| The best boating/fishing story ever! #54221 08/01/05 05:48 PM 08/01/05 05:48 PM |
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 829 Charleston, SC NCSUtrey OP
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Posts: 829 Charleston, SC | Ok, story time with Trey..... So yesterday (sunday) afternoon, a friend and I decided that we wanted to go fishing. It has been raining all weekend, and had finally let up to a light sprinkle every now and then. So, we jumped in the trusty old pickup truck, and headed out to the land where I keep my sailboats. There is an old pond there, and I knew that it was loaded with largemouth bass. We got my little 10 foot jonboat, threw a few old rods in, and shoved out for our nice little fishing escapade on a quiet sunday afternoon...so we thought. Anyway, we fished for about an hour and a half, and were slowly working our way around the pond (about 3/4 acre pond). As we got close to the place we started, we were getting rather frustrated, as the fish had completely stopped biting. We then decided that we were gonna try fishing in the middle of the pond, where there was deeper water. Well, as we turned around, I pointed out what seemed to be a shallow spot in the pond, and started casting towards it. My friend made the comment that is seemed like an awful small "sandbar" to be in a pond, so we paddled right over the top of it. The water went from about 10 foot deep to 2 foot deep. Things started to get very interesting. I took the paddle we were using, and tapped the bottom, only to hear a clang clang and then a few air bubbles came up. My friend yelled "Holy %$#@!, that's a car!" And right he was. There was a car at the bottom of our beloved fishing hole. Not knowing exactly what to do, we clanged and banged until we were absolutely sure it was a car...and it was without a doubt. I got in touch with the landowner and told him about our "catch." He was as surprised as we were, because he had lived there for 23 years and had no idea about it. He was out of town, but he returned today. He had called the sheriff, and they came out with all the "big guns." When I got there (I left work rather early for this), there was a full police dive team, 3 fire trucks, a wrecker, and a slew of police cars. I thought, "Wow, maybe we uncovered a huge murder case and I'll get a massive reward from the FBI!" (I was wrong). The divers went it, hooked the tow line up to the car, and they were pulling the car out of the pond. As it turned out, the car was a late model (2000ish) Hyundai Elantra with VA plates that had been stolen in 2003. People don't put cars in ponds for no reason. Instead of largemouth that day, we had caught a car. That is my fishing story for the day. Trey N20 314 Layline Rigging www.velocitysailing.com
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#54227 08/02/05 11:33 AM 08/02/05 11:33 AM |
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 122 Jimbo
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Posts: 122 | Trey, I'm a little dissapointed they didn't at least offer you the car! Better luck next time! What on earth would you do with it?!! I used to work in a body shop back in the early 80's that specialized in buying up Flooded/dunked cars and rebuilding them. If it had been in the drink for more than a week it was salvage only. Automotive paints are not actually waterproof, just highly water resistant. Even paints like Awl-Grip are not rated for below waterline use because they are not waterproof, only water resistant. If you put these coatings underwater long enough, like a week or two, the water penetrates through the coating and ruins it with blisters and begins to corrode the metal. Think of all the places inside the car that can never be re-painted once the car leaves the factory. And we have not even talked about replacing the potentially ruined interior, engine/transaxle or wiring and electronics, any one of which will easily exceed the value of the car. Jimbo | | | Re: The Bridge Tender
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#54231 08/02/05 02:55 PM 08/02/05 02:55 PM |
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 141 Panama City Beach, FL steveh
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Posts: 141 Panama City Beach, FL | I feel like I dropped into the middle of a Carl Hiaasen novel and don't know the beginning or the end. Remember this ending? Caller: Hep meh! Peezh!
Dispatcher: Do you have an emergency?
Caller: Yeah, I gah a emoozhenzhee! I gah a fugghy boo-gozer oh meh azzhhh!
Dispatcher: 'Boo-gozer'? Sir, I'm sorry, but you'll have to speak more clearly. This is Levy County Fire and Rescue, do you have an emergency to report?
Caller: Yeah! Hep! Mah baggh is boge! A bing zzhhaa eng mah fay! I ngee hep!
Dispatcher: Sir, do you speak English?
Caller: Eh izzh Engizh! Mah ung gaw zzha off! Whif a gung!
Dispatcher: Hang on, Mr. Boogozer, I'm transferring you to someone who can take the information....
Caller: Ngooohh! Hep! Peezh!
Dispatcher 2: Diga. Donde estas?
Caller: Aaaaaaagghh!!!
Dispatcher 2: Tienes un emergencia?
Caller: Oh fugghh. I gaw die.
Dispatcher 2: Senor, por favor, no entiendo nada que estas diciendo.
Caller: Hep!...Hep!
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#54233 08/02/05 03:56 PM 08/02/05 03:56 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California John Williams
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Steve, you kill me... now I have to dig that back up and read it again! What was his name for the bulldozer? And from Tourist Season (my fave) what were the voles names again?
John Williams
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After watching Lionel Messi play, I realize I need to sail harder.
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#54234 08/02/05 04:50 PM 08/02/05 04:50 PM |
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 141 Panama City Beach, FL steveh
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Posts: 141 Panama City Beach, FL | Can't answer your questions. It's been too long and I read them all in about a six month span, so they're all jumbled up. However, I do have another 911 call. ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) (That guy was one sick freak.) Caller: Help me! Help me, God, please, oh God, help... Dispatcher: What's the problem, sir? Caller: She set my hair on fire! I'm burning up, oh God, please! Dispatcher: Hang on, sir, we've got a truck on the way. We've got help coming. Can you make it to the bathroom? Try to get to the bathroom and turn on the shower. Caller: I can't, I can't move...She tied me to the d ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) n bed. She ... I'm tied to the bed with like---oh J ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) s, my hair!---clothesline. Aaaggggghhhooooohhhh.... Dispatcher: Can you roll over? Sir, can you roll over? Caller: Cindy, no! Cindy, don't! CINDY! Dispatcher: Sir, if you're tied to the bed, then how--- Caller: She held the phone to my ear, the sick b ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) h. She dialed 911 and put the phone to my ear and now ... ooohhhhhhh .... Stop! ... Now she's doing marshmallows. My hair's on fire and she's cooking...Stop, God, stop, I'm burning up, Cindy!...Marsh---oh J ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) s!--mallows! ... Cindy, you crazy psycho b ![](http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif) h... | | | Re: The Bridge Tender
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#54235 08/02/05 09:36 PM 08/02/05 09:36 PM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 217 Palm Harbor, FL, USA Lance
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Posts: 217 Palm Harbor, FL, USA | The best was the fight with South Florida radio talk show host Neil Rogers and a retired bridgetender about leaving the bridges up for boat traffic during a Hurricane several years ago. Neil...God!
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