought everyone with an ass and a phone played games/browsed web/read emails/etc. while on the toilet.

Bandin03 said:
You don't?
I thought everyone with an ass and a phone played games/browsed web/read emails/etc. while on the toilet.
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That's why I keep an android tablet in there, much harder to drop in the toilet!

Nearly had a heart attack

So here i am, getting my phone. IT's fairly hot...of noes another SOD. I'm walking, take it out of the case. Take off the battery cover....and it slips. Im around 5 11 , and was holding it at chest height when it fell. No joke, it was like time stopped. I saw it fall slowly, without any protection
It hit the ground...and the battery flew out (obviously). I was scared even though the screen didnt crack. because the flipping Camera hit the ground first since it popped out!
At first, it wouldn't read the battery, and showed a question mark. A quick battery remove and insert fixed that.
It works fine, but after that momment, im scared to drop. Can't bear to see my baby damaged
Just wanted to share a story.
BTW: how durable are these phones? If it was my old iphone,.......uhh wouldnt have been so good. The plastic hasnt even been dented
BTW arethese hings like bulletproof. It's

The odds of a phone surviving being dropped is so variable that it is unpredictable except for obviously disastrous circumstances. Wear textured rubber gloves to reduce the potential of dropping it.

I remember when I dropped mine about 5 feet face down on asphalt/concrete whatever it was and I was so mad that I walked away. Didn't bother to even look if it was cracked because I thought it was done. I ended up picking it up and it was pefect. No scratches on the screen only on metal sidings.
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Core Memory said:
The odds of a phone surviving being dropped is so variable that it is unpredictable except for obviously disastrous circumstances. Wear textured rubber gloves to reduce the potential of dropping it.
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Well, that sounds a bit peculiar for just a phone

Blazing angel said:
Well, that sounds a bit peculiar for just a phone
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You are still on the G2x correct? I just checked mine, it has a small nick on the metal band. Nothing too bad though.

Blazing angel said:
Well, that sounds a bit peculiar for just a phone
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Also, the phone should wear protection, put the phone in a transparent condom.

This is why my phone is encased in lucite.

i usually carry my cell in this while on the go...
http://www.bulletproofvestshop.com/...ion-Level-IIIA-3A-Light-Weight-Bag-Brown.html

burhanistan said:
This is why my phone is encased in lucite.
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Like an insect trapped in amber? If so, in millions of years, when aliens visit the burnt-out remnants of earth, they will find it and wonder why NVIDIA didn't provide the information developers needed.

Core Memory said:
Like an insect trapped in amber? If so, in millions of years, when aliens visit the burnt-out remnants of earth, they will find it and wonder why NVIDIA didn't provide the information developers needed.
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Lol nice one.

Thanks for the link, I ordered one and ill make a review on it once it arrives
crazythunder said:
i usually carry my cell in this while on the go...
http://www.bulletproofvestshop.com/...ion-Level-IIIA-3A-Light-Weight-Bag-Brown.html
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crazythunder said:
i usually carry my cell in this while on the go...
http://www.bulletproofvestshop.com/...ion-Level-IIIA-3A-Light-Weight-Bag-Brown.html
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You might want to put that bulletproof briefcase in this:
http://www.ecscase.com/shipping/valise-cases/valise-supreme-38f-case
That way, you're ready for anything. Well, almost anything.

Ya why not just put it in a underground bomb bunker while your at it, this is getting retarded!
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Ive dropped mines several times.. Not from.that high though and mostly on carpet.. I'm usually very careful with my phone.the phone is still in very good condition..this is one of the most under rated phones imo. Ive never kept a phone as long as this.. I love look and performance
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And I hate cases and screen protectors.. They take so much away from the phone

I dropped mine out of my lap onto a gravel driveway while getting out of the car. Screen shattered into a spider web. Wasn't very far down. Glad I have insurance. I agree that this phone is underated.

Core Memory said:
Like an insect trapped in amber? If so, in millions of years, when aliens visit the burnt-out remnants of earth, they will find it and wonder why NVIDIA didn't provide the information developers needed.
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Word
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I've heard peolpe dropped theirs 3 feet and it breaks. Personally I dropped mine off a 15 foot ladder at work and it landed on sharply corrugated metal flooring face first. Heart skipped a beat, I went and pick it up and nothing at all happened No scratches, nothing. But then again, Gorilla glass is made to not scratch from metal so drop it on concrete and I wouldn't be to sure.

Ive dropped mine a few times, and in my case, the corners are pretty easily dented, like soft plastic.

