It's probably best not to think about all the data you've stored on your DataStick. That's only going to make this worse.

It's your own fault. All of your co-workers said you were going to lose that Centon 64GB DataStick Sport sooner or later, but would you listen? No, of course not. Your media and documents were ​way​ too important to just leave plugged into your computer away from your clumsy butterfingers. And just look where that's gotten you.

Of course, you knew you weren't the most graceful person in the world. You had expected a few mishaps to occur while carrying around your flash drive every day. That's why you went for one with a shock resistant silicone case and a strong carabineer clip. Who wants to lose the loads of music, photos, and portable apps, not to mention office presentation and documents, that they've loaded on the 64GB due to an accidental drop?

Of course, you have to keep the DataStick clipped to your key ring or pants instead of, say, fiddling with it because you're bored on a bathroom break.

You could get it. You know you could. You roll up your sleeve and no one would ever be the wiser. But no matter how many times you remind yourself just how waterproof up to 1.8 meters it is or how securely that leak-proof cap is attached, you just can't bring yourself to retrieving it, can you? Because even though you're certain that your data is safe, the horrible secret of its rescue will haunt you every time you plug it into an available USB port.

Suck it up, man. Take a deep breath. Let the loud rush of water flushing your Centon 64GB DataStick Sport away be the bell that ends the awful lesson you've just learned. Well, ​lessons​, really. Maybe next time you won't go back for a second helping of asparagus, either.

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