sink or swim?...

i have been using a company issued blackberry for the last several weeks. my opinion on them so far is that they are cool to have, definitely a convenience to have a wireless device that enables you to have instant connectivity to your email inbox at all times, but definitely NOT a neccessity. of course that's also at times a liability. having instant access to email leaves you very accessible, not always a good thing! i'm a lot lazier at checking my email on a computer now, especially at home. in fact, the only reason i have one is because i have to help support them as part of my job. i definitely don't rank high enough in the pecking order to merit having one otherwise. anyway...
long story short, i have spent a good part of today reconfiguring my new replacement blackberry as there was an incident early this morning (approx 1:45 am). my blackberry cell rang, and of course i got up to answer it thinking there might be some emrgency. i carried it into the bathroom and proceeded to inadvertantly drop it into the toilet. suffice it to say, the blackberry is not particularly fond of water. it lit up, blinked and buzzed as i quickly fished it out of the cold water. i let it dry out overnight, but despite my best efforts, i was unable to save my blackberry. luckily, we have a few extra devices onsite so i was able to replace it easily, (minus the re-activation and configuration hassles). what's the moral here? i'm not sure. either wait til the morning to check your voice mail or make sure you are fully awake when handling your blackberry near lorge porcelien bowls. either way, know that the blackberry does not float, it sinks.