Oh No, I Forgot...

Back in Ontario after a great week off. I forgot to pack my laptop's power supply for the first time in 20+ years , and cannot survive without it, so the morning was spent finding a replacement. Radio Shack was just the ticket, but I think the AC adapter cost more than my 2 year old HP laptop is worth! This made me think about all the work-related stuff I need a computer for. Weather, looking at and signing the flight plan (both at the end of the layover each evening and during the hubturn),checking on the maintenance history of the airplane I'll be flying, bidding for vacation, bidding for seat changes, bidding for my monthly line, bidding for training dates, checking on the results of all these bids, getting my paycheck amount, reading safety reports and information files before each flight, reading company email, checking in for a trip when I arrive after a deadhead, entering expense reports, checking open time for trip trades, dropping trips, picking up trips, adjusting monthly lines for vacation or training, calling in sick, calling in well, scheduling jumpseats, reserving deadheads, receiving crew notifications of changes to my schedule, getting hotel and limo info, getting trip info (who I'm flying with, showtimes, etc), performing online annual training, and the list goes on and on. Can't survive without it!