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The girl above me caused a flood, all my stuff is wet, HALP!!!!

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a_pla5tic_bag
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All my stuff is wet, the xbox, it's power brick, my mac a little (i'm on my brothers), a bucnh of wires, some otehr stuff. advice on drying? i'm not turning anythnig on till i hari dry it i guess, newspaper and rice? ughhhhh help!
Dec 15 2010 12:37PM
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Mike-O
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Heard of insurance?
Dec 15 2010 12:39PM
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Chokolite
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girl above you caused a flood? STORY?

But no seriously, go buy one of those 15lb bags of rice from a grocery store for like $8 and put your electronics in there overnight.
Dec 15 2010 12:39PM
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Anathema
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throw it all in the oven

preheat it to 375 and leave it in for 10-12 minutes.

oh, dont forget to set the oven to bake, not broil

Dec 15 2010 12:41PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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we have heat in the dorms, she turned hers off and opened her window, pipes froze, she turned it on, pipes explode, water floods everywhere. My external is wet too.

everything was unplugged within like a minute of the water coming out of the ceiling.

someone make a typical college girl motivational poster. out of this.
Dec 15 2010 12:42PM
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DockEllis
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A buddy of mine got his cell phone really wet one time and thought it'd be a good idea to microwave it...don't do that though, he is really stupid
Dec 15 2010 12:45PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Start swimming
Dec 15 2010 12:47PM
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TZP
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just wait until all the water evaporates before you turn your electronics on and if they end up not working, sue her. easy.
Dec 15 2010 12:50PM
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B4NE1
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The rice trick works my phone has been in a lake twice and a toilet once and it works still just remove the battery as soon as it happens and let it sit in rice for a few days and it'll be good.
Dec 15 2010 12:51PM
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I_Am_Mod
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bag of rice is your best bet, also if any of the electronics can be screwed open, i personally would open them up to let air circulate inside (unless ofcourse you have an insurance/warranty for any of your stuff, then you're better off looking into something like that ....)
Dec 15 2010 12:53PM
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maximiliaan
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post pics of the girl
Dec 15 2010 12:54PM
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GayWolf420
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All this time that it took to make this thread, you could of been upstairs chewing that bitch out........And possibly boning her.
Dec 15 2010 12:55PM
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Wall_Nut
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this^
Dec 15 2010 1:02PM
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General_Ripper
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SHAMWOWWWWWWWWWWW
Dec 15 2010 1:03PM
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DrZoidberg
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I was at said incident. Some kid said we need a giant shamwow and needed to just roll it down the hallway. Everybody loled. All I see is a carpet waiting to be cut into dryslope for summer setups.
Dec 15 2010 1:34PM
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.jr
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Ive never fucking realized how fucking stupid freshman are until now. Why was the window open to the point that the pipes could freeze ha? Have you said shit to her yet? Id bitch her our regardless of anything being ruined or not because now you have to wait a few days to use any of your stuff.
Dec 15 2010 1:36PM
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hoodratz47
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man.. what a dumb bitch
Dec 15 2010 1:44PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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it hasn't been above 30 all week and I guess she was hot. Don't know who it was don't have pics. Everyone is already mad at her so I'll spare her. I don't get it either though, chrome don't know how stuff works; pipes freeze if they are cold then burst if you try and use them. Herpity fucking derp. All I have is my iPod now to use.
Dec 15 2010 1:48PM
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Mike-O
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That's some shitty piping, anyway. Shouldn't freeze just from an open window... Hope you recover your gear and really, get dorm insurance or something.
Dec 15 2010 1:59PM
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Bobbum~Man
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I wonder if your school has insurance that would cover this, i don't really know for sure.
Dec 15 2010 3:05PM
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Username_42069
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if you dont have and oven handy, you can try a microwave.
Dec 15 2010 3:14PM
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spen-cer
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definitely look into insurance! thats a major bummer

the ceiling of our apartment had a massive leak from the washroom above it, at one point it was like a faucet was turned on in the ceiling the water flow was so strong. our landlord fixed it and luckily none of our electronics were nearby
Dec 15 2010 3:15PM
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Goglines
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don't turn anything on for a day or two to see if its working. that's what short wires everything if there's still water in it.
Dec 15 2010 3:22PM
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TheWiseOne
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If your computer is unplugged, how are you on NS?
Dec 15 2010 3:22PM
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Chompo.
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Your buddy is a retard
Dec 15 2010 3:27PM
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Pmoore
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he is on his brothers comp
Dec 15 2010 3:28PM
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Kajex
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read original post, he is on his brothers computer
Dec 15 2010 3:28PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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Wow, I would definitely sue her. Take the dumb bitch to small claims court. Maybe she will smarten up if she's gotta replace all your shit.
Dec 15 2010 4:05PM
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jeR.
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that dumb girl should just buy you all new shit
Dec 15 2010 4:05PM
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belden...
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Wheel Barrels upon wheel barrels of rice
Dec 15 2010 4:09PM
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five0
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OP should've had a plastic bag on his shit.
Dec 15 2010 4:09PM
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factory81
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First off - Theron, you have a very good point, and I think we could just leave it at that, but I must put my 2 cents in.

1. DIBS on the water damaged Macbook.
2. Go upstairs and get her insurance information and than come back on Newschoolers and let me make a $3000 insurance quote for you.
3. Profit
4. Don't forget we should also get you insurance quotes for your $2000 T.V. and other electronics items you have.





Don't fuck up this opportunity to get brand new electronics equipment.Seriously. It doesn't even fucking matter if my shit ISN'T WATER DAMAGED. Fuck that. You know a liquid submersible indicator on a phone will go off just from being in humid/damp environments? NOW your Macbook has had water just doused on the mfugga.....the thing has LSI's that have most definitely probably tripped, and even if you have a valid warranty claim for hardware that is legitimately malfunctioning - apple can and will decline your repair for a tripped liquid contact indicator.

You woke up to a motherfucking lake tittacaka in your room today. Time to go to Best Buy
Dec 15 2010 4:17PM
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factory81
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Your parents home owners insurance often will cover your apartment even though you do not live with them.


Dec 15 2010 4:18PM
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Peter.
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talk to your RA or whoever runs your dorm, it's her fault, her insurance has to cover it
Dec 15 2010 4:19PM
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vincepru
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do this for sure. and if you have electronics that are completely soaked and your having a hard time getting the water out, try spraying some alcohol on it, like rubbing alcohol or acetone not the kind you drink.
Dec 15 2010 4:21PM
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factory81
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I don't even know why the electronic items matter anymore.

All electronic items should be replaced by her insurance, and all the remains of the old ones should be sold for profit...........


Dec 15 2010 4:22PM
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Ahmadinejad
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She must be really wet.....


Dec 15 2010 4:25PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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well, i think everything works actually. i'm on my mac now and nothing else was terribly wet. I'm only concerned for my xbox and its cables and my external hard drive. I did have to pull my rug out though, and my curtains are wet. not really that much damage to my room i don't think. the 2nd floor is fucked though; water all over the place, all the carpets are wet...
Dec 15 2010 4:26PM
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MADDECENT
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She owes you head for life.
Dec 15 2010 4:26PM
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Peach.
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I find it ironic that your username is A Plastic... Just sayin.

Have you talked to this girl yet?

Dec 15 2010 5:23PM
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EC-Skier
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Dec 15 2010 5:27PM
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GayWolf420
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Let me rephrase this. The time it took for you to create this thread, You could of been flooding her with your cock. You feel me?
Dec 15 2010 6:48PM
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