There’s more cellphone uses or for taking a selfie than just getting a shot of you at the latest protest march in Seattle, or you being entertained at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, eating a scone at the at the Puyallup Fair, or you meeting the new commanding officer at JBLM.
There’s more cellphone uses or for taking a selfie than just getting a shot of you at the latest protest march in Seattle.
The other night I laid down on my bed and reached for the controls under my pillow and accidentally shoved the TV remote off the mattress and down behind the head of the bed. In dismay I heard it clatter onto our tile floor, I wasn’t worried about breaking the remote, but I knew I was in for a problem in retrieving the remote.
I took a photo from underneath the bed with my cell and there was my remote control smack up against the wall.
We have a king size bed and I had just had a procedure done on my left eye. I had to keep my head up. I went and picked up a long handled broom from the storage room and got down on my knees and fished around under the bed with the broom. Results? Nothing.
Looking in containers on the stop shelf of a storage unit.
I couldn’t lower my head to look under the bed, so I took out my cellphone and took a photo of underneath the bed. There it was smack up against the wall. Knowing exactly where it was, I easily directed the broom and after several swipes the remote slid into my hand . . . right where it belongs.
Finding dropped pills or tiny batteries on the floor.
In the storage room I put away the broom and looked around and came up with several other uses for selfie actions:
- Looking in containers on the stop shelf of a storage unit.
- Finding dropped pills or tiny batteries on the floor.
- Checking on furnace ducts for cleaning.
Checking on your furnace ducts for cleaning.
A Selfie Stick even makes selfies more efficient like checking to see if a dress fits right from behind for women, or for men checking to see how the bald spot is doing (p.s. This is not my bald spot!).
Checking to see how your bald spot is doing.
I hope you all have special uses for your selfies and cellphones. The cellphone is a great tool to have . . . and it’s almost always just a few inches away from your hands.
Gary Turney says
I find a cell phone quite useful for reading small print that might be in dark places. For example, the model # or serial # of an appliance or electronic device, or the default password on the back of a modem. Just take a picture with the flash on, then expand it and voila! – easy to read. Also don’t have to write it down. Useful when looking for a part or service information.
Don Doman says
Gary,
Thanks for reading my article and for writing.
Great idea, especially for anyone using audio/visual equipment. It’s almost impossible to read the connections. Or taking a photo of the back of a piece of equipment and printing out the information and then cut to fit and tape on the front of the equipment so you don’t have to work your way in behind tables and cabinets. Ideas lead to more ideas!!!!!!!
Thanks again for thinking and commenting.
Don
Sharlene says
And here I thought you were going to offer some help to me for when I lost the Sleep Number control and the electric blanket control under the bed in a tangle of cords the other night. Over the summer they had fallen in love and were locked in a tangled embrace that at 2 am had me making all kinds of clattering noise. Enjoyed your solution for your dilemna.
Don Doman says
Sharlene,
Thank you reading and commenting.
I’m sorry I couldn’t help with your lost electric blanket control and your Sleep Number bed control, but to do so would have gone against the Northwest Bed Accord. You might want to check with your insurance agent. They might be able to give you some blanket policy. However, if this is a frequent happening, you might consider purchasing the Spy Mini GPS Smart Tracking Finder Auto Car Pets Kids Tracker Alarm Key Track Device (Just $6.99). Tape one to each or your controls and then call on you cellphone to find out where your control has disappeared to. Good luck . . . and sleep tight!
Don
p.s. I did enjoy your problem.