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Back Glass Cracked around speaker

I went out tonight to a movie. I put my phone in my pocket when I left the house, took it out once to put it on vibrate at the start of the movie then took it out of my pocket again when I got home. The phone was the only thing in that pocket, so it's not like it was up against my keys or anything.
The phone was intact when I put it on vibrate so while it was in my pocket at some point during the movie or the ride home is when it got cracked.
It seems that the part of the glass that's cut out for the loud speaker got pushed in enough that the glass around it gave way and shattered. I don't remember bumping it on anything or it being jostled in any way, just a typical movie and drive home...
I have insurance on it through Tmobile but I may try and call LG directly first to see if they will do anything considering I didn't drop it or really abuse it in any way that I can think of...
So let this be a warning to you if you have one, be careful about that part of the phone. Maybe be careful to put it facing screen-side-out in your pocket so the back speaker cut out can't be bumped...
The glass around the speaker grill is entirely shattered with cracks spider webbing from it to all 4 corners of the screen. The cracks going to the top are hard to see in the pictures, but their there.
Anyone have any comments or suggestions about contacting LG, or anything else about it?
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Gorilla glass my ass
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Looks like a bit of flex that's caused it.
That's the first time I've seen a decent picture of the back by the way, and it looks amazing!
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That does not seem like Gorilla Glass anymore. Don't think I've ever heard of a phone just magically breaking without any kind of impact.

How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm

I don't think that the backside of the phone is made from gorilla glass, only the screen. But you still should contact LG, because no way it should blow up like that.
Hope that they change it for you
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm
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I wish I had a good answer
I was babying this phone as much as possible, it was the only thing in that pocket and I made sure not to use it when over cement or anything in case it did fall.
But this happened while it was INSIDE my pocket, I even had to empty some of the glass shards out of my pocket when I noticed what had happened...

xCryonic said:
I don't think that the backside of the phone is made from gorilla glass, only the screen. But you still should contact LG, because no way it should blow up like that.
Hope that they change it for you
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Most of the reviews state that both the front and the back of the phone are Gorilla Glass.

ASavva said:
Looks like a bit of flex that's caused it.
That's the first time I've seen a decent picture of the back by the way, and it looks amazing!
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LG cheaped out. This can not be gorilla glass. I believe OP.

Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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phewizzo said:
Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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There are no cases. And I agree, I don't see how this could sporadically happen. You had to have had some crazy luck here.

Back pocket? Were you sitting on it?
OK am just not buying the km magic scratches happening on their own or a big crack happening without it being CX caused. These things do not happen on their own..
It looks just like it got sat on, what else could push the speaker through to crack it like that..
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phewizzo said:
Cmon, u had to out some type of stress on it for it to crack like that. Skinny jeans? Back or front pocket?? Why isnt no one going to T-Mobile stores to buy a case for a all glass phone?
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Haha, no skinny jeans, and it was in my front left pocket.
There was no stress at all that I can think of. When I took it out of my pocket at home to text someone the back felt rough and I thought something was on it, but when i turned it around to look I saw it all cracked. I was 100% surprised to see that considering how I had babied it all night and I didn't even use it the entire night.
There was no case because none are sold yet. When I bought it the store said they would be getting the cases (bumpers I guess) in stock next week, I was going to call them Monday to see if they had any yet, and I still will but I don't expect them to get any until mid week.

mattcam3 said:
Haha, no skinny jeans, and it was in my front left pocket.
There was no stress at all that I can think of. When I took it out of my pocket at home to text someone the back felt rough and I thought something was on it, but when i turned it around to look I saw it all cracked. I was 100% surprised to see that considering how I had babied it all night and I didn't even use it the entire night.
There was no case because none are sold yet. When I bought it the store said they would be getting the cases (bumpers I guess) in stock next week, I was going to call them Monday to see if they had any yet, and I still will but I don't expect them to get any until mid week.
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im hoping its just bad manufacturing. if all the nexus 4 phones are like that, im scared to do anything with it
luckily, im getting a TPU case in the mail soon

quit wearing those hipster jeans.

Richieboy67 said:
Back pocket? Were you sitting on it?
OK am just not buying the km magic scratches happening on their own or a big crack happening without it being CX caused. These things do not happen on their own..
It looks just like it got sat on, what else could push the speaker through to crack it like that..
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Front pocket, and no sitting on my side, just in a movie theater seat then my car seat.
I wish I could just "not buy" it too, but it happened....
Like I said in my first post, it looks like a typical crack you would get from tempered glass when the stress point is hit, and it looks like around that speaker cut out is a stress point. The thing is, it wasn't hit, bumped, dropped, or anything else like that.
If you were the insurance company or LG I would understand not trusting me, but why do I have to gain by not telling the truth here?

