+RockyRiver Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I was off work today and decided to go geo caching and was on my 2nd cache when nature called me. I troted to the near by porta john and undid my belt with GPS holster on side. I turned to get toliet paper to wipe the seat and I heard a splash. I looked and the holster and GPS were in that beutiful blue water they place in the holding tanks of those big green plastic crappers. When I picked up the holster splash again and it fell out the unzipped end. I rinsed the holster and GPS off with a nearby hose for 10 minutes. One good note was the porta john had just been cleaned that morning and it looked like I was the first to use it since being cleaned(OR at lease I hope so). I laughed after it happened, but was mad as a coot when I heard that splash. I can say this, a meridian does float and is waterproof. It seems to be perfectly fine. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 :pointing and laughing: Now thats funny. So could we say you had a crappy day? 1 Quote
+BigKodiak Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 That's just NASTY. It does leave things quite open for unresponsive one liners as well...I've heard of dumpster diving before but that is just pushing it. iI can just picture that horrified look on your face as well. Quote
umc Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Oh man that sounds soooo gross, sorry to hear it. Make sure you douse that thing with some rubbing alcohol. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I have the identical setup and I can picture my Platinum floating in the john. Quote
dead_white_man Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 had a friend who dropped his car keys in once.. guess what... keys don't float Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Can I be of any assistance? I was hoping the expert would show up. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Do you look like GPSaxophone's avatar now? Quote
+shunra Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I was off work today and decided to go geo caching and was on my 2ndcache when nature called me. I troted to the near by porta john and undid my belt with GPS holster on side. I turned to get toliet paper to wipe the seat and I heard a splash. I looked and the holster and GPS were in that beutiful blue water they place in the holding tanks of those big green plastic crappers. When I picked up the holster splash again and it fell out the unzipped end. I rinsed the holster and GPS off with a nearby hose for 10 minutes. One good note was the porta john had just been cleaned that morning and it looked like I was the first to use it since being cleaned(OR at lease I hope so). I laughed after it happened, but was mad as a coot when I heard that splash. I can say this, a meridian does float and is waterproof. It seems to be perfectly fine. Should I post a warning to the garage sale forum page? Quote
+RockyRiver Posted January 7, 2004 Author Posted January 7, 2004 It was gross and I hope to never repeat it again. When it first happened I thought it was my Nextel. Between the two I'm glad it was the Platinum, because the nextel is not waterproof. I did have a crappy day by the way. And No Magellans don't belong there. And No the life guard for Magellans was not on duty. And No I didnt use it to wipe with. And No I didnt do it on purpose because it was a Magellan. Any more I didnt think of? Quote
+BigKodiak Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Yeah heres one you missed....SEE S*** does float Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 (edited) Any more I didnt think of? Do you look like GPSaxophone's avatar now? Edited January 7, 2004 by ChrisCindy Quote
+RockyRiver Posted January 7, 2004 Author Posted January 7, 2004 I was off work today and decided to go geo caching and was on my 2ndcache when nature called me. I troted to the near by porta john and undid my belt with GPS holster on side. I turned to get toliet paper to wipe the seat and I heard a splash. I looked and the holster and GPS were in that beutiful blue water they place in the holding tanks of those big green plastic crappers. When I picked up the holster splash again and it fell out the unzipped end. I rinsed the holster and GPS off with a nearby hose for 10 minutes. One good note was the porta john had just been cleaned that morning and it looked like I was the first to use it since being cleaned(OR at lease I hope so). I laughed after it happened, but was mad as a coot when I heard that splash. I can say this, a meridian does float and is waterproof. It seems to be perfectly fine. Should I post a warning to the garage sale forum page? Belive it or not I own 6 Magellan Platinums. This one is my favorite and would not sale it for the world. Its been with me from day one on caches and trips I've been on. I've done grosser stuff , but ain't tellin what it is. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 (edited) I've done grosser stuff , but ain't tellin what it is. Grosser then rooting around in a porta john? Dude...that is a mighty short list of things that could be grosser. Edited January 7, 2004 by ChrisCindy Quote
+IV_Warrior Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I've done grosser stuff , but ain't tellin what it is. Don't tell. We probably DON'T want to know. I'll pass on any Magellan/crap comments, I think we all know Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I've done grosser stuff , but ain't tellin what it is. Don't tell. We probably DON'T want to know. I'll pass on any Magellan/crap comments, I think we all know What about Garmin/crap stories? Quote
