Seems like BlackBerryForums Member lintakoc has been having a rough patch insofar as his BlackBerry is concerned.

Maybe not just a rough patch. A wet one.

In fact, linkatoc started a thread yesterday morning entitled, Help! Lost My Phone In Rain 7105t. (Link below)

Here's prob:

"PLEASE HELP ME. THe battery has the red mark and the phone does too, i think that means water damage.....obviously. umm is there any chance it might still work if it dries off?," writes linkatoc, who is from College Station, Texas (where it rains a lot).

"It has been outside for a long time, 8hrs probably with drizzling rain. I blew it dry with a hairdryer, but when I shook it, i heard water moving inside. how do i get this case off ASAP?"

Well, lintatoc, help is on the way from one of BlackBerry Forums most frequent posters of helpful info.

That'd be John Clark, who is from Oregon where it rains a hell of a lot (including right at this very sec. outside my Oregon door on the cliffside here in Portland).

"Leave the battery out! If you can get a T6 torx screwdriver and take it apart that is best. If you can't it will take several days to dry it out," John suggests. "If you don't rush to put the battery back in you might be able to save it. There are many threads on this subject. Just make sure you thoroughly dry it before putting the battery back in."

Linkatoc then reads what John suggests and follows:

"i took it apart and the actual screen looks like it has some water inside of it or something.. the rest of the screen looks off, but there is like a sliver of what looks like spilled ink or something just under it?," he asks. "Did the LCD crack? it moves around over time if i tilt it to the side. is it water or a damaged LCD?

Then we see linkatoc following with a post in which he writes, that the phone works fine after he opened it up and dried it. "However the LCD is cracked and only like 1/3 of it is working

John gulps (I guess) and then authors a reply.

"That's bad....Is it too much to assume you cracked it trying to take it apart? I can't believe that just the rain cracked it," John writes. "I've seen the displays get wet inside but dry out after a week or so. That's a bummer.

"The LCD screens are available but pricey...around $50-$60 I think," John adds. "Check out promobility.com. I'm pretty sure they have that stuff. You might even check ebay for another 7105t to use for parts if you're sure it's just the display that's bad. It might be time for the Pearl you always wanted (cuz you know you want one!) Good luck with it."

Good luck indeed, linkatoc.