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iPod Sinking into Deep iPod Depression
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Daveway said:I hate laundry. I know nothing of hot and cold, etc.
Well, in about a year from now you'll probably have to learn either way, so you might as well start...
Chip NoVaMac said:
That's the worst! Nothing like ruining a whole bunch of clothes at once to really ruin your day.
My iPod got stolen a little bit back, so I can empathize with not having one. My iPod was my favorite posession because I'm a music NUT, but posessions aren't so important in the big scheme. At least you can afford to get a new one...I'll need to save up for a while before I can get another one. But it sounds like its not your mom's fault; I think you owe her more than an apology.
It's hard to feel sorry for someone who's Mom does their laundry. I get why you'd be upset, but it's not like she did it on purpose. I am happy for you that it works now, but you still owe your Mom more than an apology. I've had arguments with my Mom, but not over stuff like this.
Now i think... the iPod shuffle has no moving parts at all, and as everything is enclosed in the case... it shouldn't have died.
Have you tried literally drying it out? Maybe gently open the case and clean the insides with a Q-tip or something, then dry it. Usually when I do anything dumb like that I just have a go at fixing it (and i've managed to fix quite a lot of things by just using common sense before).
If it still won't work... ebay.. "untested iPod shuffle" oh wait.. that's just cruel
Have you tried literally drying it out? Maybe gently open the case and clean the insides with a Q-tip or something, then dry it. Usually when I do anything dumb like that I just have a go at fixing it (and i've managed to fix quite a lot of things by just using common sense before).
If it still won't work... ebay.. "untested iPod shuffle"
oh wait.. that's just cruel
tek said:Now i think... the iPod shuffle has no moving parts at all, and as everything is enclosed in the case... it shouldn't have died.
Have you tried literally drying it out? Maybe gently open the case and clean the insides with a Q-tip or something, then dry it. Usually when I do anything dumb like that I just have a go at fixing it (and i've managed to fix quite a lot of things by just using common sense before).
If it still won't work... ebay.. "untested iPod shuffle"
Read the thread and you'll find that it does in fact still work.
Similar thing happened to me a couple years ago with my cell phone. Went through the wash.. and the extended tumble in the dryer. I was unloading the laundry and found it in about 6 or 7 pieces... It kinda sucked, and i figured it was totally dead for sure, but I wanted a new cell phone anyway.
But the geek in my wanted to take the phone apart more now that it was open anyway, so i took it entirely apart, washed with alchohol every part, then dried it carefully with a hairdrier. Put it back together. and BAM, worked like a charm.
Then it happened again a couple months either. Still worked after the same process, but there was a big red blotch on the screen.. So i got a new celly. And now i carefully check my pockets before the laundry... dont want my precious new iPod photo going through that, and I doubt i could fix it.
But the geek in my wanted to take the phone apart more now that it was open anyway, so i took it entirely apart, washed with alchohol every part, then dried it carefully with a hairdrier. Put it back together. and BAM, worked like a charm.
Then it happened again a couple months either. Still worked after the same process, but there was a big red blotch on the screen.. So i got a new celly
. And now i carefully check my pockets before the laundry... dont want my precious new iPod photo going through that, and I doubt i could fix it.
Daveway, I'm really glad your Shuffle came back to life. I'd hate to think about my iPod or shuffle getting into the laundry or otherwise getting wasted. Guess that's why I never put them in my shirt or pants pockets in the first place.
But dude, getting all wigged out on your mom over this? Not cool. She loves you and does your laundry for you. The least you can do is make sure your valuables are removed from the pockets before you put clothes in the hamper (or drop them on the floor, if you're anything like I was when I lived at home) Additionally, you might want to think about a small bunch of flowers or, better yet, doing something for you mom that you know she hates doing, like washing the dishes or cleaning up the garage or something. You owe her, if you went off on her like you say you did.
But dude, getting all wigged out on your mom over this? Not cool. She loves you and does your laundry for you. The least you can do is make sure your valuables are removed from the pockets before you put clothes in the hamper (or drop them on the floor, if you're anything like I was when I lived at home) Additionally, you might want to think about a small bunch of flowers or, better yet, doing something for you mom that you know she hates doing, like washing the dishes or cleaning up the garage or something. You owe her, if you went off on her like you say you did.
Daveway said:I did last night already!
What do you think I'm a bad person?
anybody with a love heart in their avatar cannot be a bad person.
reminds me of the time when i overclocked my video card years ago, it was the first expensive thing i ever bought myself and was really gutted when i overclocked it, played UT, it crashed, then textures wouldnt work. but then months later i put it in a different computer and low and behold! back to life! its funny how electronics can heal themselves
Daveway said:I did last night already!
What do you think I'm a bad person?
now with the $$ for your ipod U2 bye ur mom an ipod
Has anyone gone back and read this entire thread?
Dude, you are what...somewhere between 16 and 18 years old, right? So, how did your shuffle get washed? Who left it in your pant pocket?