Chances are you can just exchange it under warranty, not insurance.
You must have had very tight pants on man..
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mattcam3 said:
Front pocket, and no sitting on my side, just in a movie theater seat then my car seat.
I wish I could just "not buy" it too, but it happened....
Like I said in my first post, it looks like a typical crack you would get from tempered glass when the stress point is hit, and it looks like around that speaker cut out is a stress point. The thing is, it wasn't hit, bumped, dropped, or anything else like that.
If you were the insurance company or LG I would understand not trusting me, but why do I have to gain by not telling the truth here?
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maybe it got stressed when it was up against the seat, like the side or something. just a guess. or maybe someone else hit it by accident without you knowing in the theatre? or you yourself did unknowingly? it is dark in there...

I was gonna go naked and the the phone shine I'm 2nd guessing that now
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Nickel Dime Bay said:
How the hell did that happen in a pocket? Hmm
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I told everyone in my other post that the glass is BS because it got scratched by itself, just being in the pocket and on the table... But almost everyone laughed at my warning...

Worst element of Nexus 4 - frictionless back

Background: I owned the Nexus S, and Galaxy Nexus as daily drivers.
This is my first glass backed phone - but not until I finally removed the plastic film from it recently, did I realise how problematic it is.
In short:
DON'T LEAVE THIS PHONE ON ANY SURFACE NOT PERFECTLY LEVEL.
I mean, the slightest incline and your phone will slowly make it's way to jumping off the edge.
I had never dropped my phone in the few months since release, and the week I take off the plastic, it has hit the floor 3 times.
Once it did it over the course of a few hours in the middle of the night, from the flat night table next to the bed.
The other day, off a counter ledge in the bathroom.
Just now, from atop the microwave in the kitchen.
Each time, nothing was moving or near the phone, and it fell off seconds or minutes after putting it down. No vibration or anything occured either, which would surely expedite the falling.
If you put this phone down on a not-level surface (ie, anything that would cause a ball to roll) you can watch it ever so gradually slide and move around. I can't even put it on a short stack of 6 pieces of paper on my desk without it slipping off before long. I'm telling you these are surfaces that you wouldn't know weren't level if not for this phone treating it like an ice skating rink. Nothing has ever fallen off of them, previously.
I hate it. I wouldn't change the phone to another, but still. Frictionless glass backing SUCKS.
Oh, and luckily no cracks or damage. So far. But I've learned my lesson and now have to wall it in with other objects it can't move past.

Now i know
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I'm sorry but... IBL.
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Get a screen protector for the back or a nice case
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EnIXmA said:
Get a screen protector for the back or a nice case
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Whilst I recommend a case for pretty much everyone else I know, I'm careful enough to go "naked" and appreciate the phone as designed. It's just an adjustment in this case, and I don't anticipate it falling ever again.
A stupid adjustment I shouldn't have to make, but there you go.

Your physics concepts are fu**ed up,if there is no friction,the phone would be slipping away from your hands every seconds already,go back to school to study man. In your situation,it is called lesser friction.
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In other news, walking on gravel without shoes hurts and standing outside when it's snowing will make you cold.
Yes, it's got a shiny back and yes, funnily this makes it more likely to slide off things.
If it bothers you, get a bumper. I did and it doesn't slide around now. I also bought shoes for the snow and that fixed my feet too.
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davidang said:
Your physics concepts are fu**ed up,if there is no friction,the phone would be slipping away from your hands every seconds already,go back to school to study man. In your situation,it is called lesser friction.
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Hahaha yeah my physics are just so CRAZY. It couldn't merely be my writing, you know: using a word that conveys the relative amount of friction, rather than scientifically correct terminology. Get over yourself.
And whilst we're at it, unless you were somehow holding the phone only by its "frictionless" back, it wouldn't slip out of your hands, now would it? Oh, the irony of your terrible post.

d_phekt said:
I'm sorry but... IBL.
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New moderator?
We had plenty of rant threads, no need to open another one.
So yes, thread locked.

cracked screen !!!

Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:

Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device

Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !

