On Sunday morning, I managed to drop my Treo. Where did I drop it, you ask? Into water, of course! Now, I've dropped it before...in my entry way, in my office, and a number of other places -- it's always survived. It has some nicks and dings, but has always been pretty rugged and kept on helping me manage my eventful life, but a couple of seconds under water was more than it could handle.
I quickly dried if off, took out the memory card and the SIM card, took off the back cover and took the battery out, and dried everything off as best I could. It was a sad moment, as my Treo was apparently toast...soggy, wet toast. I think it just genuinely wanted to get cleaned up for church, and didn't know any better.
I found that without its little "beep-beep" to alert me to what was next in my day that I was utterly lost. Okay, I'm over-exaggerating, but I do rely on it a lot! When I don't have it, my IQ literally drops from 142 to, like, 80. (Okay, I didn't mean "literally" literally, but just for emphasis.)
You may relate to this if you're as dependent on a device like this as I am. At first you feel a bit disabled. One, you can't just make a phone call from anywhere at a moment's whim! How did people get by 15 years ago?! Two, you could miss an appointment or something, miss a phone call, or not be able to immediately look up a piece of information! By day two without my Treo, I had accepted the situation, and was enjoying the sense of freedom. There was definitely some beauty in that, but ultimately my Treo helps me with the stuff of my life.
I want to say thanks to Daniel Graf, who saved my Treo. He was kind enough to use his skills, his genius, and the proper tools to take my Treo apart, dry and clean the components, and put it all back together. Its works again! Note, as he told me, that he is a professional. Thank you, Dan!
