Kindles swim!!!!

pmilln · 05-30-2011, 08:01 AM

Dear Kindle world, I just thought I would let you know that I took my Kindle fishing. We left the picnic table by the river with my Kindle on it. While we were away fishing the wind blew up and blew the picnic table, picnic basket and Kindle and the Kindle slithered over the bank and into the river.

Half an hour later we returned to find the Kindle at the bottom of 2 foot of water. Fresh water.

When I got home I clicked off the back and used blotting paper to dab whatever droplets I could see and left it lightly warm on an Aga for two days.

I plugged it in to charge it up and bingo the charging light went on it charged up again fully and it works. Hooray!

MickeyC · 05-30-2011, 08:37 PM

Hi pmilln and welcome to MobileRead. Good news on the Kindle. Enjoy your (dry) toy.

ImogenRose · 05-31-2011, 02:29 AM

Hello and welcome to MR!

Imogen

neilmarr · 05-31-2011, 03:52 AM

Good to have your company, Pmilln. A lucky break. Check on the Kindle-specific sub forum, but I think there are waterproof covers available, and I've even heard the machine reads and operates perfectly well in one of those zppy jiffy bag things. Happy fishing and Kindling and best wishes. Neil

GeoffC · 06-05-2011, 09:27 AM

Lucky you - hopefully you didn't need the Kindle to light a BBQ

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05-30-2011, 08:01 AM	#1
pmilln Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: kindle	Kindles swim!!!! Dear Kindle world, I just thought I would let you know that I took my Kindle fishing. We left the picnic table by the river with my Kindle on it. While we were away fishing the wind blew up and blew the picnic table, picnic basket and Kindle and the Kindle slithered over the bank and into the river. Half an hour later we returned to find the Kindle at the bottom of 2 foot of water. Fresh water. When I got home I clicked off the back and used blotting paper to dab whatever droplets I could see and left it lightly warm on an Aga for two days. I plugged it in to charge it up and bingo the charging light went on it charged up again fully and it works. Hooray!

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05-30-2011, 08:37 PM	#2
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi pmilln and welcome to MobileRead. Good news on the Kindle. Enjoy your (dry) toy.

05-31-2011, 02:29 AM	#3
ImogenRose PORTAL Posts: 7,204 Karma: 2884640 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Kindle 1, Kindle 3 (3G), iPhone	Hello and welcome to MR! Imogen

05-31-2011, 03:52 AM	#4
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Pmilln. A lucky break. Check on the Kindle-specific sub forum, but I think there are waterproof covers available, and I've even heard the machine reads and operates perfectly well in one of those zppy jiffy bag things. Happy fishing and Kindling and best wishes. Neil

06-05-2011, 09:27 AM	#5
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Lucky you - hopefully you didn't need the Kindle to light a BBQ Welcome to Mobileread ….

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