Stupidity at Sea

[model70hunter]

Today I went out on the flats, shallow water bays to lay down some tracks and waypoints with my new Garmin hand held GPS.
After 2 hours of doing my thing, I leaned over and the device fell out of my jacket pocket-klonk- onto the deck. My buddy and I both said "wow, close one. Lucky it didn't go overboard..."
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Five, FIVE MINUTES LATER, this idiot (known as old texmex) leaned over Again and there was no "klonk", but a splash. And my Garmin "waterproof, and it floats" GPS sank like a bolt in a bathtub, in 20 ft. of saltwater.



Duh....... Adios $350.00

Please note: I know where "sympathy" is located in the dictionary

This is not the twilight zone, you are not alone.

I have donated multiple packs of cigarettes and two, I repeat 2 Zippo lighters to Poseidon or his brother Neptune.

I replaced an old Shad net someone had gifted me with a nice new one hi dollar one. I left the old one in the store trash can.

First cast was a beautiful spiral and dropped on a school of Shad. I pulled to tighten the net on my catch. What I got in return was a loose unattached line. I had not checked the knot that held the line to the net. I dropped treble hooks on the spot for an hour until someone told me the Shad had probably swam off with it. This happened in the last century around 1975.

I remember catching lots of Shad with the old net despite it being full of holes. I remember catching lots of Shad with my 2nd new net.

How does one remember little things like this for 40 years?

It is because failure and disappointment sticks with one longer than Biscuits and gravy.

 

[Darkenfast]

Do you have any idea how many cell phones have gone from inside someone's pocket into toilets? It boggles the mind.

We always kept our boat keys on floats. A little bulky in the pocket, but when you're as clumsy as I am...

 

[arjay]

Standing on a brick patio with a brand new iPhone.drop my hand to slide it into a back pocket and somehow manage to sling it,face down,12' across those bricks lol.An expensive spastic move...

 

[YogiBear]

Aloha,
I was going to ask why didn't you go in after it.
You explained why.
My experience was off Waikiki Beach in about 40 feet of water. Very slight current.
I threw the anchor over the side. I had used the anchor line on shore for something and when I put it back in the boat, I neglected to Resecure it to the anchor chain.
I Quickly secured the end of the rope and grabbed the anchor end and dove off the boat. It was "Fun" finding the anchor and securing the chain to the line on One breath. Trying to hold the anchor chain to the line with the current gently pulling the boat away. Good thing it was a 13' Boston Whaler.
Guess what I Never did again?
Since my friend will be leaving his 13' Whaler at my place and we plan to go fishing together, the Wife bought me a new ACR PLB that is supposed to Float.
I guess I will be testing it to see how it floats. It does have a neck strap and I added clips so it can be attached to people or flotation vests.

 

[moe smith]

I think I saw Walken in some movie where he was a mercenary trying to overthrow some African country.

Other than that, all I know about him is that he and Robt. Wagner were drinking and arguring on Wagner's yacht the night that Wagner's wife drowned. (Natalie Wood Wagner.)

Am I thinking of the same guy, and what did I miss?

Here's the scene.......

Christopher Walken Watch Monologue - YouTube

it seemed like that's where the previous watch story was going.

 

[boatme99]

Sorry to hear that.
I remember the first time I lost something overboard from a shirt pocket. A pair of decent sunglasses.
Lesson learned, nothing in the pocket or on the face without a lanyard.

After that, I only bought inexpensive polarized glasses until I needed real glasses.
Heck, the only time I wore a watch on deck was while refueling. Saw too many go over if a pin or strap broke.

 

[vigil617]

After reading all these posts, are you feeling better yet, OldTexMex?

Misery loves company, right?

Spend enough time around water of any kind, and you're going to lose something overboard. I've lost my share, for sure.

One I didn't lose, though, was an expensive pair of aviator Ray-Bans. (Hey, it was the Eighties....)

I was diving headfirst into a lake from a platform, and realized halfway to the water that I still had my sunglasses on. I instinctively grabbed for them with both hands, resulting in a rather curious-looking entry into the water.

