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Old 06-20-2015, 10:24 AM
 
Location: Northern Ireland and temporarily England
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Lol private health insurance is a waste of money.. NHS receives a lot of stick, but really it is a brilliant service, and I'm very happy to have free healthcare on hand when I need it.
No. We have insurance and its really helpful for us as we get everything before everyone else.

 
Old 06-20-2015, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Hah, I've dropped/tossed my I phone countless times and it keeps on keeping on
I think having a good case matters - mine has rubber corners and I think that's what protects it against shock when it gets dropped (corner impacts are the worst, since all the energy is concentrated on one spot.)
 
Old 06-20-2015, 10:28 AM
 
Location: Key Biscayne, FL
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I think having a good case matters - mine has rubber corners and I think that's what protects it against shock when it gets dropped (corner impacts are the worst, since all the energy is concentrated on one spot.)
I have the "speck" black case that everyone seems to have.
 
Old 06-20-2015, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Northern Ireland and temporarily England
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Yes I had the blue and white one of those but now I have a flip over hugo boss one which is really annoying.
 
Old 06-20-2015, 10:34 AM
 
Location: York
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Well I have private health insurance, house insurance and phone insurance.
Private health and home insurance? I didn't realise you had a job, and also your own home.

I thought you lived with the parents still...
 
Old 06-20-2015, 12:06 PM
 
Location: New York
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I've dropped my iPhone(s) hundreds of times, and never had anything more than a few nicks/scratches, with and without a case. I dropped it in a turtle tank, it survived. I've had one blow out of my hand during Hurricane Sandy, and it survived. I guess I've just been lucky. I don't have insurance either, it's a bit expensive, and it's something I've never needed.

The only phone I managed to break was a Nokia, I had it for about two days.
 
Old 06-20-2015, 12:11 PM
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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I've dropped my iPhone(s) hundreds of times, and never had anything more than a few nicks/scratches, with and without a case. I dropped it in a turtle tank, it survived. I've had one blow out of my hand during Hurricane Sandy, and it survived. I guess I've just been lucky. I don't have insurance either, it's a bit expensive, and it's something I've never needed.
You were outside during Sandy? How windy was it? NYC or Long Island?
 
Old 06-20-2015, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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You were outside during Sandy? How windy was it? NYC or Long Island?
My weather station recorded 71mph Gust.

They were very frequent which made it incredible.. The power and sound is unforgettable. I can't imagine higher gusts. I am surrounded by trees so the force of the wind is truly amazing..

No flooding here.. Just a lot of trees down. Long Island was worse. Further inland you went the less intense it was.

cbs6albany.com Sandy - High Wind Event: Monday-Tuesday October 29-30, 2012

Makes sense I was 71mph. Data is always somewhere between Bridgeport and Danbury.

 
Old 06-20-2015, 12:38 PM
 
Location: New York
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You were outside during Sandy? How windy was it? NYC or Long Island?
Long Island. We weren't out during the height of the storm, just the onset (which was still rough), doing last minute shopping. I was getting into the car and a gust of wind blew my phone halfway across the street.
 
Old 06-20-2015, 12:39 PM
 
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I didn't know it was possible for Iberians to get sunburnt in the British sun. Lol, j/k.

I reckon the best part about a British beach is... well... the British. British guys can be hot. I'd hate the ocean temperature, though.
You have no idea how pale I actually am My natural skin is fair like my wife's. The biggest difference is, she burns and tans lightly and loses it after a few months, I turn brown and lose it after 6 months or so. My dad is a III, mom is a I
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