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mmsman
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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From: slovenia
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I got this news form mobile9, guess it's true, funny as hell 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mobile phone users have been known to complain about poor service, but one New York man's phone literally went down the toilet.
The man was on a suburban train from Grand Central Station on Wednesday night when he went to the bathroom to make a phone call, dropped the phone into the toilet bowl and then his hand and arm became stuck trying to retrieve it, officials said.
Metro-North Railroad staff could not help the man, so they stopped the train and called police officers and firefighters to extricate him, a process that took 90 minutes using "jaws of life" rescue equipment.
"The toilets are made of aluminium so I imagine he was down on hands and knees with his shirt rolled up and hand and arm down inside, trying to flush out his cell phone," said Jim Cameron of the Connecticut Metro-North commuter council.
He said that because of the design of the train toilet, the mobile probably ended up in a chemical holding tank.
A spokesman for the railroad that serves the northern suburbs of New York and Connecticut identified the man as Edwin Gallard, 41, of New York, who suffered a minor injury to his arm as firefighters cut the toilet apart.
The track was closed and thousands of commuters were delayed during the evening rush hour.
The phone has not yet been recovered. |
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hurny
Joined: Dec 04, 2002
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From: Australia
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It was probably a SE, and was naturally attracted back to its 'home'. 
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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@hurny, still no viable Nokia forum available then  |
Elrond
Joined: May 14, 2003
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From: Slovakia
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It must be a valuable phone to get hand in a toilet. It's probaly defect now by the ... :-D Where is the limit you would go for your phone?
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pachy
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Just enough time to get his contacts off the sim 
Personally i would even go into Tatu's knickers if my phone fell in there, but i would make it last a bit longer than it should !
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mmsman
Joined: Dec 14, 2002
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From: slovenia
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maybe it was a nokia 3310, |
MaThIbUs
Joined: May 17, 2003
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lol :-) i'd try to recover my phone too though :-l
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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HeHe,they just showed it on Sky News but even they dont know what phone model it was :-D
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tranquil
Joined: Dec 15, 2001
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From: Oslo, Norway
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Hey!
There aint no doubt what make that phone must have been!
Who on earth would ever go to such extremes to get their phone back than a owner of a  phone?
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MaThIbUs
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Some insane Nokia dude?
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diddy0071
Joined: Aug 28, 2002
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as big as of fan of SE that I am, I would have to say, screw the phone! All my contacts are saved on my PC with Floats mobile agent, so I would just call my provider, and use up my insurance, to get a new phone free.
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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And here is the toilet in question 
Rough looking things they got in NYC ar'nt they,you would'nt catch me sitting on one of them! |
mrj82
Joined: Sep 26, 2002
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From: Mississippi, USA
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And to think the poor guy put his hand down in there  .
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Posted: 2003-11-01 01:36
