It happens to be just about one of the least intelligent ideas I have had. I text my sister, Hattie, "Let's go canoeing tomorrow." We worked out all the plans. 1pm, Grays Lake. She brought the little girl she Nannies for and I brought my constant companion Marley, the pit bull.
Marley, usually well behaved, tipped the boat at the end of the trip, while we were headed back to the dock. Everyone was fine, but there was some scary involved. Life jackets are just that. We all had them on, except Marley.
My phone and my iphone were in my pocket, wrapped in Ziploc bags that did not work. No more phone, no more iphone. (the iphone was just an IPOD with great apps, it didn't have voice service).
Neither one of them function now. Luckily, a coworker has been borrowing an old blackberry, which he says he will bring back to me, eventually.
I still have the Google Voice, so use the 999 number not the 779 number. I can still get texts and voice mail. I just won't answer my phone or call you back.
I learned the following lessons:
No dogs in canoes, no matter how well behaved.
Little children who learn to swim and have boat safety classes are brave and resilient.
Leave the phone in the car, it doesn't matter how great the baggie is.
Canoes are stupid.
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