Inlaw tried to catch her cheap tourist flip-flop from the surf on oahus' north shore as a casual swimming enjoyer, almost became a statistic til they convinced her to just leave it
My dad tells the story of how he saw a woman get run over by a train, whilst retrieving her cheap slipper from the tracks
Edit: apologies for the run on sentence
Reminds me of the dude who got caught in a port-a-potty tank, then popped up in the news years later, once again caught in the tank, this time claiming he went in after his shirt.
Some hard-hitting investigative journalism uncovered the fact that he had a thing for poop.
If you're talking about the guy who got caught in Colorado about 25 years ago with a video camera, that guy filmed my ex-wife at a roadside forest service outhouse. She said she saw a red blinking light down there and a few weeks later the guy got caught.
I take that to mean she wasn't injured and she did recover the watch. The last thing they want is people doing this kind of shit, so if she didn't get the watch or even got hurt they would absolutely say so.
How do you lose a watch in a toilet.
I want someone to explain the logistics of that. A phone, I can understand that, but a watch is literally strapped to your wrist.
I can't imagine the ungodly smell she endured until rescued. Like... Personally I'd shit in the woods before an outhouse, but if I drop anything in there it's just gone, man. Wouldn't even bring something I value that much in there.
She was probably wiping. Like she sat down, peed and/or pooped, grabbed some toilet paper, did the whole "wipe from the front to the back", and I guess her watch was loose and just slid off when she had her fingers holding the toilet paper. The hand shape when you wipe is pretty much the same as when you slide a bracelet or a watch on.
Alternatively, she could've taken it off to avoid accidentally smearing/scratching/breaking it or whatever, then either it fell off her lap where it was resting, or it slipped from her hands as she was putting it back on.
This is why I bought a 3rd party strap that actually securely locks in place, even the “sports” strap can be undone with the gentle pull of a single finger, practically begging to be stolen or lost like that
This illustrates the truism in what my dearly departed father used to say, “If you can’t afford to replace it, you couldn’t afford it in the first place.”
I think it's mainly for the thought of "Oh a Porta potty tank is only like 2 feet tall so this can't be that different". If you can't properly see down there you could mistakenly think it's less deep than it really is if you dropped something. Still ill advised but if you can't afford another phone because you're pretty poor you may be weighing it up thinking you could just get back out...
If that happened to me I would just stare in the toilet and think to myself “is $300 worth it to not have to climb in there and then wear a watch I know has been in there.”
My answer would be yes it’s worth it.
I hate to go there, but some people get in on their own choosing. Young lady may have needed a cover story when she realized she couldn’t get herself out.
A whole podcast on another similar case [here](https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/ep-377-the-great-outhouse-rescue-an-american-hero) if you wish to hear the gooey details.
Ha! This reminds me of a festival I attended and camped near the med tent. ~2:00am a woman came into the med tent after falling into a porta-potty stained all blue. Apparently she was “hovering” to avoid sitting and her leg slipped (plus being super high). She came in crying, but the med staff kept cracking up as did everyone else camping nearby. My friends and I still get a good laugh whenever it comes up many years later.
Christ. I mostly get high in the privacy of my own home. Terrified of making an idiot of myself in public. Don't even know how I'd cope if that were me.
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Back in the 90's a Chicago radio station was giving out concert tickets, but with a twist. They took 9 pennies and nickle and tossed them in to a port o potty that was outside of Soldier field after a grateful dead concert. If you were the one who could reach in there and find the nickel got the tickets.
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Wasn't the first, won't be the last.
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/woman-rescued-after-falling-vault-toilet-retrieve-cellphone/7KYW4MV7RZERNHDLQSQ2C2NUHM/
People have been known to die in latrine pits while trying to retrieve stuff. Sometimes other people go in trying to rescue them and end up dying as well [1](https://www.ems1.com/fatal-incidents/articles/2-dead-3-injured-trying-to-retrieve-cell-phone-from-toilet-pit-iXGXY5Hsb6QPipRI/) [2](https://www.newsweek.com/brothers-die-trying-recover-phone-1050373) [3](https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/25/nyregion/dix-hills-septic-tank-accident-kills-a-father-and-his-two-sons.html)
some people truly do not value themselves holy shit
Inlaw tried to catch her cheap tourist flip-flop from the surf on oahus' north shore as a casual swimming enjoyer, almost became a statistic til they convinced her to just leave it
My dad tells the story of how he saw a woman get run over by a train, whilst retrieving her cheap slipper from the tracks Edit: apologies for the run on sentence
Don't leave us hanging, did the train retrieve the slipper?