+TotemLake Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 ROFLMAO - Sorry to hear of your plight. Glad to hear the MeriPlat stood up to the test of everything you managed to dish at it. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I wonder if the chemicals will make the lens fog over time. Quote
+clearpath Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 When you 'drop the kids off at the pool' you gotta be more careful!!! Quote
+clearpath Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 SO, did you "log" your find ? ... or did you sign the 'log'? Quote
+Doc-Dean Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 ROTFLMAO!!! I guess you now call it a Meriblue? Quote
kingsmen26 Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I dropped 35 cents in an outhouse once. I took out my wallet and thru in a 20 after it. My ole lady says "What did you do that for?" I said " You don't think I'm goin down THERE for 35 cents do you?" Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I dropped 35 cents in an outhouse once. I took out my wallet and thru in a 20 after it. My ole lady says "What did you do that for?" I said " You don't think I'm goin down THERE for 35 cents do you?" I heard it was his watch but same concept. My dad told me that one a long time ago. He is cheap enough to go after .35 in an outhouse. Quote
+sturgeongeneral Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Ok I can't resist. TNLNLL Took nothing left nothing left log! Quote
+clearpath Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I dropped 35 cents in an outhouse once. I took out my wallet and thru in a 20 after it. My ole lady says "What did you do that for?" I said " You don't think I'm goin down THERE for 35 cents do you?" You coulda thrown in some apples and made a game out of it!!! Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 I dropped 35 cents in an outhouse once. I took out my wallet and thru in a 20 after it. My ole lady says "What did you do that for?" I said " You don't think I'm goin down THERE for 35 cents do you?" You coulda thrown in some apples and made a game out of it!!! Thats just wrong. Quote
kingsmen26 Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Ok I can't resist. TNLNLL Took nothing left nothing left log! Now THAT'S funny! Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 (edited) So the question I have is when you went in after it was your arm long enough or did you have to stick your head in the hole? Edited January 7, 2004 by ChrisCindy Quote
kingsmen26 Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 You ever seen how deep a prairie thunder-box is? 6-8 feet. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 You ever seen how deep a prairie thunder-box is? 6-8 feet. This was a porta john Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Have we used all the puns up yet? Can we "can" this one? I get "flushed" everytime I read the posts. Quote
+T10X Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 It was gross and I hope to never repeat it again. When it first happened I thought it was my Nextel. Between the two I'm glad it was the Platinum, because the nextel is not waterproof. I did have a crappy day by the way. And No Magellans don't belong there. And No the life guard for Magellans was not on duty. And No I didnt use it to wipe with. And No I didnt do it on purpose because it was a Magellan.Any more I didnt think of? Was this a even trade or trade up? Sorry, couldn't resist. I love my Mag Plat. Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Do you look like GPSaxophone's avatar now? Hey! That's not funny. And no, I've never done anything remotely similar. Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Well he was rooting around in the blue water. Quote
kingsmen26 Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 No "skid marks" from the drop? Was it "paperless"? Urinate - if you were a Garmin you'd be a 10. Too bad it wasn't made by Timex - Takes a lickin ..... Did you "Go 2"? Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Well he was rooting around in the blue water. That's not why Smurfs are blue! Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Well he was rooting around in the blue water. That's not why Smurfs are blue! Hmmm and why are they blue? I thought it was because they had to dig their GPS out of a porta-john. Quote
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Maybe if you notify Magellan and relate your story they will buy the copyright and use it for an ad! Better yet they may hire you to 'field' test their products!! John Quote
+ChrisCindy Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Maybe if you notify Magellan and relate your story they will buy the copyright and use it for an ad! Better yet they may hire you to 'field' test their products!! John I think a feces test is a bit much for electronics. Quote
+Webfoot Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 (edited) GPS Receiver - $200 GPSr holster - $35 Dropping both into the Porta-John when nature called - Priceless. I haven't laughed so hard at a thread in a long time. Edited January 7, 2004 by Webfoot Quote
Bobthearch Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 This is the funniest stuff I've read in a long time! Thanks. -Bob Quote
+The Weasel Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Ya see, thats why I just go way off in the woods to do my business!! Quote
+Cachengrab Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Yes but how often did you mark it for cache placement averaging. Quote
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