Mice are not fond of coughee (coffee)
@GardenGerty (160708)
United States
September 15, 2017 8:45pm CST
Well, at least my new wireless mouse is not fond of coffee.
You may well ask how I know this and I would tell you I did a dumb thing.
I carried my breakfast, and coughee over to the desk. Meanwhile Princess tried to help me. I baptized my new wireless mouse with hot coffee.
It IMMEDIATELY refused to work. I was thinking I fried it and would have to get another one, but we fixed it.
I left it with a fan blowing on it all day. Hubby got home, pulled the back open, removed the battery, and stood the mouse in the fan again. Then it decided it would forgive me and work again.
That is why I am joining in here tonight.
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16 responses
@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Sep 17
Perhaps, you needed to add some cream and sugar to your coffee and your mouse will it then?
Glad, you got the mouse working again though.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
The mouse might have liked it, but it would have become "all stuck up".
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
I know, it should happen. I had a friend whose grand son poured Dr. Pepper on her keyboard.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
They are not good swimmers, either. I tend to leave my phone at the school when we go to the pool, or even when we go to the stables.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
17 Sep 17
@GardenGerty Probably a good thing I don't have one!
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@BarBaraPrz (47343)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Sep 17
Always remove the battery if at all possible. You don't want it leaking and corroding everything.
I've heard/read somewhere that putting it* in uncooked rice will help dry it out.
*Any small electronic device.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
With my phone which got toileted last week I put it in a bag with the desiccant packs I save from all the vitamins. Works wonders.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
16 Sep 17
I'm glad you got it to work again, that's good. We all do silly things at times.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
Yes, we do. I know better than to have liquids on the desk.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Sep 17
Pretty darn amazing it worked after that.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
Yep. I am glad too. It sure slows me down on computer work when something like that takes place.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
I will try not to do that again, but I will remember this advice.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
Yes, and I am learning a lot from this discussion, too.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
Yeah, me too. I was sort of embarrassed it even happened.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Sep 17
Cats, coffee and computers/ mouses do not mix. Its like that lethal overdose.
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@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
16 Sep 17
No, the electronics do not like any liquids.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
16 Sep 17
Oh thank goodness it works Heather
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