Drop Test Video - Not too bad

It survives drops on to its back and bottom edge. Being dropped on its face does it in. Even after that though the AMOLED panels works. That's good because the SGS4 was have strange issues with the AMOLED cracking but not the GG3 panel it was bonded to. For the N3 it seems the AMOLED panel's a bit tougher.

I always hate too see the phone I really like get abused like that lol, but so worth it!
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Too bad it's made of plastic. If this was made of premium materials it would have torn up the concrete right through to China.

Broke an early released ATT phone, blasphemy!

I hate these droptests like hell. What a waste of materials and rare earths. THIS is decadence on its highest level.
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Well, it has to be done. Even upper class cars like a Hummer, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes S or SLK and BMW 5, 6 and 7 are being destroyed in crash tests multiple times... That's a waste, too. But it's for security reasons. And phones are somewhat cheaper.
btw. I had to find out the exact same results on my N2 by myself. I accidentally dropped it many many times and it survived every single time. But last week it fell out of my pocket (3ft. / 90cm) right onto its face, and guess what, Spider Man was there. Just like in the video. Still working, but now I have this webby foreground as well.
So long, thanks for the video!
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If that massive screen would have held up.............. I would have shat myself!!!!
rooted,recovered,and rebooted from the ol' i777.......

keinenplandavon said:
Well, it has to be done. Even upper class cars like a Hummer, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, Mercedes S or SLK and BMW 5, 6 and 7 are being destroyed in crash tests multiple times... That's a waste, too. But it's for security reasons. And phones are somewhat cheaper.
btw. I had to find out the exact same results on my N2 by myself. I accidentally dropped it many many times and it survived every single time. But last week it fell out of my pocket (3ft. / 90cm) right onto its face, and guess what, Spider Man was there. Just like in the video. Still working, but now I have this webby foreground as well.
So long, thanks for the video!
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That's a godawful comparison. "Drop tests" are completely retarded. They're poorly conducted, unscientific, and thus unreliable as a metric for... well... anything. Car crash tests are well conducted, and reliable. Very rarely do people give a damn about how a phone will hold up to a drop before they buy it. They just buy the phone they want. This isn't necessarily true with cars. People with families are very interested in crash tests. If someone drops a phone then they take the consequences as it happens. In the little time between the drop and it hitting the floor no one is going to take solace in a drop test, and the people who really do care about this type of thing use cases which makes the test all that much more useless. Additionally cars are much more sturdy, and take much less punishment to the actual chassis over their lifetime. Over the course of their lifetime phones have many minor "car accidents." Throw it on the bed, bump into someone in a subway, fumble it, but not quite drop it etc. Cars don't take that proportional level of punishment over their lifetime, so when a phone first "drops" they'll be significantly weaker than it would be coming out of the box.
tl;dr. Anyone who puts any stock into a phone drop test whatsoever should seriously examine what they believe to be their actual level of intelligence.

Drop tests can actually be.very interesting. But only of its testing a phone that was actually.built with durability as a selling point,
Take the Sony Xperia z for instance. The Sony rep was in our store today and threw his phone on the hardwood floor 3 times on purpose. From about 5 feet high. Not a drop... a toss/throw. And not a scratch on the phone..

I am sure 99.999% users will keep the phone well and won't play "daredevil".
Get a decent case (hybrid is preferred because my Note 2 was saved twice from breaking with these hybrid cases).
If you think drop test is not enough? Check out "dovetasatic" on youtube. Ken can do much further from microwaving to using other ways you never expect.

What's the point of random people on YouTube performing this test?

clninja said:
Drop tests can actually be.very interesting. But only of its testing a phone that was actually.built with durability as a selling point,
Take the Sony Xperia z for instance. The Sony rep was in our store today and threw his phone on the hardwood floor 3 times on purpose. From about 5 feet high. Not a drop... a toss/throw. And not a scratch on the phone..
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No. Dropping something is a dumb test no matter how you attempt to look at it. Objects rotate when dropped, and thus hit semi randomly. This goes even moreso for throwing things. Drop tests don't mean a damn thing.

xManMythLegend said:
Too bad it's made of plastic. If this was made of premium materials it would have torn up the concrete right through to China.
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Clearly you fail at physics there. Plastic is light and flexible, so it's protects better by absorbing the energy on impact and hard to deform.
What are premium materials? Glass and aluminum? Glass could shatter and aluminum could deform to the point that it wont let you close the lid.

