Dial M for Muppet
Yesterday, whilst bending down next to the open lift in my building, my mobile phone slipped out of my bag, slid through the 1 inch gap between the lift and the floor (the downside of evolving from the ‘brick’), and went hurtling down 4 flights to land in what must be several pieces in the murky hole at the bottom of the lift shaft.
Once I recovered from the initial sensation of slitting my own throat at the mere thought of being without an instant means of contact, plus losing the hundreds of names and numbers and some highly questionable photos, I started to apply some perspective to the situation, recognising that it is only a phone. It is not a living being, or a million pounds, nor in fact anything that really matters in the scheme of things.
I then began to get quite excited that after 7 years of paying £5 a month for insurance with my mobile firm, that I’d actually be able to make it all worthwhile.
How naïve, how very naïve of me!
Apparently, since I know the actual whereabouts of the device, under the rules of this particular insurance policy, a replacement cannot be issued until the original has been retrieved. This is despite the fact it will take all manner of efforts to retrieve it and, lets not forget, is likely to be in many pieces (4 flights!!!) so, without question, will not be in working order.
Had I lost my phone on the tube, left it in a hotel room in Bangkok, or inadvertently lobbed it over the edge of the Grand Canyon, then I’d probably have a new handset in my possession right now.
Still, looking on the bright side – I’ve learnt lessons from the experience!
Firstly, never bend down unless all your possessions are firmly padlocked into whatever carrying receptacle you may be using!
Secondly, honesty is NOT always the best policy. Next time, I’ll report it stolen, creating un-necessary paper work for the police, adding to the inaccuracy of soaring crime figures, and all in all screwing the system up even more than it already is!!
BTW – a word of warning: Apparently, if you drop your phone down the drain, and you know which one it was, they make you call the council to retrieve it!!!! Nice job!
Yesterday, whilst bending down next to the open lift in my building, my mobile phone slipped out of my bag, slid through the 1 inch gap between the lift and the floor (the downside of evolving from the ‘brick’), and went hurtling down 4 flights to land in what must be several pieces in the murky hole at the bottom of the lift shaft.
Once I recovered from the initial sensation of slitting my own throat at the mere thought of being without an instant means of contact, plus losing the hundreds of names and numbers and some highly questionable photos, I started to apply some perspective to the situation, recognising that it is only a phone. It is not a living being, or a million pounds, nor in fact anything that really matters in the scheme of things.
I then began to get quite excited that after 7 years of paying £5 a month for insurance with my mobile firm, that I’d actually be able to make it all worthwhile.
How naïve, how very naïve of me!
Apparently, since I know the actual whereabouts of the device, under the rules of this particular insurance policy, a replacement cannot be issued until the original has been retrieved. This is despite the fact it will take all manner of efforts to retrieve it and, lets not forget, is likely to be in many pieces (4 flights!!!) so, without question, will not be in working order.
Had I lost my phone on the tube, left it in a hotel room in Bangkok, or inadvertently lobbed it over the edge of the Grand Canyon, then I’d probably have a new handset in my possession right now.
Still, looking on the bright side – I’ve learnt lessons from the experience!
Firstly, never bend down unless all your possessions are firmly padlocked into whatever carrying receptacle you may be using!
Secondly, honesty is NOT always the best policy. Next time, I’ll report it stolen, creating un-necessary paper work for the police, adding to the inaccuracy of soaring crime figures, and all in all screwing the system up even more than it already is!!
BTW – a word of warning: Apparently, if you drop your phone down the drain, and you know which one it was, they make you call the council to retrieve it!!!! Nice job!
posted by LadyJaneM @ 2:52 pm
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