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The longer your phone’s in water, the more damage it will sustain. If your phone has been submerged for a long period of time, you may not be able to resuscitate it. If your phone is plugged into a wall charger and submerged in water, turn off power to the outlet before attempting to remove it from the water. Taking your phone out of water while it’s plugged in may result in an electric shock. Turning off the power at a fuse box is the safest way to do this. Leaving it on can cause it to short circuit. If it’s been in water, assume it is waterlogged whether it is still working or not. Don’t turn on your phone to see if it’s working. After removing the phone from the water, quickly gather some paper towels or soft cloths. Lay your phone on top of them while you remove the battery cover and battery. You will need a Philips screwdriver to open most phones. If you have an iPhone, though, you’ll need a special “pentalobe” screwdriver.  Read the manual to your phone if you're not sure how to remove the battery. This is one of the most important steps to saving your phone. Many circuits inside the phone will survive submersion in water if they’re not attached to a power source (battery) when wet. To find out if the phone is truly water damaged, check the water damage indicator. In most cases, the indicator is located in the battery compartment behind the battery, or on the battery itself, depending on the phone model. Normally, it will look like a white square or circle. If this is pink or red, your phone has water damage.  On many iPhone models, the water damage indicator is located on the side of the phone (in the SIM card slot) or at the bottom, near the charging port or headphone jack. After removing the SIM card, pat it down with a dry paper towel or cloth. Set it on a dry cloth or paper towel to dry out until you reconnect your phone to your cell network. If your phone does not have a SIM card, you can skip this step.  Some or all of your valuable contacts (along with other data) are stored on your SIM card. In many cases, this may be more valuable and worthy of saving than the phone itself. Remove any protective covers, ear buds, memory cards, or other things that attach to your phone. Be sure to expose all the phone’s slots and crevices to the open air so they can dry properly.

summary: Take your phone out of the water as soon as possible unless it’s plugged in. Disconnect the power if your phone is plugged in and in water. Turn your phone off immediately, even if it seems to be working. Remove your phone’s battery and cover and place them on paper towels. Take out the SIM card if your phone has one. Detach any accessories that may be on your phone.


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If you wear your watch regularly, you likely have a few scuffs and markings from regular wear.  A handy tool that you can use to remove scuffs is a regular pencil eraser. To use an eraser, rub it gently on the scuff several times, then wipe away the eraser dust.  Use a white eraser as opposed to a pink eraser to avoid discoloring the watch, especially if the watch is white. Scuffs are not to be confused with scratches. Scuffs are superficial skid marks on the surface of the watch, whereas scratches penetrate the surface of the watch. Toothpaste is an unlikely but highly effective tool for removing scuffs and light scratches. To use toothpaste, dab a small amount on the end of a Q-tip and rub the scuffs or scratches gently in circular motions. After wiping, use a slightly damp soft cloth to rub away the toothpaste.  Use a standard white toothpaste as opposed to a gel-based or non-white toothpaste. A jeweler's cloth is specially formulated to remove minor scratches from the surface of a watch or piece of jewelry. To use the jeweler's cloth, rub the light scratches with the cloth for about 30 seconds. You should see that the scratches have gone. If you have particularly large or deep scratches on the surface of your watch, you may need to bring your watch to a professional jeweler to get them removed.

summary: Rub at scuffs with a pencil eraser. Use toothpaste to remove scuffs from the face. Use a jeweler's cloth to remove minor scratches.


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Sit down with your management team to determine the sorts of problems your business might encounter. Start with challenges after a couple of weeks, then expand from there. Consider that you might be closed to the public for a couple of months.  For example, if you own a restaurant, your challenges might include not being able to have the dining room open and not being able to get adequate food supplies. Once you've listed your challenges, work with your management staff to brainstorm ways to surmount the challenges you've identified. For example, as a restaurant you might use your front-of-the-house staff to deliver food to people or set up curbside pick-up options. During any crisis situation, communication is of the utmost importance to ensure that everyone in your business is on the same page. If you have a relatively small business, your team may simply consist of people who already managed operations. For larger businesses, keep the team to 5 to 7 people. Arrange for the team to meet regularly and keep their operations transparent for the rest of the organization. Using Google Docs or a similar program will help the team share information easily. You might have previously updated your business reports on a monthly or even quarterly basis. However, because the coronavirus outbreak is a rapidly developing situation, you need to keep closer track of your business situation so you can pivot and adapt as necessary before your situation becomes too bleak. Be transparent with your reports and share them with management and the members of the team you've put in charge of your outbreak response. Because of the outbreak, supplies and product may be slower to arrive or may not arrive at all. If you're dependent on manufacturers, you may be hampered by plant closures. Some vendors may also close temporarily. Identify sources that are operating through the outbreak so that you always have back-ups.  Even if your supply chain isn't affected, assume that it might be in the coming weeks. If you find alternative suppliers now, you won't have to look for them after you've already run out of something. Spreading the demand across multiple suppliers rather than using just one also helps stabilize the supply chain, even though it might be slightly less efficient for you. Some businesses may happen upon new growth opportunities as a result of the pandemic. However, that shouldn't be your main focus as a business during the outbreak. Rather than looking for ways to capitalize on the situation, look for ways to empathize with the plight of your community and your customers.  Take actions that would best serve your community and your customers' interests during this time, rather than actions that would improve your bottom line. Keep in mind that the best thing for you to do might not necessarily be the best business move. For example, suppose you run a health and fitness center and have had to close. If you continued to take monthly membership fees from your customers, you would certainly be able to weather the storm. However, that would breed resentment and could result in customers canceling their memberships. Instead, you could suspend payments for 2 or 3 months. Take advantage of the technology that's available to you to find ways to help your business adapt to the crisis. Keep avenues open that you might not normally consider so that you have options. If you get bogged down in old methods of running your business and refuse to adapt, your business might have a hard time surviving the outbreak. Instead, be open to anything that could help your business stay afloat during this uncertain time.
summary: Identify clearly the challenges your business might face. Create a single team to manage operations through the crisis. Update business tracking and forecasting on a daily or weekly basis. Use alternative sources to help stabilize your supply chains. Focus on empathy over new business opportunities. Stay flexible so you can adapt to a rapidly changing situation.