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Clearly you fail at physics there. Plastic is light and flexible, so it's protects better by absorbing the energy on impact and hard to deform.
What are premium materials? Glass and aluminum? Glass could shatter and aluminum could deform to the point that it wont let you close the lid.
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I think you missed the sarcasm there, bud

this phone is tough

So I lost my phone out of my pocket while riding my bike. Sprinting approx 40km up a hill. It jumped out, hit the road. And slid into the bushes. Front of the phone looks new back has some pretty bad scratches. But everything is pretty much fine. No dents no marks on screen. Was in a dot view case. A few scratches on the case and they instantly separated when impacting the ground, which kind of sucked.

That's funny because this feels like the most fragile android I've owned in 5 years. Mainly because my first one lived in my pocket but the camera still managed to get scratched to the point to where it was hard to find a spot on it that wasn't scratched. Now I don't feel comfortable carrying my phone at work. I carried my s4 everywhere with me for a year and not one scratch on the camera lens. This is my first phone with a screen protector on the camera lens.

That is why I have an otter box and a really expensive, tough screen protector. If you're planning on biking with your phone loose in your pocket, you may want to invest in those also!
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ya the dot view case is cool but hardly serves the purpose of an actual case.

Should be a criminal offense to use a case for this phone.
Try and get a pair of arms not growing out of one's behind so the droppage is minimized.

nabbed said:
Should be a criminal offense to use a case for this phone.
Try and get a pair of arms not growing out of one's behind so the droppage is minimized.
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Right, because you've never dropped anything in your life.

nabbed said:
Should be a criminal offense to use a case for this phone.
Try and get a pair of arms not growing out of one's behind so the droppage is minimized.
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Cases actually assist this phone in other ways than just protection. For one, they make the touchscreen less susceptible to undesired palm touches when using it one handed, and can hide the loose volume rocker issue many people have.
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hgoldner said:
Right, because you've never dropped anything in your life.
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I said criminal prosecution! Also, cruel and unusual!

nabbed said:
I said criminal prosecution! Also, cruel and unusual!
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The trick is to get a clear case. That's what I did. Didn't want to cover up all that arctic silvery goodness. :good:
Oh, that and not to drop it....

I would suggest getting a case like this for biking.
Hyperion M8 Case
The phone is no longer slippery and won't fly out of your pocket.
I use it for mountain biking and it stays put no matter where I put the phone (shorts pocket, back of jersey, etc.)

Leondreux said:
That is why I have an otter box and a really expensive, tough screen protector. If you're planning on biking with your phone loose in your pocket, you may want to invest in those also!
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It's just fine to spend money for your phone's protection. This is one of the nicest phones.

jsminnis said:
That's funny because this feels like the most fragile android I've owned in 5 years. Mainly because my first one lived in my pocket but the camera still managed to get scratched to the point to where it was hard to find a spot on it that wasn't scratched. Now I don't feel comfortable carrying my phone at work. I carried my s4 everywhere with me for a year and not one scratch on the camera lens. This is my first phone with a screen protector on the camera lens.
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I agree on the camera screen. Mine has a couple scratches as well. Never had any other phone do that. However the rest of the phone is scratch free which is even more strange. What protector are you using on the camera screen? I think I'm going to get HTC to fix it then apply a protector to it.
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No scratches on any of my lenses... And this phone goes through my daughter. Oo
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It feel out of my sweater's pocket right onto the blacktop as I was getting out of my car. Minor scratches on top left and bottom right on the back side. Oh well. I'll have to be more careful.
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termleech said:
I agree on the camera screen. Mine has a couple scratches as well. Never had any other phone do that. However the rest of the phone is scratch free which is even more strange. What protector are you using on the camera screen? I think I'm going to get HTC to fix it then apply a protector to it.
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I thought I had a ton of scratches on my lens,I would wipe it off with a soft cloth and they wouldn't wipe off. Well today while sitting bored I just took my sleeve and rubbed with some pressure for a good 5 minutes. All those marks that looked like scratches all came of . Might try some alcohol on a qtip when I get home.

going back to the original op issue. I use the dot case when not biking and I use a otter box defender case mounted to the handle bars when riding. So far the otter box works very nice and does not come off on the bike ride. It takes around a minute to put the phone in the case every ride, but nothing to long.
one added bonus about the mounted otter box and m8. When listing to a talk podcast I sometimes do not use headphones, the speakers are plenty loud.

2 Foot Drop - Screen Cracked! So much for this phone's durability!

Just a warning to everyone wanting to get this phone because it can "take the drops."
So I'm getting ready to watch the World series, sitting on my sofa and my V10 falls off the edge of the sofa on to the floor and guess what? The SCREEN CRACKED! Are you kidding me LG? You boast how this thing can take the drops and my phone falls TWO FEET and the screen cracks? Now I have to pay a deductible to get another phone? Yeah...let me get that phone, take it in and trade it for a different brand. Not sure if mine is defective or something but I've had bigger drops on other phones that had no issues. This is NOT what I expected from this phone - a phone I was hoping to keep and carry with no case. HORRIBLE experience! My G4 can take a bigger drop than that!

