Originally Posted by
KenCT
Late 1990s I had an flip style cell phone fall out of my pocket, open up and get stuck in the front derailleur. Destroyed the phone and bent the cage a little. This was back in the day when you leased the phones. Had to pay the cost of the phone, a couple hundred dollars, and start start a new lease.
You jogged my memory. While I did not physically lose my phone, I stopped for a quick dip in a reservoir during a long, really hot and humid ride. Totally submerged myself. Totally forgot that my flip phone was in my jersey pocket. After I got home and showered I prepared to walk to happy hour. I thought to myself "Wait. Let me grab my phone in case I want to order take out for dinner and pick it up on the way home." Took me a few minutes to remember where it was. Pulled it out of my jersey pocket and couldn't understand why it was so wet on the inside. Then it hit me. Dead as fried chicken. Fortunately, it was not leased.