My Apple iPhone Stopped Working!

Bad News!

I am sad to say it, but my Apple iPhone has officially become unusable. I am pretty pissed that my $500 phone lasted only 10 months. I am really hoping to get a replacement since it is still covered under Apple’s one year warranty.

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So What Happened?

Last Tuesday, while I was on vacation the bottom half inch of the screen stopped working. It did not bother me at first, until I realized I could no longer use the space bar when typing.

Have you ever tried sending a text message with no space bar? It does not work very well. Not to mention the special character button would not work either. No more periods, question marks, or any other symbols for that matter.

Restore: The Fix?

I read some technology forums and it seems a lot of people have suffered from the same problem happening to the iPhone. One of the forums had a fix that said it was a software issue and that a restore may work, otherwise it needs to be replaced.

So I tried the restore and of course… it didn’t work. I still did not have a working space bar. And worst of all, it deleted all of my songs and contacts. So I did not have anyone’s number while on vacation and did not have any songs to listen to on the airplane ride back to phoenix. Grrr!!

And Then Things Got Worse!

As of Saturday, the entire bottom half of the screen no longer works. This basically made the phone useless since I cannot do hardly anything with it.

I can see when people call me, but I cannot answer it since the answer button is on the bottom half of the screen. The keyboard no longer works at all so text messaging is not even an option anymore.

Luckily, I found a small work around that at least allows me to dial out. If someone sends me a text message, I can still hit the call button at the top of the conversation. So it is possible to call people if they send me a message first hand.

But it does not really help me since I can not get a hold of anyone to tell them to text message me in the first place.

Apple Store Here I Come…

So at this point, I am ready to barge in to the Apple store here in Phoenix and see what is up with this thing. I am really hoping to get a replacement of some kind. I just hope they don’t make me wait to get a new phone in the mail.

I will keep everyone posted and let you know how this whole thing works out. Please feel free to comment if you have the Apple iPhone and have had any problems with it.

Done Moving, Now I Am Visiting Wisconsin

This weekend was a long one. My lease at my Phoenix apartment expired after six months so I had to move all of my stuff. Imaging moving all of your crap in a UHAUL when it is like 110 degrees outside.

I am just happy I survived the whole escapade. Anyways, I am not in my new apartment which is still in Phoenix, but in a much better location. No more bums or crazy stories about what happens outside of my apartment.

I am looking forward to being able to ride my bike and walk outside. So I am very happy with the move. Not to mention the new apartment is on a golf course!

Anyways, I flew back to Wisconsin last night. I will be here until next Sunday so I may not be writing as much as I would like to.

I have a lot going on this week while I am home. I will be attending a country music festival along with a few other events.

I will be posting some recaps and pictures when I return back to Phoenix next week.

So please be patient, I will have some entertaining stories when I return home…

Best Job Title Ever: Reality Checker

The Story

I think I may have finally found my dream job. I have been looking for some time now for a job that I would enjoy and not hate.

Well lately I have been going home everyday for lunch around 1 PM to watch the show, “Urban Legends” on the Discovery channel. It is basically a show that takes popular urban legends and then puts them to the test and says whether or now they really took place.

For example, everyone has heard the saying that you should not pee in a pool. Why? Well because they might have the special chemical in it that makes the water turn red or purple. No one wants to be caught urinating in the pool!

well guess what, this so called “chemical” does not even exist. So go on, piss in the pool. No one is going to know, unless they feel the warm spot…

What About the Job?

On this Urban legends show, they have people they refer to as “Reality Checkers.” They go out into the world and put these ideas to the test. They do some investigating and interview different people that may know more about myths and whether or not they are possible.

An example was the pool myth I just mentioned. The Reality Checker would be responsible for going out and actually interviewing people that sell and make pool chemicals. After a little investigation, the Reality Checker would have concluded that this myth was completly made up.
I would love this job!!! Just imagine the conversations:

Someone: “What do you do for a living?”

Me: “Oh, I am a Reality Checker.”

Someone: “What the heck is that?”

Me: “Well I basically go around the world and check things to see if they are real. Ever heard of urban legends? Stories that people pass down but may or may not actually be true. Yeah, I am the guy that goes out to see if they are real or not.”

Someone: “That is the coolest thing ever! What does it pay?”

Me: “13.75 an hour plus bennies. I also have a pretty flexible schedule.”

Job Qualifications

My only question, is what are the qualifications for a position like this? A degree in Reality perhaps? I seem to think I know a lot about reality, especially how to live outside of it. I also have 22 years of experience living within reality, so that should qualify me for something?

Conclusion

I am on a search to find this job. It just so happens a ton of the things shown on this show appear to be in Arizona. The show is on the Discovery Channel, so I may just be sending an email there way asking what I need to do to get into a position like this.

So you’re saying there’s a chance…?

PS. Tune in tomorrow, another chapter of my life has just been completed…

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