Jiyeon90 said:
Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device
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That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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hutzdani said:
Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !
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Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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I rock all my devices without cases.
I'm OCD to the extent that I don't put them down on tables without a napkin or cloth of some sort first (yes...THAT OCD).
I could resell everything I've ever had as "mint" if I chose to.
Cases suck. Be an adult and treat your $X00 device with some respect.

seanroberts196 said:
Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:
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And here we go again.
Yeah, screens gets cracked when you drop the phone, every screen does..

RedBlueGreen said:
Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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This. I have NEVER cracked a screen on any of my smartphones, not because they all had good build quality but because i take care with my gadgets. For example before i got my case for the Nexus 4 i would not put it down on a table without a cloth underneath.

Sorry to hear that thats crazy is it too much to ask if u can pay a photo of it?
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Simple physics guys..
Glass will shatter if it hits the ground hard. Don´t forget you don´t own a simple phone anymore like a Nokia 3310 Your smartphones are actually very sensitive mini computers.
Gorilla Glass may prevent the glass from becoming scratched very easy, it will never prevent it from breaking though.

This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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samsung continues to pay good, huh op? "screen being easily damaged" sounds very legit; when i broke my phone screen the first idea is write "easily damaged" (note the "easily", lol) on one of the most famous developers forum where i registered with 0 post. Yeah, good try. :angel:

Jeimygirl said:
This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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Jubakuba said:
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My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Now random cracking is an issue, but even 2 inch toughened (laminated) glass will break if it hits the ground along its edges/corners because the stress distribution is concentrated there.

italia0101 said:
That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.

Jeimygirl said:
My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Budddy, Gorilla Glass doesn't make your phone shatter-proof, it's just protecting your phone against scratches.

Sorry to hear that dude.
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.
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The only reason I brought up the iPhone is due to the "popular opinion" that it has the best build quality.. Not that it's my opinion though
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I find it really disrespectful when people talk down on people that drop their phones and say they should be more careful.
The reality is we are all human! human's make mistakes! Some make less than others, but we all make mistakes. If you have never tripped, said the wrong thing, accidentally dropped something, well then congratulations you are a perfect person! But no need to put down others.

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Is it just me or is this screen poor build I was at work this morning phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box and pull phone out to check time and screen is all cracked smh not even gonna try n fix it yet! Sorry just needed to get that off my chest..
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And how is that "this phones" fault? If you lean on something metal, no matter the phone, the screen will crack. Next time put it in your pocket with the screen facing your leg. Not outwards
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mayhem1983 said:
Is it just me or is this screen poor build I was at work this morning phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box and pull phone out to check time and screen is all cracked smh not even gonna try n fix it yet! Sorry just needed to get that off my chest..
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The screen uses Gorilla glass, the same as pretty much every phone released recently. If you broke it, then I'm sorry to say it, but you must have done something silly. Sorry to hear it though.

CRIME INC. said:
And how is that "this phones" fault? If you lean on something metal, no matter the phone, the screen will crack. Next time put it in your pocket with the screen facing your leg. Not outwards
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Dude relax just saying phone glass quality sucks and phone is always in my pocket with screen facing leg so stop making assumptions.
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Dan1909 said:
The screen uses Gorilla glass, the same as pretty much every phone released recently. If you broke it, then I'm sorry to say it, but you must have done something silly. Sorry to hear it though.
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No one did anything silly smh.. Heard other people with the same phone saying glass quality suck also screen shatter from a light fall and so on lol love how you guys take things to the heart around mod close thread lol
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mayhem1983 said:
No one did anything silly smh.. Heard other people with the same phone saying glass quality suck also screen shatter from a light fall and so on lol love how you guys take things to the heart around mod close thread lol
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Hardly. All I said was that it uses the same glass as pretty much every other recent phone. So if you have an issue with the quality, then that issue is with the gorilla glass, rather than the phone.
And of course some phones will shatter from small falls, that's fairly obvious.
Merry christmas!

It must be because English is not my native language but I don't understand this thread at all. "phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box". What?

Hero Of Time said:
It must be because English is not my native language but I don't understand this thread at all. "phone was in pocket lean into conveyer belt to get a box". What?
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I interpreted it as him attempting to say that he wanted to get hold of a box that was on a conveyor belt, so he lent across to reach it. It seems that when leaning over, he pushed too much of his weight on the phone, which would have been caught on the edge of the conveyor belt.

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I interpreted it as him attempting to say that he wanted to get hold of a box that was on a conveyor belt, so he lent across to reach it. It seems that when leaning over, he pushed too much of his weight on the phone, which would have been caught on the edge of the conveyor belt.
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Exactly.
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At this point in the game, pretty much every smartphone has a screen with essentially the exact same degree of durability. They're all using Gorilla glass or some equivalent. If your screen cracks, it's because of what happened to the phone. I guarantee you that any other phone would have broken in the exact same way under your circumstances.
It'll be interesting to see how sapphire screens hold up when those are mainstream in a few years.

