Got married on November 8th, Saturday. The next day I ended doing a Hawaii Kai surf run and used my wifes Pegasus which has the bungee storage in the front. So I placed my wallet, cell phone, and now my wedding ring in my pelican case (clear cover, black bottom) and placed it in the bungee storage. During the surf run, I ended taking off on some bombers and by the time I reached "rice bowls" I noticed my pelican case was gone. I paddled upwind but nothing. Been married for little over 24 hours and I'm in the dog house. I'll take the bone headed status for the year. But if anyone finds it, PLEASE call my wife (Crissy Helm) at (808) 864-3051. Never mind the wallet and phone, need the ring back.
Carlton Helm
Submitted by Bamskii on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 9:01am
bule, not that i like to have a good time at your cost, but you have to admit is funny, on the other hand i been married for 5 years with 2 keikis, so one thing i can say, GET USED TO..........to be in the DOG HOUSE.....
hahhaha, nah...good luck!!!
#1 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 9:12am
sorry to hear about that Carlton. i've been in the dog house a few times for nearly loosing my ring. finally i learned to just leave it at home on my dresser. hope someone picked it up for you!
#2 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 9:22am
Oh snap, Stu. You're up shit creek. We'll keep our eye out for it. What were you thiiiiinking? :(
You can't have the bone head status, it's taken, ask Al. He'll explain.
Crissy HELM, I likey :) Good fun, your wedding...CONGRATS again!
#3 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 9:30am
Bamskii......congrats on getting married....
Bummer about the other stuff. No worry Bully...this will not be the last time you end up in the dog house. Trust me, you will be visiting the dog house several more times.
The day after the wedding...doing a Hawaii Kai run. You should have been home with the family and old lady....paddling can wait one weekend.
Hope you find the stuff.....
Jaws Out.
#4 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 9:31am
from wikipedia;
Bonehead- a derogatory term in the United Kingdom, used by traditional skinheads to describe punk rock-influenced skinheads
can anyone have in on this bonehead club? punk rock is friggen' hard core.
i just remembered, for a while i used to wear my ring on a necklace, maybe that would work.
#5 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:41am
Damm man sorry !!! I know you know better yeah ?
Eventually you would have worn the ring out from paddling ....
Hope it turns up as another amazing story of lost and found.
#6 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:49am
Another more commonly used definition from Urban Dictionary:
bone head
A poorly behaved, assinine person (usually male) who lacks consideration for others and posseses zero potential for character growth.
Synonyms: asshole, idiot, prick, cock, retard
You don't want to join the club, J$. I don't want you to join the club either!
#7 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 10:57am
hahaha...mate you are the man! To paddle the day after the wedding good on you.
I was out surfing while my wife was in labour, selfish i know but she got over it and i crawled on gravel for her forgiveness.
It'll turn up!
#8 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:46am
I don't know if this will help but if the ring was in a waterproof case with the cellphone, your cell may have a GPS locator on it - you might be able to contact your cellphone company to see what they can do but then they may need special paper work to get authorization to use the GPS locator. If the waterproof packet was airtight, I'm not sure how buoyant it will be and possibility wash back onto shore depending on how far out you were so it might be worth checking the shores near where you think it was lost.
Good luck! I commend you for the courage to post this openly and heart broken it must have felt. A ring can be replaced but the bond you have for each other is invaluable ;-}
Good Luck and congratulations on your marriage - very kewl to have a wife that understands your passion for the sport.
#9 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:07pm
I hope Harry has read this post. OCP is serving an excellent purpose. I hope someone here finds it either directly or indirectly so we can throw poo in his face!
Poopie
#10 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:00pm
Something else you might need to consider is, just to be safe, is cancel what ever credit cards you have in that wallet. In the remote chance someone nets up/finds your wallet and runs up the credit cards, or uses your identity to apply for new credit cards, the lost ring will be the least of your worries. Your credit will be negatively affected.
