Banf is full of beautiful scenes with mountains, lakes and amazing wildlife that will stop on the highway and typically be fed by passing tourists. So we were driving up the road when my brother who was a passenger at the time spotted a Moose and we pulled over to take a closer look. I had wanted to get out but he stopped me and then rolled the window down and leaned out the car to take a picture with his Perl. Not surprising, the moose started for the car because I guess it thought we were going to feed it and my brother freaked and dropped his Perl. Being the good Blackberry addict he is though, he jumped out and dived for the Perl and got back in just before the moose reached the car. Never did get that shot.

Banf is full of beautiful scenes with mountains, lakes and amazing wildlife that will stop on the highway and typically be fed by passing tourists. So we were driving up the road when my brother who was a passenger at the time spotted a Moose and we pulled over to take a closer look. I had wanted to get out but he stopped me and then rolled the window down and leaned out the car to take a picture with his Perl. Not surprising, the moose started for the car because I guess it thought we were going to feed it and my brother freaked and dropped his Perl. Being the good Blackberry addict he is though, he jumped out and dived for the Perl and got back in just before the moose reached the car. Never did get that shot.

In January I went to Istanbul, which is a very cool place, btw. Anyway, I showed up 80 minutes before my flight, which is in bad shape as a road warrior, only to find out that British Airways had shut down the checkin counter and I was screwed about getting back to the US. Seriously, 80 minutes before the flight? Out came the 8320, snapping photos since my camera was in my bag of the clock and the unattended checkin counter. I went to the ticket desk and they said that they were having computer issues and I could come back “in a few hours.” Crap. I busted out my BB again, emailed for flight status only to find out that everything was on time and I was screwed. So I called American Airlines’ desk to help me since I booked through them and got a crap response, so I went back to my hotel to try to figure things out (and have a few drinks).

Using the hotel’s WiFi, I used my UMA enabled 8320 to call a real ticket agent and help straighten things out. I also got to email the photos from my debacle at the airport to British Airways (which, of course, was useless for any sort of support).

So, the BB did help, mainly because it was my crutch in a time of need. However, what I needed my BB to do was to make people not be big idiots. Perhaps that’s a feature of the BB 9000.

In January I went to Istanbul, which is a very cool place, btw. Anyway, I showed up 80 minutes before my flight, which is in bad shape as a road warrior, only to find out that British Airways had shut down the checkin counter and I was screwed about getting back to the US. Seriously, 80 minutes before the flight? Out came the 8320, snapping photos since my camera was in my bag of the clock and the unattended checkin counter. I went to the ticket desk and they said that they were having computer issues and I could come back “in a few hours.” Crap. I busted out my BB again, emailed for flight status only to find out that everything was on time and I was screwed. So I called American Airlines’ desk to help me since I booked through them and got a crap response, so I went back to my hotel to try to figure things out (and have a few drinks).

Using the hotel’s WiFi, I used my UMA enabled 8320 to call a real ticket agent and help straighten things out. I also got to email the photos from my debacle at the airport to British Airways (which, of course, was useless for any sort of support).

So, the BB did help, mainly because it was my crutch in a time of need. However, what I needed my BB to do was to make people not be big idiots. Perhaps that’s a feature of the BB 9000.