Chalk me up as another that don't know how they cracked their screen. Mine has 1 small crack at the upper left corner and a medium one at the lower right corner, fortunately neither cross over the screen or where I'd touch. First time I've cracked a screen and don't know how it occurred thought it was just a long hair that got caught in the case at first.

I know the OP isn't the first here to have this problem. There was a few threads where people just put the phone in their pocket and pulled it out later and it was cracked. They couldn't remember anything specific that would have broken it. Also if I'm not mistaken doesn't gorilla glass just stand up better to scratches? From what I understood, it's not stronger than normal when it comes to cracks, just scratches. Which I can vouch for. Spent the whole day at work with my phone and keys in the same pocket. No scratches and even more lucky, no cracks!
Sorry to hear about your N5 though That's rough man, I would die a little on the inside.

IIFC gorilla glass is a bit more flexible when it comes to bending so it would resist cracking there a bit more than regular glass.

Samsung's Next Big Thing

Just caught a TV commercial with Samsung announcing its Next Big Thing (really, they really said that in their commercial). It's a washing machine that can also be used as a sink! Why would anyone want to use their washing machine as a sink? Will there be an app for custom water? Will it be able to be rooted? Will it run Android or Tizen? Too funny Samsung. Maybe next they can make a matching dryer. Perhaps you'll be able to use it to also dry your hair. SMH
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I think they misunderstood "logic".

Actually I really like Samsung appliances, and MUCH more than their phones (which I don't really like anymore)...

Someone has clearly never done his own laundry...
The sink is there to manually wash out stubborn stains without having to run to the kitchen or bathroom all the time. The sink has a wall texture like an old-fashioned washing board for scrubbing.
Not to mention, some fabrics and clothes can't be done in a washingmachine without ruining them or the print. It's so much more convenient when you don't have to walk down three floors just to do one t-shirt, and then back up three floors again to hang it to dry with the rest. And no, not everyone can build a sink wherever they like. Some people rent.
The idea behind the washer-sink is convenience. It's not stupid, it's brilliant.
If they do make a dryer to go with it, one with a flip up clothing rack for the items that can't go in the dryer for obvious reason would be incredibly helpful.

ShadowLea said:
Someone has clearly never done his own laundry...
The sink is there to manually wash out stubborn stains without having to run to the kitchen or bathroom all the time. The sink has a wall texture like an old-fashioned washing board for scrubbing.
Not to mention, some fabrics and clothes can't be done in a washingmachine without ruining them or the print. It's so much more convenient when you don't have to walk down three floors just to do one t-shirt, and then back up three floors again to hang it to dry with the rest. And no, not everyone can build a sink wherever they like. Some people rent.
The idea behind the washer-sink is convenience. It's not stupid, it's brilliant.
If they do make a dryer to go with it, one with a flip up clothing rack for the items that can't go in the dryer for obvious reason would be incredibly helpful.
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You're absolutely correct ShadowLea, not even once. Isn't that one of the reasons we get married? So we don't have to cook, clean and do laundry? Lol
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KB2VYZ said:
You're absolutely correct ShadowLea, not even once. Isn't that one of the reasons we get married? So we don't have to cook, clean and do laundry? Lol
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Comedy at its finest...
I wouldn't quit my day job

orangekid said:
Comedy at its finest...
I wouldn't quit my day job
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Lol, don't worry orangekid, I won't. And not to worry, my wife and I both do the cooking, cleaning and laundry. Which is why I've remained HAPPILY MARRIED for the last 30 years.
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KB2VYZ said:
Lol, don't worry orangekid, I won't. And not to worry, my wife and I both do the cooking, cleaning and laundry. Which is why I've remained HAPPILY MARRIED for the last 30 years.
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Wow 30 years, that's pretty amazing! and happily at that, that's quite a feat my man!
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orangekid said:
Wow 30 years, that's pretty amazing! and happily at that, that's quite a feat my man!
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Thank you orangekid. I truly met my soul mate and wouldn't trade her for any woman in the world. In all of our years together, we've had just one argument.
I was just reading an article recently about how short marriages are these days, and I forget whether it's 10 or 15 years, which isn't bad, but still sad that people that claimed to love one another would rather divorce than try to work things out.
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