If your wife is a co-authority on any of your cards, her credit rating will also be impacted, and if you both decide later to apply for a loan for a new house or car, it will be much more challenging.
I'm sharing this because I've personally known people who had their identities stolen and its a nightmare, so to be safe, its easiest just to cancel and get new cards issued. The UH paper, Ka Leo also had an article about a professor who had her identity stolen. it took over a year and a lot of her time to resolve her credit scores.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/compromised.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html
#11 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:32pm
Keep the faith Carlton! Here is a true story: I slipped my ring into my pocket at our outrigger club to spread sunscreen on my kids. Promptly forgot about it, and at the end the day, after making several other stops, I realized it was gone. I figured, it's long gone, no hope. Then, two months later, we were having a post-race luau complete with Hawaiian musicians with several traditional drums. I went over to admire some of the drums, and there on the ground under the rim of a drum? You guessed it! I could not believe it, and this was a week AFTER the club had hosted a hydrofoil race with about 5,000 spectators camping and partying on every square inch of the club grounds. Needless to say, I keep better track of my ring now, I think I used up all of my good luck on that one. So hang in there, the OC gods watch out for us bonehead paddlers!
#12 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 12:36pm
Thanks guys for all the scoldings and advice. I think I have the greatest wife on earth because she supports my lifestyle and ambitions, and vice verca. If she didn't then probably wouldn't have got married, to be honest. The worst part was I was actually debating on doing a surf run and prior to going she suggested that she hold on to the ring just in case. I would've done Should've listened, thus being a bonehead. But I'm a man and a man that accepts his faults. So the bashing is well accepted, its nothing compared to the one I got from my wife.
I just keep telling myself that the ring is just a material object and one day everything turns into dust.
Carlton Helm
save la'au point.
#13 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:27pm
Bamski you the man. I'm going to go home tonight, hold up my green bottle, and toast to you. It will show up. You can bet that the entire paddling community will be watching for it.
Jaws Out.
#14 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:45pm
To all fellow paddlers..
Please take notes and learn from Mr. Helm's mistake. Instead of buying him another ring I think I'll just make a tattoo across his forehead!!!! That way it'll never go MIA.
Geez...this when the definition of "unconditional" comes into play.
But thank you to all of you for the support. We'll just add this "dog house" story to the many more that's sure to come. :)
Mrs. Helm
#15 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 2:17pm
Carlton, you better treat her right, she lets you go paddling paddling the day after, in her canoe no less. Doesn't get much better than that.
#16 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 2:31pm
Ouch,
Well, if you think about it. That pelican bag with a wallet, cell phone and ring would probably not float. It probably sank straight to the bottom which may not be a bad thing, especially if the waters where you lost it in was shallow enough to free dive. Anyway, maybe you could go diving for it, and have someone call your phone as your down there. Might be able to see it, or even hear it ringing. Going be light winds later this week, might be a good time to look for it. Good luck!
#17 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 2:34pm
Crissy-girl, I hope you're finding humor in all of this. It IS pretty funny and a story you'll both look back on and laugh about. You're the bestest wifey EVER...and hoooo mama, looking good Saturday!! Holy molies, Stu scored :) Congrats again, send that boy diving when you're back on island!
#18 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 2:46pm
Look on the bright side, wedding rings are not good for paddles (or is it the other way around?) They eat up the sides of even the carbon fiber paddles. With the amount of time we spend in the water, it becomes impractical.
Necklaces are the way to go for paddlers. More easy!!!
Or better yet, if a ring is required, then pierce the "buggah" through your ear, nose or wherever???. You nevah going loose it that way.
#19 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 3:08pm
Yeah I can sympathise - I lost my my wedding ring doing the Makai Pier (?) run, we stopped somewhere off Portlock and I lost it doing a canoe - canoe transfer... was in the dog house until my wife 'lost' hers (or so she says!).
I think the ring-on-a-neckchain is a good idea, especially as Mr. Konohia says - it chews up your paddle. Well, I thought that was a good enough excuse anyway!!
