Someone looking for glasses lost at Aquapalooza in Austin

[AlexKilpatrick]

(not me)

At least they have GPS coordinates:

Hi there, this weekend at Aquapoolosa my wife dropped her brand new glasses, I have a boat and marked it on my GPS where we were sitting. I can take you out there and compensate you for your time. My number is 512-786-7381

Thanks,Sean

I can't post URLs, but if you search Austin Craigslist for "Scuba" you will find it.

 

[Cave Diver]

Seems to be a trend lately.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/te...0-reward-finding-sun-glasses-lake-travis.html

 

[AlexKilpatrick]

Yeah, I wonder what "compensate you for your time" really means.

I expect it means that if you find them they will give you $20 and if you don't find them you will get a disgusted look and $0.

 

[amascuba]

Have fun with that!

 

[DandyDon]

How accurate are Gps coordinates anyway? I know I don't like to follow their directions.

Eyeglass straps are cheap, but I wear a yellow floating strap on trips in case I drop them while gearing up. Wear them for the entire trip so I don't forget.

 

[paulw]

Eyeglass straps are cheap, but I wear a yellow floating strap on trips in case I drop them while gearing up. Wear them for the entire trip so I don't forget.

Yep me to and my wife and daughters tell me its embarrassing it doesn't bother me !!

 

[cbrich]

How accurate are Gps coordinates anyway? I know I don't like to follow their directions.

It depends on the GPS system, but it can be anywhere from +-30' to =-1'. The last time I played with my GPS, it was telling me I need to go 20' more feet to my house, when I was standing in my house, the marker was on my neighbors house.

 

[PeppermintPaddi]

And you have the drift-while-sinking factor too. S&R literature says to increase the search radius by 1 foot for every foot of depth. Some of us have found this to be true when hunting for lost masks.

 

[AlexKilpatrick]

If we assume 100' of water, combining GPS and drift gives a circle with 130' radius. That gives about 53,000 sq ft (about 1.2 acres) to search for something that is almost invisible.

 

[DandyDon]

Got to wonder about the bacteria count after that event.