This has got to be the ultimate dumb equipment mistake.
How do you break a mast into 4 pieces and a blackberry at the same time! 
Transporting the mast home by train I was coming up the escalator at Town Hall Station. Had the mast standing on it's end beside me. I was in a bit of a day dream when all of a sudden bang. Sounded like two gun shots, people ducked for cover.
The mast was got wedged between an upcoming ceiling and the escalator step, the escalator won. Mast bag disintegrated with a piece of mast poking out. I had an immediate pain in my leg, I looked down to find a large red welt from the impact, it was lucky I wasn't impaled. [}:)]
Got home running late for an appointment I grabbed the Blackberry out of my pocket, guess what, it was thrashed, it got the hit. The welt was the exact shape of the blackberry. Saved by the phone! 
that is exactly the same thing that I thought
that was a good dumb mistakegot me laughing on a hot sleepy mid-pm day..at least you could still sail on a pinkish bruise
After a crackin sail, a cold beer, reading that story topped it off a well- can't stop laughing!
I'm gonna have that escalator picture in my mind all night - everyone hitting the floor - what a crack up!
P.s sorry about your mast and phone!
Bad luck Des though its fortunate you didn't suffer serious injury. Did this happen at a busy time at the station?
I think I may retire now and move on to other challenges. 
Unfortunately you have no warrantee come back if you choose not to read the fine print...
Very impressive Waiting, I broke a mast one day with the auto garage door, but you beat me hands down, I am such an amatuer 
What about the complete tosser behind you who said nothing and then turned to his mate and said watch this
Being from the Elmo club I sympathise with you, my seemingly better 1/2 when reading this said that's what I would do given the chance, especially on the way to trade-in for the new one
Des,
Just be grateful you had a Blackberry in your pocket, any other phone would have been destroyed.
Great story
Am I the only wondering just what you were doing with a mast in the city in the first place Des? Had you and your mast gone shopping together or had you been for a day out at Taronga Zoo? Man you really need to get a job again....
