Crackberry

Apparently people addicted to Blackberries are said to be on Crackberry. I've heard of this term before and it actually makes sense when you hear it. But to see the actual addiction is actually quite... what should we call it... entertaining?
Just the other day I was waiting for the elevator with 3 other people from my same floor, but different offices. Except for me, everyone else had Blackberries and all were looking, very attentively, at their little devices. It struck me as funny, that only minutes after leaving their desk, they felt compelled to check their Blackberry.
I kept thinking about this as we waited for the elevator and decided to look at this from a different perspective. Giving them the full benefit of the doubt, let's assume that they were not checking e-mail. Well, what are the other possibilities - surf the web? check their calendar? check some document? hum... OK, I'm running out of ideas. Of course the aforementioned are all, most likely done better, quicker & more efficiently at the computer YOU WERE JUST AT.
Let's again step back and give them even more benefit of the doubt... maybe they just had a meeting and they are not leaving their office but rather going back to their office. It is obvious that you MUST check your e-mail, personal e-mail, voicemail, calendar, road trip itinerary, other people's calendar, etc... while waiting for the elevator. Those 2 minutes that it takes for the elevator to arrive will really allow you the time to focus, execute & deliver! Because, don't forget to maximize your 'elevator' time... while wasting those 2 hrs surfing the web when you are back at work.
The truth is that you don't want to talk to anyone. You don't want to accidentally make eye contact - why would you? you do after all live in a society. Be honest and look at the oh-so-interesting rug if you must, because both you and I know that those 2 min of checking your Crackberry really don't make much of a difference.