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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016
Samsung now offering free fire extinguishers with cell phone purchase
Ned
Hickson
Technology is great.
Except, of course, when it
explodes in your pants. I've
never really liked cell phones
to begin with, and now that
they've started self-detonat-
ing, I like them even less.
According to a news article
sent in by Susan Grigsby of
Alpharetta, Ga., Samsung has
launched an investigation into
why its Note 7 phones are
bursting into flames — a fea-
ture Samsung officials say
wasn't supposed to become
available until next year.
As you might expect, cell
phone sales have “dipped
slightly” as a result of these
incidents. That’s because lux-
uries like instant messaging,
Internet access and live video
feeds don’t mean much if
your cell phone suddenly
ignites into flames, turning
your morning commute into a
flaming lap dance and an
appearance on The World’s
Wildest Police Chases.
It would be different if
exploding cell phones were
an optional feature, i.e., for an
extra charge, you, as a cell
phone customer, had the
option of detonating someone
else's cell phone with the
press of a button when they
get annoying.
“Hello? That’s okay-the
movie just started. What?
Really? No way. And what
did SHE say?”
“WARNING! D ETONATION
SEQUENCE HAS BEEN INITIATED !
B EGINNING COUNTDOWN !
F IVE ..! F OUR ..!”
“Hey — you mind if I call
you back? My phone’s about
to explode.”
While Samsung officials
are blaming defective batter-
ies as the root cause of
Exploding Cell Phone
Syndrome, I have to disagree.
The fact is, cell phones are
simply being asked to do too
much and, because of it, are
Fanny wants to ‘Put a Spell
On You’ at Oct. 28 show
Florence’s first drag queen,
Jason Wood’s Fanny Rugburn,
is playing her next show, “I
Put A Spell on You,” on
Friday, Oct. 28, at Class Act
Theatre, 509 Kingwood St. No
children will be allowed at this
uncensored event.
Tickets are $10 at the door,
cash only. Themed conces-
sions will be available to enjoy
in the lobby before and after
the show.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.,
and the show starts at 7 p.m.,
leaving plenty of time after the
one-hour show for people to
head to City Lights Cinemas,
1930 Highway 101, to buy
tickets for “The Rocky Horror
Picture Show,” playing at 9
p.m.
Prepare for quite the trick-
or-treat with Fanny as she
“casts a spell” in the kitchen,
enchants you with her voice,
curses people’s Halloween
costumes and more.
Join Fanny for some
Halloween fun, demonstra-
tions and audience participa-
tion.
Costumes are encouraged.
Wood debutted Fanny at
having a total melt down. I’ve
had my cell phone for five
years, which by today’s stan-
dards means it should be part
of a traveling history exhibit
for school children.
However, I’ve kept it
because it provides me with
all the functions I need in a
cell phone:
I can call people.
People can call me.
I can hang up on people.
That’s all I’m really look-
ing for in a cell phone. If I
wanted to play games and
Facebook my friends, I’d just
stay at work.
Comparatively, the life
expectancy of today’s cell
phones is about one year.
That’s assuming everything
goes well and you don’t go
blind trying to use it, and out
of sheer frustration while try-
ing to place a call to your
ophthalmologist, end up
crushing it in your fist like a
grape.
In most cases, this isn’t
covered under warranty. The
same thing goes for any dam-
age your phone might incur
after accidentally triggering a
gas-station explosion. That’s
right, according to a recent
warning from AAA, static
discharge from cell phones
“has the potential to ignite
gas vapors, although it's still
safer than if your cell phone
actually explodes.”
Because of this danger the
National Fire Protection
Association has offered the
following tips to motorists:
1) Avoid using cell phones,
laptop computers or portable
radios while refueling. And if
you happen to be using them
all at once, you’re just asking
for trouble. Be safe; at least
wait until you’re back on the
highway.
And most importantly, if a
fire starts, don’t try to stop it.
Leave the area and call some-
one.
Unless of course that's the
reason the fire started in the
first place.
Ned is a syndicated columnist
with News Media Corporation.
His latest book, “Pearls of
Writing Wisdom: From 16 years
as a shucking columnist” is
available online at
Port Hole Books.
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