Friday, November 19, 2010

Out of Touch


I'm beside myself. I lost my iPhone yesterday.

I know, it's just a "thing" that I shouldn't get upset about and truth be told, I could care less about the phone itself. That is replaceable.

What isn't, are the pictures on it.

Yeah, I synced the phone an hour before we left for NYC, but I didn't take my Mac with me, so I didn't sync during the trip.

So it would seem, unless someone does the right thing, and contacts me, I have lost many pictures I took on not only vacation, but of our wedding day, Yes, there are some on my actual camera, some that Rebecca took and then of course, the professional photog took.

But I liked some of mine. A lot!!! Including one of Denton that I found to be possibly the best picture I had taken of him. I'm heartbroken.

Yes, the pictures are just pictures and not my memories, but fuck, man! This blows.

I had it in the cab ride to the airport and then could not find it before going through security. Maybe it was on my lap and I stood up....or....or....I just don't know. I've called it dozens of times and no one picks up. It doesn't help that I had it on vibrate.

It also doesn't help that the cab company are complete assholes. "No one turns in anything - ever." "No, we don't have a lost and found." "We cannot help you.".

So, what I need is someone to grab a ride in that cab and find it and not turn it over to the driver. And I need that person to be more honest than the cab company itself. A tall order.

Of course, I'm racing against the clock too. It probably only had 10 hours or so before the battery just dies and no vibrations are even heard. So, unless they have a charger.........

And if I deactivate it and purchase a new one, then I can no longer call it attempting to get it back. UGH!

Denton sent a text to it saying if it were turned in there'd be a reward.....but so far nothing.

He's trying to console me, but it is not working very well. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'm not sure what I can do. Images of my wedding, from my perspective, are probably gone forever.

I'll have to get a new phone. It's not good to be unreachable and I feel very lost without at least the ability to be connected.

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That's all I've got to say!



Song by: Hall & Oates

11 comments:

Nick UK said...

The things that have such huge value to you about that phone will have no value to anyone else.
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you and hope that someone does the decent thing and returns it.

Breenlantern said...

I lost my phone for 2 hours once a few months ago and fell apart. It had so much personal information that I both needed and wanted I was fortunate enough to find it. I did, however, once lose an entire batch of photos from a special occasion involving a gathering of people who will never be together again and it crushed me. Neither of these events were as monumental as yours, I'm just saying, I feel some of your pain and understand why you would be distraught over this. I am really sorry and I'm going to hope with all my heart that some decent person finds it and returns it to you, against all odds.

AJohnP said...

Oh God, I'd be just as upset and would be going out of my mind. Let's hope that someone decent found it and will understand what you're dealing with, having lost it.
Fingers crossed!!!

tornwordo said...

pics are priceless and this just sucks. There's no place like NYC both positive and negative. The cab company reaction is an example of the negative.

Cubby said...

I'm sorry you had to suffer this. It truly sucks. At least you have other photos.

Don't those iPhone things have GPS chips in them? Can't that be used to find it, like a lojack?

Birdie said...

Oh, sweetie. I know your pain. I found a roll of film in the washer 18 years ago. It was all the pictures of my newborn son, and it was ruined. I still feel awful about it.

rebecca said...

Ah, now I see why you are upset. I'm so solly, honey. I do wonder sometimes if we lose things for a reason -- I'm thinking now of a basement apartment flood that ruined all my (at the time) current writing, and my letters from Gary Smith. You know, like maybe there's a lesson in there about experiences and moments being more important than the documentation...It's not like you're ever going to forget how beautiful Denton is.

Anonymous said...

Your apple phone has gps built into it so you find it or remotely wipe the data.

Wonder Man said...

sorry to hear, Blobby

Bo said...

That sucks.

Ur-spo said...

I fear I would loose mine in a few days, so I shan't be getting one. I am sorry for your loss.