horror story...
- theoverman
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- Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:21 pm
- Location: boston
horror story...
...picture this, you buy one of those water wallets because you're so frickin' smart...you drive out to haulover bay for a snorkel...stash your credit cards, id, cash, and the jeep key into this thing put it in your suit pocket and close the velcro flap...go snorkeling (pretty good actually)...get to shore and it's gone.
...jeep is locked with phone inside...
screwed...monday is not going well...
the overbabe is not amused with my fuc'up...i march down the beach to a group of kayakers to commandeer a vessel to search for the damn thing...well these sweet midwest folks set me out on a kayak and then they mobilized to join in the search...we covered the whole dam bay for an hour...no dice...get this...they offer us their jeep to drive all the way to cruz for a new key and hand us a $50 dollar bill in case we need it..(.this is not fiction)...we drive the 50 hills back to town for our new $175 car key with the snazzy computer chip in it...we can't even go back to our cruz bay villa to get money because the house key was locked in the jeep at haulover bay...ahh vacation...drive 50 hills back the other way to return their jeep and reclaim ours...we thank them but can't repay them...we return the next day to try the 'maybe it sank' theory and snorkel for the little bastard...no dice again...an amazing escape by the elusive water wallet...we dropped off $50 to their house for a last day jeep fill-up as thanks...
so if anyone happens to find it the cash is yours but the key is worth $175 to us when we return it to the rental place. (we snorkeled the left side around the point a bit on march 10)
the ultimate irony, getting a device to keep your belongings safe from being stolen by the benevolent people that eventually save you.
a cosmic kick in the groin.
lessons: stjohn karma is sweet and don't trust velcro.
...jeep is locked with phone inside...
screwed...monday is not going well...
the overbabe is not amused with my fuc'up...i march down the beach to a group of kayakers to commandeer a vessel to search for the damn thing...well these sweet midwest folks set me out on a kayak and then they mobilized to join in the search...we covered the whole dam bay for an hour...no dice...get this...they offer us their jeep to drive all the way to cruz for a new key and hand us a $50 dollar bill in case we need it..(.this is not fiction)...we drive the 50 hills back to town for our new $175 car key with the snazzy computer chip in it...we can't even go back to our cruz bay villa to get money because the house key was locked in the jeep at haulover bay...ahh vacation...drive 50 hills back the other way to return their jeep and reclaim ours...we thank them but can't repay them...we return the next day to try the 'maybe it sank' theory and snorkel for the little bastard...no dice again...an amazing escape by the elusive water wallet...we dropped off $50 to their house for a last day jeep fill-up as thanks...
so if anyone happens to find it the cash is yours but the key is worth $175 to us when we return it to the rental place. (we snorkeled the left side around the point a bit on march 10)
the ultimate irony, getting a device to keep your belongings safe from being stolen by the benevolent people that eventually save you.
a cosmic kick in the groin.
lessons: stjohn karma is sweet and don't trust velcro.
- Marcia (Mrs. Pete)
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- Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:40 pm
- Location: Madison Area, Wisconsin
What a story. Gotta love those MIdwestern folks though.
And, be sure that if we happen upon your stash, while on vacation this spring, we'll mail the whole thing to you...money and all. Although, I don't believe we'll be snorkeling Haulover. But, it's possible that puppy might drift and you never know where it might turn up.
And, be sure that if we happen upon your stash, while on vacation this spring, we'll mail the whole thing to you...money and all. Although, I don't believe we'll be snorkeling Haulover. But, it's possible that puppy might drift and you never know where it might turn up.
Marcia (Mrs. Pete)
Missing St. John. As always.
Missing St. John. As always.
Oh wow! I'm so sorry to hear about that difficulty and so glad there were people around to help you out! Last trip I lost the key out of my shorts pocket after snorkeling Waterlemon. I realized it wasn't there about 1/4 of the way back to the car. We went back praying all the way and along the way people were helping us look. It was right in the rocks at water's edge. I was sooo thankful!
It'll be crazy if someone on this forum finds it for you, but stranger things have happened. We'll be down that way in May so if we find anything, we'll let you know!
Nicolle
It'll be crazy if someone on this forum finds it for you, but stranger things have happened. We'll be down that way in May so if we find anything, we'll let you know!
Nicolle
- theoverman
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- Joined: Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:21 pm
- Location: boston
thanks guys, i know it's a long shot but anyway, it's about 4"x6" translucent blue with a black top closure thingy and a long black cord (that i shoulda tied off somewhere damit) and we snorkeled the south side under the round house on the hill (where the awesome midwesterners were staying). hope you all have great weeks down there and it's a relief to hear island blues is sticking around. thanks, o'man.
- Rachelle & Joe
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- Joined: Sat Nov 18, 2006 4:23 pm
- Location: ohio
lost wallet
Holy cow !!! what a BUMMER !!!! So Sorry for u !!we'll be there in May also & will keep an eye out ! Again feel realy Bad about this ! Glad u had some Realy nice folks around to lend a helping hand !
Overman- Sorry to hear about the bad Mojo, wish you better mojo soon!
Hey, at least you aren't here working...
Enjoy...
Hey, at least you aren't here working...
Enjoy...
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