Next time check that the right cable is plugged in

@Madshadi (8849)
Brussels, Belgium
January 5, 2018 4:07am CST
Today I will stay at work until 8pm with nothing to do. I only have few tasks at work. So I made sure to charge my phone and my tablet in preparation for today. I also brought my phone charger with me just in case. But the tablet battery is very good so I thought that won’t be needed. This morning I took a glance to the top right of my tablet’s screen which shows only 32% of battery. It was then when I found out that I plugged in my wife’s smart watch charger into the wall outlet (it looks very similar to my tablet’s charger), leaving the tablet’s charger unplugged but connected to the USB port. So it wasn’t charging all night long. Therefore I am left without enough battery for the rest of this long day. Luckily I still have my phone to kill time. Other than that the day seem to be off to a great start here. It’s not too cold outside and last day at work before the weekend. How is your day going?
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
5 Jan 18
I have done that myself, but only once. Never again!
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
I can say that I’ve done it several times but it didn’t take me long to figure it out like this time.
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@DianneN (246643)
• United States
5 Jan 18
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• United States
6 Jan 18
I'm glad you had your phone to keep from getting to bored.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
6 Jan 18
I would hate to sit and do nothing for 6 hours
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
7 Jan 18
• United States
7 Jan 18
@Madshadi I often wonder what I did before these wonderful gadgets.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
5 Jan 18
double check it each time.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
Yes from now on
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• Preston, England
5 Jan 18
I often plug the wrong leads and cables in
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
Many people seem to be having the same problem
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• Philippines
6 Jan 18
I guess it's better to place your phone and charger separate from your wive's.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
6 Jan 18
Yes all the cables are too close to each other
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
5 Jan 18
Well this happened to me also.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
So I’m not alone
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
5 Jan 18
We are many
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@pitstop (13046)
• India
5 Jan 18
I have done similar things. I also asked on MyLot if others have left the charger unplugged by mistake and there were a few others who were as absent minded or careless like me.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
I’m sure I will pay more attention next time
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
5 Jan 18
Simple things are the ones most often times overlooked, at least nothing got damaged with that mistake.
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@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
That’s so true. And you are right about it being a minor mistake
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• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Jan 18
I have ever experienced the same but I just laughed at myself. I had plugged every cable well but I forgot to switch on power.
@Madshadi (8849)
• Brussels, Belgium
5 Jan 18
That, too, happened to me. And the funny part is that I didn’t understand why the battery percentage wasn’t going up.
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