Lake is Cold and Cell Phones Dont Float

[Gypsy Heart]

I hunted along the Lake bank...was trying to hang on to a tree branch with one hand and retrieve a bottle in the lake with the other....when plink...splash...sink....went my cell phone out of my pocket....oh my gosh ...I had no choice except to dive in after it.....to say the lake was cold ....doesnt even cover it...plus I had my heavy felt lined boots on and went in up to my hips...brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....but I got the phone ....yeehaw and then dried it off and I cannot believe it but it worked ....and has worked fine since....
So after this amazing feat of stupidity ....I went home and put the waders on and then put cell phone in a baggy....and tied a little key life saver on it...hahahaha.....but it was so worth it because I know you all are just amazed and astounded over my finds for that day !

For those of you wondering....that melted lump of lead on the bottom of picture used to be a spoon....

 

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[Green1]

glad to hear it still works !! love the plink sound..
cool finds,, especially the lead spoon !!,,

 

[detector de metales]

and the little "T" in the bottom picture is a connector for Ethernet called 10 Base 2. I have a million of them left from the early 90s. Glad the phone works!
Happy Hunting!

 

[Gypsy Heart]

glad to hear it still works !! love the plink sound..
cool finds,, especially the lead spoon !!,,

The "Plink" sound was the sound it makes when your phone hits the small thin layer of ice lake before crashing though......

 

[markgPA]

Hi gypsy
I can't believe the phone still works and I can't believe you went in after it!
HH
Mark G

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Hi gypsy
I can't believe the phone still works and I can't believe you went in after it!
HH
Mark G

Hey I need my phone! And maybe if I would have thought about it ..I wouldnt have done it...but there was no hesitation until I was already on the way in...actually about knee deep I began to have serious regrets.....

 

[stoney56]

We're not going to ask what the sound was you made going in. LOL

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Gypsy,

nice finds for the day.

Sounds like it was an interesting day

Dang, that your phone still works. Few drop
is all it takes and most go out.

Would love to have gotten a shot of you
in the water

have a good un............

 

[Gypsy Heart]

We're not going to ask what the sound was you made going in. LOL

Try to imagine a high pitched scream coupled with a much louder "plink"

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Gypsy,

Would love to have gotten a shot of you
in the water

LOL...Would have to have your camera set on high speed Sherm...because trust me I wasnt posing for pics! Best part was I still had to dig a few coins on the way back to the truck....hahaha...was a tad froze.....

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Gypsy,

Would love to have gotten a shot of you
in the water

LOL...Would have to have your camera set on high speed Sherm...because trust me I wasnt posing for pics! Best part was I still had to dig a few coins on the way back to the truck....hahaha...was a tad froze.....

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[ringfinder]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I didn't know you could dry out a cell phone, I found one in a lake this year. Don't think it will work as well as yours though. Hey anyway, nice bottles and do I see a silve quarter in that pile of coins.

Thanks for the post and great story.

HH and keep dry, Ringfinder

 

[Gypsy Heart]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I didn't know you could dry out a cell phone, I found one in a lake this year. Don't think it will work as well as yours though. Hey anyway, nice bottles and do I see a silve quarter in that pile of coins.

Thanks for the post and great story.

HH and keep dry, Ringfinder

Yes you can dry out a cell phone and thanks to my lightening quick reflexes and the speed of my dive it didnt spend much time in the water. Of course it could have been saved due to hypothermia setting in so quickly.....
And yes there are some nice rosies wheats and a few older quarters in that amazing pile of finds......Once my hands unthaw I might clean them

 

[Dig This]

great finds, keep on diggin.

 

[DigMO]

Can't believe your phone still works-very lucky-well maybe not!Bet you were freezing your.... off.Glad your ok and the phone is too.Nice finds by the way.

 

[kg6yll]

Nice story sounds like you had quite the adventure today

 

[gold fish]

Ya know gypsy, they do a polar bear down here at devils lake......

 

[JerV3]

Nice finds Gypsy.

To bad about the phone. They are really durable though. My kids in the past have thrown cell phones fully submerged into water. I would dry them out and they would work like new.

I actually just bought a new sprint phone about 6 months ago. I was out detecting and came home one day. You know how small phones are. Took off my dirty clothes.

Left it in the pile to be washed. Wife that evening ran the clothes through the washer. We found the phone in the washer when it was done. I dried it out and it worked great again.

HH Jer

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Ya know gypsy, they do a polar bear down here at devils lake......

Oh? Thanks ....I am going to be hunting the shoreline of Lake Michigan Friday so maybe I can get a quick practice dip or two in..... :P

 

[tinpan]

Bubble, Bubble, Gypsy your cell phone is ringing and congrats on your swim,i mean finds

tinpan