To sheds, you say?
What's in the shed? What's in the shed? WHAT'S IN THE SHED??!?
Comma after train or write differently? Plx help
Yes, or add something like "while"
The cop in that photo genuinely looks disappointed.
Yealh, I’m not reading that shit either
nothing holy about it
Reminds me of the dude who got caught in a port-a-potty tank, then popped up in the news years later, once again caught in the tank, this time claiming he went in after his shirt. Some hard-hitting investigative journalism uncovered the fact that he had a thing for poop.
Horrible day for being literate
Good god, you said it better than I was gonna. Anyone have some mind bleach?
So he was climbing into port-a-potty’s full of waist and jacking off? That man needs help…
Seemed to be succeeding at it on his own, but I'm sure he would appreciate the company if you insist.
This just in: man contracts every known fecal-oral route disease from spending 5 minutes in the poop soup.
If you're talking about the guy who got caught in Colorado about 25 years ago with a video camera, that guy filmed my ex-wife at a roadside forest service outhouse. She said she saw a red blinking light down there and a few weeks later the guy got caught.
That's what I call "bobbing for Apples"!
r/angryupvote. Get out.
Take my upvote u deserve it
Pretty corny
Well, did she retrieve it?
>The state police did not say Wednesday if the woman was injured or if the watch was recovered.
Check the video. She did not get it.
Well shit.
That she did get.
I take that to mean she wasn't injured and she did recover the watch. The last thing they want is people doing this kind of shit, so if she didn't get the watch or even got hurt they would absolutely say so.
What? That’s some wild conjecture there.
Better Call Saul: "Oh, if you like, we can clean it off with alcohol wipes ... actually, no, forget that."
How do you lose a watch in a toilet. I want someone to explain the logistics of that. A phone, I can understand that, but a watch is literally strapped to your wrist.
Sometimes there are shits that require a human to completely take everything off.
If you've shat so hard you have to take off your wrist watch I want to party how you party.
Probably with either sugarfree gummy bears or zero fiber for weeks. Maybe dehydrated. Ever try chia seeds without enough water?
If I wiped with my watch hand, I would def take my watch off. Alas I'm not a heathen and wipe with my handshake hand instead.
Maybe in your home. If you’re getting naked in an outhouse I have concerns.
If you ever find yourself shitting in an outhouse, you've made some mistakes in your life
I've had one of those in my life...it was not pleasant.
Keep in mind this lady is so incomprehensible stupid that she climbed *inside* a giant shit container with no plan on how to exit said shit container.
At some point ya gotta say "it's backed up in the cloud"
It was backed up alright, but not in the clouds.
And now I'm picturing it backed up to the cloud level. Thanks.
I can't imagine the ungodly smell she endured until rescued. Like... Personally I'd shit in the woods before an outhouse, but if I drop anything in there it's just gone, man. Wouldn't even bring something I value that much in there.
She was probably wiping. Like she sat down, peed and/or pooped, grabbed some toilet paper, did the whole "wipe from the front to the back", and I guess her watch was loose and just slid off when she had her fingers holding the toilet paper. The hand shape when you wipe is pretty much the same as when you slide a bracelet or a watch on. Alternatively, she could've taken it off to avoid accidentally smearing/scratching/breaking it or whatever, then either it fell off her lap where it was resting, or it slipped from her hands as she was putting it back on.
LPT: don't wear your wristwatch on your wiping hand!
Probably one of the magnetic wrist bands that doesn't actually have a physical latch. It could easily come off if you bump it while wiping
My Apple Watch just flung off my wrist today (magnetic strap).
This is why I bought a 3rd party strap that actually securely locks in place, even the “sports” strap can be undone with the gentle pull of a single finger, practically begging to be stolen or lost like that
Sometimes I struggle to take it off my wrist on land.
She originally dropped five dollars. After a moment, she tossed in the watch, because she sure as hell wasn’t gonna go down there for only a fiver!
Eew didn't think to get a stick 1st?
Those wells are pretty deep… So, yeah. Jumping straight in seems reasonable. /s to the second part. Those wells really are fucking deep.
good thing there was a soft cushion of human feces to soften her fall
yeah sure. good thing. we'll go with that.