When I resurfaced, with glasses still on, my girlfriend asked, "What kind of dive was that"?

 

[islamoradamark]

i do alot of shallow water diving i find anchors, fishing poles wallets cellphones, clothes. then using metal detector sometimes finding jewelery its fun but i like clear warm water

 

[Old TexMex]

Here's the scene.......

Christopher Walken Watch Monologue - YouTube

it seemed like that's where the previous watch story was going.

Moe, you do remember where Bruce Willis' character kept the watch, right? I've had one of those stupid porcelain kangaroo watch, ring and change holder things since I was a kid.

 

[JSR III]

Not a boat story but I had $5,000 in cash that was headed for the bank lifted out of my car. The memory is still painfull but you do survive. Life does go on. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Cpo1944]

I am sorry that happened to you, but if you paid for it with your credit card they may reimburse you. Also Garmin is a very good company, if they said it will float and it sank, they might replace it. I`d give it a go after all What have you got to loose?

 

[Old TexMex]

Just because one of the members here said that it does float but takes a minute to bob up, I'm goin' back out right now to do a quick recon of that shoreline. Slim and none, I know, but I've "bet less and won more at least once before".

 

[Brian41]

I bought a new watch one day and getting onto my sailboat at the dock I watched the band separate and hit the drink. I went back later with a smelt net but never found it either.
I once had a prop come off a small outboard while running in a few feet of water and managed to find that a short ways away with a rake, lucky that time as props are pricey.

 

[long colt frazier]

I bought a fancy new trolling motor this spring that has a remote with it. The dealer said not to worry as the remote is waterproof and will float. I bought a key chain float and wire tied it to the remote just in case.
Mark

 

[JJEH]

A lanyard might be the solution

A 20ft. salt water dive might be a fun thing to do. Take a video camera with and keep us updated

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

I'm still trying to wrap my mind around a flat that is 20 feet deep
Do they still make those skooters for flats fishing?

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Should have just marked an "X" on the side of the boat. Then you would know where to come back to. Just look for the "X".

Maybe so but what happens if you don't get the same boat.

 

[model70hunter]

Not to take this thread elsewhere, but Cell phones do not float nor are they drown proof.

The house we owned in St. Louis had a pool. Pool, you know an expensive hole in the ground that is filled with water, chemicals and drinking folks other stuff.

My wife loved it and was our pool boy. I was working in the yard one weekend, some of our kids showed up. It was "hey quit the yard work, grab a fake beach Corona and join us". I was in my swim trunks, I was hot, I jumped in and grabbed an iced brew from the floating cooler.

We stood in the pool catching up on family stuff. As I went to get brew #2 I had a revelation, an epiphany of sorts with out religious connotation.

Part of my brain asked another area of the brain if I had remembered to remove the cell phones from my pocket. My brain is a very complex single cell organism. The other half of the cell said nope. My personal phone and the company Blackberry were ded, I mean really, really ded.

I tried disassembly, rice and prayer. I had an expensive shopping trip later that day.

 

[Stevens]

Cargo Pants!
Steve W

 

[Wee Hooker]

Today I went out on the flats, shallow water bays to lay down some tracks and waypoints with my new Garmin hand held GPS.
After 2 hours of doing my thing, I leaned over and the device fell out of my jacket pocket-klonk- onto the deck. My buddy and I both said "wow, close one. Lucky it didn't go overboard..."
.
.
Five, FIVE MINUTES LATER, this idiot (known as old texmex) leaned over Again and there was no "klonk", but a splash. And my Garmin "waterproof, and it floats" GPS sank like a bolt in a bathtub, in 20 ft. of saltwater.

Duh....... Adios $350.00

Please note: I know where "sympathy" is located in the dictionary

No problem, you can mark the spot on your hand held GpS and plan to come back later ....... Uh.... nevermind.


Rule #1 in my boats. Nothing of value goes in the top pocket. Ever. Been There Done that with the truck keys.