#20 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 3:45pm
Aloha Bamski
Perhaps you could recreate the package with
the similar items and see if it floats or sinks...
I know the feeling... I took a 100 foot ground fall
while rock climbing (with my best man) the day
after my wedding and rendered myself ineffective
for a few weeks! A rocky start, lucky for good soft ground.
Good Luck!
#21 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 4:51pm
My wife was good enough to marry me in the canoe shed. and eventually become a paddler as our three kids loved paddling but as we were jogging she in trusted me with her ring. I lost her first one and she lost her second one. and while in a race I advised her to put her third ring in her special pocket and we will be getting her # 4 some time soon. I still have my first one and it seems to be working with my paddle. my trick is never take it off. I don't mind getting her a new ring every couple of years. Its been 10 years and I am still the luckiest man alive.
Congratulation and good luck Bamskii
#22 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 7:02pm
new
Jaimie,
Yes after letting it all sink it, it is quite humorous. With Bamskii, you have to expect the unexpected and let me tell you, he keeps me on my toes. There is never a dull moment with this guy. That's why he's the one!!
Shhh..don't tell him. His head is big already. :)
And after hearing mulus experience, I don't feel as bad anymore. Four rings!
Crissy
#23 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 7:17pm
one ring to rule them all. the one ring.
#24 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 8:51pm
Okay the "Babooze" award of the year goes to my Babooze-bamski! Lucky for him, Mom & Dad were at the house when he broke the news to his beautiful wife. He is being a good newlywed-husband, begging for forgiveness every second of the day. We are very thankful for his very patient, understanding and forgiving wife.
Jaimie...you can add: Dumb Ass & Frickin' Idiot to your list...that was my spontaneous comments. I won't mention what his father said.
#25 Mon, 11/10/2008 - 11:30pm
I met my wife at a canoe race 20 years ago and before that we attended the same races before we met each other.
The 3 kids that arrived are now teenagers , all of us except my 14 year old son who was born with a handicap are paddlers.
Every day I wake up I realize I`m the luckiest man alive too , same as mulus .........
Congratulations on starting your new marriage and many happy future years .
Fuzerider
#26 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 2:12am
These series of posts have got to be one of the best! It just goes to show ya the heart of the community and all the Beautiful people involved!
The Ocean gives and the ocean takes but the Ocean brings us all together in the end ;-}
#27 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 5:55am
BAMSKII,
You get the BaBooz award for the week. With the ocean conditions we had last weekend, did you really expect to keep anything in the bungees?!
Not to worry though, I'm sure you were simply working on "redistributing" your newfound wealth and some Ulua fisherman on Kauai just scored.
Hope your doghouse is comfy.
#28 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 7:27am
bamski, you boneheaded it but looks like you'll escape with your hide... hey, it's not like you took off your ring to go to the club, right?
jaime, in your list you forget that anyone can be a bonehead but not necessarily an "asshole, idiot, prick, cock, retard" (i say this for selfish reasons)...
side note: why the pelican case? because you're worried about it getting ripped off in your truck? or for emergencies? and if for an emergency- how will you use it if you need it? the cases are bulletproof, but damn they're bulky...
#29 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 8:05am
Dacho,
I didn't make the list, Urban Dictionary did....and I agree with you.
Like I initially posted and for the record, C$ doesn't get to stake claim to the bone head status and he most definitely does NOT fall into Urban Dictionary's definition of such.
BamskiMom, you're classic. Nice to see you folks, as always ;)
#30 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 8:10am
Bamskii
If you are going to be any sort of man and husband, you must go on the offensive. The best defense is a good offense.
You must develop a "but for" story as Eric Ambler, the writer, used to describe them.
It must be long, involved, incredible and amusing.
In it you must deny everything, admit nothing and make counteraccusations.
"Dear, this lug came up to me and besmearched your honor. I hit him so hard that it bent the ring a which point I had to take the tainted ring off my finger because it no longer approached your perfection, and we know that you are the embodiment of perfection and then a frigatebird descended from the sky and took the ring and I chased it and..."