Simple cure to this problem... grow up and do your own laundry. If I had to guess, unless your mother maliciously stuck your shuffle into your pants pocket just to screw with you, you probably left it in your pocket and she didn't check them before washing the pants.
This would make it YOUR fault, not hers. And then, to throw a temper tantrum like a 2 year old because of it (breaking things and throwing them across the room)?
You really need to take responsibility for your own actions... and I am not talking about apologizing for it afterwords.
People on this board work hard for a living, have mortgages, families, kids, responsibilities, etc.
Your mom accidently washed your shuffle, and you throw a violent temper tantrum because of it?
Grow up, be responsible for your own possessions, do your own laundry, and learn how to deal with mistakes when they happen in methods that do not involve childish violence.
Ugh.
Dude, you are what...somewhere between 16 and 18 years old, right? So, how did your shuffle get washed? Who left it in your pant pocket?
Simple cure to this problem... grow up and do your own laundry. If I had to guess, unless your mother maliciously stuck your shuffle into your pants pocket just to screw with you, you probably left it in your pocket and she didn't check them before washing the pants.
This would make it YOUR fault, not hers. And then, to throw a temper tantrum like a 2 year old because of it (breaking things and throwing them across the room)?
You really need to take responsibility for your own actions... and I am not talking about apologizing for it afterwords.
People on this board work hard for a living, have mortgages, families, kids, responsibilities, etc.
Your mom accidently washed your shuffle, and you throw a violent temper tantrum because of it?
Grow up, be responsible for your own possessions, do your own laundry, and learn how to deal with mistakes when they happen in methods that do not involve childish violence.
Ugh.
James L said:
im sure some day this young man will, "work hard for a living, have mortgages, families, kids, responsibilities, etc." i'm sure when u were young u never were bad. About the laundry ur mom is nice and does u a favor thanks her. He had a bad day, made a mistaek( yelling at his mom) and said he was sorry. What else can he do? From now one he can check his pockets and rememeber that materail thinga are not worth a fight between family( but we all fight, were human{or are we})
When my mother still did my laundry she had a few rules. 1. Emptying your pockets before you tossed them in the laundry basket was your responsibility, anything damaged in the wash was your own fault. 2. Any change she found in your pockets once in the laundry basket belonged to her, bills would be returned. So needless to say you learned quite quickly to empty your pockets in my household.
I'm not sure if I can really talk as I still argue with my mother all the time about the silliest things but I still agree with the majority here in that you went way too far.
I'm not sure if I can really talk as I still argue with my mother all the time about the silliest things but I still agree with the majority here in that you went way too far.
zap2 said:
I grew in a different time I guess. If I had done the same to my Mom (and she did wash things that shouldn't have been washed
) I would have had a hard time living, for when my Mom "finished" with me - I would have had to deal with my Dad. I might still be eating my meals through a straw. Seriously though, parents have blurred the lines of acceptable behavior. It would have never occurred to me to act out when my Mom "destroyed" something doing my laundry. I would have been reminded that I am living for free under their roof, and by that point I should know the rules about laundry and such.
FistfulofAngst said:
My rules were pretty much the same. Though bills were hers to keep also. Though to her credit she saved them, and gave them back to me when I asked for some spending money. It showed me how lax I was with my cash. Lesson learned.
Well, none of you were here, so I would appreciate it if you would stop accusing me of being malicious and hateful towards my mother! Yes, I broke her laundry basket. Yes, I repaired it this morning. Yes, I cooked her lunch. Yes, I apologized. No, I never got to a disrespectful point with her.
She knows I leave stuff in my pockets, so she bought me a laundry bin for my room. Only laundry in the basket is to be washed. My pants were not in there, she picked them off the floor. I remember watching TV and hearing her scream. My heart dropped and I ran to her (see I do love her). And she picked up my shuffle out of the machine. She knows I love my ipods. BTW she owns A LOT of AAPL.
It might be different from where some of you come from. But I don't know anyone my age that washes there own clothes.
She knows I leave stuff in my pockets, so she bought me a laundry bin for my room. Only laundry in the basket is to be washed. My pants were not in there, she picked them off the floor. I remember watching TV and hearing her scream. My heart dropped and I ran to her (see I do love her). And she picked up my shuffle out of the machine. She knows I love my ipods. BTW she owns A LOT of AAPL.
It might be different from where some of you come from. But I don't know anyone my age that washes there own clothes.
Daveway said:
Sorry if you felt that way. You have to realize that with your post and and each individuals life experiences - we each bring our unique view of what you described.
Sure, you did leave out some key pieces of information that would have given us a better view than the one you painted in your time of angst.
When I was about your age I was to put my laundry in a basket for washing. That generally worked, unless my Mom saw some clothes crumpled in the corner.
The only reason that I was not allowed to do my own laundry was that both my parents were Depression Era children. They both felt that it was wasteful for me to do my own laundry, when there were other things to be washed.
In your case it seems that you and your parents have a good relationship, after we found out all the facts.
Daveway said:
You should have cooked her favourite purse. That would serve her right. Take that, heinous mother!