HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN????

[tlh]

http://news.aol.com/article/womans-best-friend-plumber-finds-ring-in/316849

This was on our local news. A lady lost her 7 carat diamond (78K per TV news station) down the toilet whilst doing her business. (And the funny thing is... this looks like a whole in the wall dive bar...)

So the question is... have any of you ladies EVER come close to losing your rings in the toilet? Seems like it just didn''t fit her. WEIRD!

 

[neatfreak]

Mine fell down my dish disposal. Also didn't fit me properly. My insurance company told me this type of thing happens more frequently than you can imagine.

 

[joflier]

I''m just wondering what it looks like. Only 78k for 7 carats?

 

[mochi]

Didn't this person wear gloves when digging for this diamond??? YUCK!!

And she's such a party 'POOPER'!

 

[cellentani]

Funny you should mention this, but one of the ladies at my local jewelers just lost a ring down the toilet at work. It was a heavy ring and cold in the store (shrunken fingers), and she must not have had her fingers curled when zipping up. It was so heavy it slid to the very back - out of sight and into a small crevice. She rolled up her sleeves and went fishing, but couldn''t reach it. She ended up begging her husband to bring his wet-vac, and he was able to retrieve it. What a guy!

On another note, in public restrooms I often use my foot to flush, and have been close to losing a slightly loose shoe!!

 

[Elmorton]

I had a few friends in college lose their cell phones that way...it was in their pocket and slipped out when they went to flush. Ick.

 

[platinumrock]

Date: 1/25/2009 12:19:01 PM
Author: mochi
Didn''t this person wear gloves when digging for this diamond??? YUCK!!

And she''s such a party ''POOPER''!

HAHA

"Digging for diamonds" and "pooper"

At least we got to see a pic of the ring! Maybe she can post it on SMTR.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

Date: 1/25/2009 12:50:03 PM
Author: Elmorton
I had a few friends in college lose their cell phones that way...it was in their pocket and slipped out when they went to flush. Ick.

Or possibly they don''t want to admit they were ON the phone while doing their business! I hate when I''m in a public bathroom and someone is in the stall next to me and is talking on their phone. Is it inpolite for me to flush the toilet while their talking? I always sit there and debate what I''m suppose to do!

 

[Elmorton]

LOL, flush away, MC! I think it''s creepy when people do that too. My dad and I were once out to lunch once and when he came back from the men''s room he was practically howling with laughter - a guy was in there talking on his phone, but the convo was completely wrong for a men''s restroom - he kept on asking the person on the other end, "Well, what do you want? I just want to give you what you want!"

Good thing it wasn''t at an airport...

 

[MMMD]

When my daughter was two she flushed my diamond ring down the toilet. We called two plumbers and never were able to retrieve it.

 

[orbaya]

Date: 1/25/2009 2:08:19 PM
Author: MC

Date: 1/25/2009 12:50:03 PM
Author: Elmorton
I had a few friends in college lose their cell phones that way...it was in their pocket and slipped out when they went to flush. Ick.

Or possibly they don't want to admit they were ON the phone while doing their business! I hate when I'm in a public bathroom and someone is in the stall next to me and is talking on their phone. Is it inpolite for me to flush the toilet while their talking? I always sit there and debate what I'm suppose to do!

I don't see why people need to sit on the toilet and talk on their phones. If I'm in the stall next to someone who is on the phone, I look forward to flushing the toilet! As a matter of fact, it might flush more than once accidentally.

I guess I'm mean that way. If they didn't want the person on the other end to know they are talking to someone while they pee, then don't talk on the phone in the bathroom!

 

[tlh]

I''ve heard the garbage disposal, because your fingers are all wet and soapy doing dishes... but the toilet? I guess I can understand being cold and what not, but not to be gross... do you really want to wipe w/ your bling hand? EWWW!

 

[geckodani]

I lost several (luckily inexpensive) rings down drains (and one toilet!) when working at Starbucks. My fingers taper, and the minute they get wet, or cold - there goes the ring! The toilet one was a fluke - I hit my hand and was shaking it in reaction to the pain - and my ring flew off and down the toilet. Thank goodness it was unsentimental sterling silver!

Because no way was I going after it!!! I stopped wearing rings to work after that...

When I got engaged and was still working at Starbucks, I wore my ring around my neck for fear of watching it go down the drain as well!!! It made quite a nice pendant.

 

[chrono]

Date: 1/25/2009 11:29:17 AM
Author: joflier
I''m just wondering what it looks like. Only 78k for 7 carats?

Same here. It''s too cheap for a well cut 7 ct diamond.

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 1/26/2009 11:16:34 AM
Author: Chrono

Date: 1/25/2009 11:29:17 AM
Author: joflier
I''m just wondering what it looks like. Only 78k for 7 carats?

Same here. It''s too cheap for a well cut 7 ct diamond.

THe pic of the ring looked like a 3 stone with more sidestones in the band - it must be 7 ct total.

 

[musey]

Date: 1/25/2009 10:22:51 AM
Author:tlh
this looks like a whole in the wall dive bar...

To lose it in a toilet, she might have been at least a little bit tipsy, given that it was a bar

I know people who have dropped cell phones in there while drunk... yucky...

 

[Judah Gutwein]

Friends,

LOL!

As I'm reading this, I'm reminded of a baseball game I attented some time ago.
I was in the restroom before the end of an inning, when I witnessed something that's gonna stay with me for a long time.

(** brief disclaimer: granted, the restrooms at baseball games are not exactly the classiest place to be...)

This guy is sitting down in an open stall..doing his thing...with a beer in one hand and an overstuffed sandwhich in the other!
He was literally killing two birds with one stone; a very effective allocation of time and resources!
After my initial shock upon viewing this scene, I couldn't figure out why the guy had no shame in leaving the door open!!??
Give him the benefit of the doubt...door latch was broken..
He was intaking on top and ...well.....ya get the point.

Wonder if this guy would have been able to do all of that while talking on his cell at the same time!

 

[princesss]

Date: 1/26/2009 4:49:36 PM
Author: Judah Gutwein
Friends,

LOL!

As I''m reading this, I''m reminded of a baseball game I attented some time ago.
I was in the restroom before the end of an inning, when I witnessed something that''s gonna stay with me for a long time.

(** brief disclaimer: granted, the restrooms at baseball games are not exactly the classiest place to be...)

This guy is sitting down in an open stall..doing his thing...with a beer in one hand and an overstuffed sandwhich in the other!
He was literally killing two birds with one stone; a very effective allocation of time and resources!
After my initial shock upon viewing this scene, I couldn''t figure out why the guy had no shame to leave the door open!!??
Give him the benefit of the doubt...door latch was broken..
He was intaking on top and ...well.....ya get the point.

Wonder if this guy would have been able to do all of that while talking on his cell at the same time!

Judah, that is hands-down the craziest bathroom story I''ve ever heard.