It's physics and coincidence. You were unlucky enough to have it a weak spot.
It happens.
Sadly, LG doesn't do the one free screen replacement like some other OEMs do.
Any phone can shatter with one unlucky 2 foot drop. LG is no different.
Sorry about the broken screen, though. That does suck.
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Sorry for your loss.

I get that but they WILL be hearing from me since they tout in commercials how you can drop the phone and it can take it. Hopefully with the phone being so new they won't want the negativity out there about this phone and since I have the G4 and the V10, maybe they will be nice enough to take care of it. Who knows? Can't hurt to try. I'll update the thread once I talk to them.

Well, they only tested to drop the phone at 1-1.5 foot, anyway.

Ryu Kenshin said:
Well, they only tested to drop the phone at 1-1.5 foot, anyway.
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Actually, this is from LG's website:
1. The LG V10 passed a military standard test for shock (MIL-STD-810G Method 516.6, Procedure IV – "Transit Drop"") that consists of 4-foot drops onto 2" of plywood over concrete. The test includes impacts on every face, edge and corner of the device. Further, the device passed an enhanced version of the Transit Drop test consisting of 26 drops from 4 feet onto a concrete surface. "Passed" is defined as the absence of any of the following issues: surface cracks, inoperability of device including camera, and separation of screen from monitor. Device may not perform as tested in all conditions. Test performed in controlled environment. Do not attempt.
I get that "device may not perform as tested in all conditions" but for Pete's sake, this thing dropped 2 feet onto carpet.

Very sad.
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CARPET? I'm sorry, but I don't believe that. There is no way your phone dropped 2 feet onto a soft, impact absorbing surface like carpet and broke. Carpet is probably the safest thing you could possibly drop the phone on!

Wow, that is certainly sad. Man I hope they will replace it

Nitemare3219 said:
CARPET? I'm sorry, but I don't believe that. There is no way your phone dropped 2 feet onto a soft, impact absorbing surface like carpet and broke. Carpet is probably the safest thing you could possibly drop the phone on!
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I swear to you. I even sarcastically said to my wife, "Oh no...my phone fell. I'm SOOOO Worried." Then I picked it up and it was cracked. I was completely shocked myself. I kept saying, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????!!!!" Had I dropped it getting out of my car or something onto concrete, I would understand. I'm still in shock.
By the way ---- it's berber carpet and there's currently no padding under it because we had a flood and are waiting for new flooring. Thin carpet on top of concrete. Still...CARPET.

I am sorry, i recently dropped my Nexus 6. Although it didn't hit carpet it did have a case. I was bummed non the less

Thats unfortunate. No two pieces of glass are the same though. I work on concrete all day and i cant tell you how many phones ive dropped on it and never cracked a screen, knock on wood. I'm like you, I don't plan on using a case with this phone. I may think twice about that now.

Still waiting to receive my device but you don't need a case to protect the screen... Get a tempered glass protector
Best $8 investment you can make on your $600 phone
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jdiddy_ub said:
Still waiting to receive my device but you don't need a case to protect the screen... Get a tempered glass protector
Best $8 investment you can make on your $600 phone
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I ordered it online last night from Amazon. They didn't have them in store when I bought it.

Wrightperspective said:
The SCREEN CRACKED!
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Yikes, I feel you.
Although it really is the physics of the matter, and drop tests are based on statistics, I feel you.
It goes completely against what you were lead to expect, and I agree, you need to let LG know, and everyone else who will listen.
I can't imagine the horror. Complain everywhere for what it's worth. 'Bad luck' would not appease me either in this situation.
I feel you.

Complain to LG maybe they will replace it
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Photos??? (or it never happened)
(No offense)

moSess said:
Photos??? (or it never happened)
(No offense)
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No other phone available to take photos right now (Wife sleeping with her iPhone plugged in and white noise on). But why would I make this up? I will post photos tomorrow night after work. Or maybe in the morning.
Definitely happened.

Wrightperspective said:
No other phone available to take photos right now (Wife sleeping with her iPhone plugged in and white noise on). But why would I make this up? I will post photos tomorrow night after work. Or maybe in the morning.
Definitely happened.
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Why would you make this up?
...because you want to feel the love of my rainbow Unicorn.

For the time being, thread has been closed per OP request.