Wow – you’d think that it being Apple, there’d be a repair place in California. I can ask my brother where they sent my niece’s when it had a similar accident, but it could be local to them and not to you.

I broke my screen (it also took the fall instead of me when I tripped over the dishwasher door) and found a local screen replacer place. I just made sure I put in my location when searching for one. (H says the Stanford Palo Alto area should have several choices for all kinds of screen replacements and you should be able to find reviews on Yelp or Anngie’s List.)

Apple asks for half the cost of a new one, I’m told. Found a place via Yelp, thanks–going to try that today.

I have a friend who says that her laptop saved her life when she was hit by a truck. She’s mentioned it many times: gratitude for the device taking the impact.

On the radio today I heard a discussion of how Apple is planning to change the way they repair iPhones. (Or make screens easier to replace, something like that.) They’re not there yet, reportedly.

Easy to be upset with oneself. I’ve been there too. However, much as I love these devices, they are very easy to break.

This very day I heard an Allison on the radio describing how very much she wanted a gold iPhone and how little time it took her to break it once she got it. (Allison Druin from University of Maryland.)

Hope you get a great repair at a great price without a lot of hassle.

I agree with Margo – I would certainly have thought there would be an Apple repair place in the Bay Area — oh yeah, I forgot — everything is made in China now days — {sigh}

Happy birthday to your sister, and I hope it is good as new now.

It is kind of pretty, I agree. A pretty pity.