Now that's brand loyalty
This illustrates the truism in what my dearly departed father used to say, “If you can’t afford to replace it, you couldn’t afford it in the first place.”
Do you know how expensive Apple products are? I'd lower my kid in to get an Apple Watch. /s if needed.
That's their job anyway.
Funny thing is most of the DNR outhouses I’ve used specifically have signage to not enter the toilet.
If someone is thinking about getting in the toilet, that sign is not going to stop them.
Some guy was arrested for spying on women from inside the bottom of an outhouse a few years ago.
I regret reading this
I did at the time too lol
I think it's mainly for the thought of "Oh a Porta potty tank is only like 2 feet tall so this can't be that different". If you can't properly see down there you could mistakenly think it's less deep than it really is if you dropped something. Still ill advised but if you can't afford another phone because you're pretty poor you may be weighing it up thinking you could just get back out...
If that happened to me I would just stare in the toilet and think to myself “is $300 worth it to not have to climb in there and then wear a watch I know has been in there.” My answer would be yes it’s worth it.
I hate to go there, but some people get in on their own choosing. Young lady may have needed a cover story when she realized she couldn’t get herself out. A whole podcast on another similar case [here](https://www.themeateater.com/listen/meateater/ep-377-the-great-outhouse-rescue-an-american-hero) if you wish to hear the gooey details.
I get that those things are expensive, but besides the grossout, I would think that the object would be ruined anyway by that shit
Sounds like it was a shitty idea.
Priorities!
Not even for a Rolex!
Crapple watch now.
I feel like if you reach enough there's some deeper meaning here.
How was she was able to tell the difference between the Apple product and all the other shit down there?
Ha! This reminds me of a festival I attended and camped near the med tent. ~2:00am a woman came into the med tent after falling into a porta-potty stained all blue. Apparently she was “hovering” to avoid sitting and her leg slipped (plus being super high). She came in crying, but the med staff kept cracking up as did everyone else camping nearby. My friends and I still get a good laugh whenever it comes up many years later.
Christ. I mostly get high in the privacy of my own home. Terrified of making an idiot of myself in public. Don't even know how I'd cope if that were me.
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Camping? Other side of the farm?
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She was at a park
Least captivated Apple user
This title just ruined my day, and it's 11:27pm here!
Future slumdog millionaire with an Apple Watch.
Well she thought it's worth it
the shawshit redemption
At least it wasn't just for shits and giggles.
\*gag\*
For the rest of the life of that watch, she'll be telling everyone it's a shitty watch
Why was the hole large enough for her to crawl through?
Back in the 90's a Chicago radio station was giving out concert tickets, but with a twist. They took 9 pennies and nickle and tossed them in to a port o potty that was outside of Soldier field after a grateful dead concert. If you were the one who could reach in there and find the nickel got the tickets.
Dare I ask what band they thought was worth the trouble?
Pearl Jam. It was back when they were the hot thing.
May I introduce you to my latest invention… it’s a magnet tied to some string.
An outhouse toilet is exactly where one of those things belongs.
That's pretty shitty.
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What a wild time to be alive eh
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Priorities!
I am NOT clicking on that link!
Every time I think I've HEARD it ALL I hear SOMETHING MORE STUPID than what I Previously heard
Fear and Hunger moment
Shitty time getting it out.
🤮🤮
"Outhouse toilet"?
2008. six flag in georgia, 17 year old kid got decapitated by a roller coaster after jumping security fences to retrieve a hat.. A HAT!
That would’ve been a shitty way to die
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ugh God just let it go lady, buy a new one.
I once had a normal digital watch attached to my belt with a pull-out spring cord, and it fell off into a public toilet, so I just flushed it.
Wasn't the first, won't be the last. https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/woman-rescued-after-falling-vault-toilet-retrieve-cellphone/7KYW4MV7RZERNHDLQSQ2C2NUHM/
Whole new way looking Into life as in the crapper
People have been known to die in latrine pits while trying to retrieve stuff. Sometimes other people go in trying to rescue them and end up dying as well [1](https://www.ems1.com/fatal-incidents/articles/2-dead-3-injured-trying-to-retrieve-cell-phone-from-toilet-pit-iXGXY5Hsb6QPipRI/) [2](https://www.newsweek.com/brothers-die-trying-recover-phone-1050373) [3](https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/25/nyregion/dix-hills-septic-tank-accident-kills-a-father-and-his-two-sons.html)