Blackberry Blooper
We decided to go out for breakfast at Cracker Barrel this morning. As I’m sitting there talking to Holly and waiting on our food, a man walked straight up to me. He had a Blackberry to his ear and said, “Your name wouldn’t happen to be Will would it?” I said yes and realized it was my Blackberry he was holding. I was jolted further into confusion when he handed it to me and said that my boss was on the other end and to ignore the note on my car. I think I might have said thanks but I’m not sure. A million thoughts were racing through my mind.
- Why did this man have my Blackberry?
- Why is my boss talking to him?
- How did this guy pick me out of a restaurant full of people?
- What the heck is going on?
My boss, John, helped answer some of those questions. Apparently this guy had my phone in his hand when John just happened to call and he answered it hoping to determine who the owner was. He had explained to John that my phone was found in the parking lot and John gave him my description (tall, boyishly handsome, with a whimsical smile) so that’s how he found me.
Then it dawned on me.
Before we went to Cracker Barrel we had stopped by the gas station for a fill up. I had put my Blackberry on the bumper of the car as I went through the motions and then totally forgot it. I hopped in the drivers seat and drove nearly a mile down the road and it never budged! It stayed there the whole way. Let me just go ahead and fully endorse those gel skin silicone cases
After I got off the phone with John, I got up from the table to find this mystery man. I needed some details and the opportunity to thank him properly. It turns out he was a manager and that another customer had parked beside us, noticed the phone and brought it inside. The manager then placed a note on my window so that when I came out I would come back inside and ask about it. That’s about the time when John called. I told him about the phone’s little journey and thanked him for all of his help.
As we were paying the bill, I placed my phone on the counter to get my wallet. The cashier said, “So you’re the Blackberry guy.” The other cashier leaned over and made a similar remark. Who all knew about this? I need a less recognizable Blackberry. Just a couple of months ago I had switched to a white housing with a blue trackball so it’s definitely out of the ordinary.
We left and as we were loading the kids up the woman from the car beside us was also coming out. She said, “Oh, you’re the Blackberry guy!” Is this my new nickname? I thanked her as well and explained how it had happened. She laughed and offered me some great advice: “You probably shouldn’t do that again.”
So there it is, folks – the best advice for those times when you do something really stupid. You probably shouldn’t do that again.
A very peculiar morning but I have to admit it was a little fun. I really love moments like these so I thought I’d share the anecdote just in case you do too. I’m also really thankful for good, kind, and honest people. They aren’t a dime a dozen anymore so you really have to appreciate them when they come along.
