You have mail!

I have been using email for about 13 years now-ever since it really became a way of communication at work. We use it for everything from small and unimportant things like memos, appointments and news to procedural changes and other important knowledge based needs. Sometimes we even use it to send those awful jokes and make lunch dates with colleagues. There is no real restriction on use except for the normal curties or harrassment issues etc. We are, infact, encouraged to use it as much as possible (as well as other technologies that are available to us) so as to be as familiar as possible with the modern world of the student.
I would guess I would receive 100 or so emails a day and so I have it open and check it all the time.
We also have a corporate email address to look at frequently so that we can answer students queries.

So what am I leading to...well with all this constant contact with email I have never (until late today) been in my email and actually SEEN a new email pop into the inbox. Although delivery is usually very fast (I have had colleagues tell me that they are literally sending me something NOW and received it seconds later), but I have never seen it pop in. And even if the person sitting next to me sends me something, the email has to travel by way of Launceston (220kms away : if not around the world) before I get it!
It was just like seeing the time tick over on a digital clock...you know it happens but you rarely see it happen.
Aint technology wonderful!!!