OMG what a couple of days.
Yesterday, I drove my pop four and a half hours specialist doctors appt. in Saskatoon. We had about an eight minute meeting, then four and a half hours back LOL! Long story short, somewhere in there, I dropped my phone out of his truck. I think it must have been when I stepped out to
eyeball if his truck would fit under the floating bar, that was blocking vehicles too tall from entering parking garage. He's got something called a headache rack that sticks up out of the box, and yeah it caused some headaches alright
Anyway, I soon realized i my phone was missing, did some preliminary searches, backtracked, etc... as best we could, due to the appointment time etc.... called it several times, no answer... then expected the worst. Went through all the motions of cancelling the sim card, and all that... a lot easier said than done. Last night get home and begin to try to change all my passwords and stuff, because... security, right? So how do you do any of that with all the two factor verification required to change your passwords when you don't have your phone? Do some thinking on that! It's all at a standstill. Something needs to be done different there. I found myself in a feedback loop of being shut out of being able to protect my own identity, due to identity protection.
Knowing about the "find my phone feature" would have been helpful, but I did not, until late last night, and my phone company rep didn't mention it to me either. strange.
Anyway, turns out my device was found today, after about 20 hours of people cruising over it laying on the asphalt at the entrance to the hospital parking garage. Security lady said it looked kinda bad. Our TTR resident Rockstar in Saskatoon
@Jethro Rocker kindly picked it up for me, he figures maybe I can salvage something of it. But what I really hope for is that he was kind enough to add some contact addresses for a few of his spare adoring groupies? That would be
so fine! I'm not asking for the best ones either.
here's what that kind of "not ideal" placement situation will do to a phone - thanks for the
horrifying pics jethro - he figures it may be salvagable
told me he's changed out a screen himself before.
But I will tell you this, if you have not lost a phone yet, with all the things, and access to things on it, etc, make sure it is secure, or you know how to lock it down fast. This was a huge learning deal for me. I basically suffered a 24 hr. panic attack, until late this morning when I finally knew the device was in safe hands, and not some miscreant trying to squeeze any/everything they could out of it.
Made one strap today, can't take pics... no phone... but soon! Instead I'm just going to offer up this video of Well-Hung Pro-pins, which I believe is the bestest, most simple, carefree guitar security solution, especially when in tandem with a strap with a good leather end. Everyone who purchases these loves 'em. Buy a set so I can pay for a phone repairs, or a new unit if required!
I don't know if dude had an enviable gear year or what, but he dropped this feedback last night, and I'll totally take the "W"
I also put together this little video on a guitar project I did in 2023, it's a bit scrappy but you get the idea.