Well, you get the picture.
Ultimately, in your story make it clear that it was all your wife's fault.
~~~~~~~~~~
YankeeHo'okele
"Anyone can steer the ship when the sea is calm" - Syrus Publilius
#31 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 9:31am
Oh Gosh, my mom posted. My mother and wife are definitely having there way with the leverage they have at this time. My wife would request something, I'll be hesitant, then she'll bring up the ring then I'll have to concede, no "if", "ands" or "buts". Well I asked for it. I usually paddle a Hurricane and the bungee storage is in the back and it never comes out. But the Pegasus having its storage in the front and yes, with the kind of conditions we had I should've strapped it in. I usually bring my valuables because stuff got ripped off once. Wal Mart has the really small pelican cases that's big enough for small stuff. I was going to buy a soft phone case but didn't have $ at the time. So if something did happen, hopefully I'll make it in and use the phone then. But I'll take baboose status, I earned it.
Definitely learning the life lessons of marriage the hard way. Good thing I have a pretty cool wife. She wouldn't want me any other way and I swear you not, everything I do thats screwed up is so unintentional.
Mahalo
Carlton
save la'au point.
#32 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 9:33am
you better put triple A in your dog house to.......
#33 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 10:20am
Carlton
Even though I never get invited to your wedding (maybe that's why u got bachi!, Just joking), I heard about your pilikia on your Hawaii Kai Honeymoon run. Well, here's a gift from god.
Someone just called me, she found your case. I left a message on Crissy's phone. Call me.
I'll leave it to you to tell this story...and don't miss my race next weekend!
#34 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:20am
Ruh-roh Stu, I think you owe your first born to Manno now....or perhaps switch baby's name from Taylor to Manny? Manny Helm, that has a nice ring to it! ha ha....
See? Good things happen to good people ;)
#35 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:30am
If that is fo realz, thats pretty awesome - first the Demo Pueo then the ring - so the only right thing to do now is give some small kine back with the PA'A food drive Race ;-}
What a funny story and awesome ending - now u jus gotta sale ur movie rights to Terry for OC-16 - Lord of the Rings - Kanaka Maoli version
#36 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:32am
Holy crap, talk about an act of God. Just got call from my sister and my pelican case with everything inside was found on the beach of Hanauma Bay. One of the employees saw the case opened it and tried to use my phone that was dead. Another employee had the same phone and brought their charger at which they used to charge my phone. They got ahold of my sisters number, Raiatea, called her and rest is history. Amazing! Soooo stoked. Thank you Manny for your kokua also and forgive me, invitations and kaukau per head is very expensive. You did play a huge part in my paddling endeavors and still do, just not vocal about it, a guy thing.
Just to let other paddlers know that we went in the afternoon on Sunday and the tide started to drop and the moon is getting bigger which means stronger currents and surge. Currents are definitely much stronger than wind currents. Case ended up floating upwind, on what was considered very strong upwind days at Maunalua Bay, and into Hanauma Bay. So anyone losing anything, like triple A losing his paddle on a dropping tide, it is most likely up the coastline. Knowing the coastline with debris is vital in finding lost items.
To conclude this post, it was an adventure and glad everyone was apart of it. I think thats why my wife opted to marry me, because my life is an adventure and paddling is definitely the vehicle that continues my lifes adventures.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
Carlton Helm
save la'au point.
#37 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:37am
its meant to be. pretty cool.
#38 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 11:50am
There is a God! Mahalo to everyone for their prayers, best wishes, similar tales of "lost & found wedding rings", it was very entertaining and uplifting.
The newly weds flew back with me to Moloka'i, that's why we were at the house when he broke the unfortunate news to Crissy. Crissy & I have been ganging-up on Carlton and his babooze incident (and this will not be the last...but, I will always have Crissy's back) every minute. Ladies this is when you can get away with having your man do the most embarrassing and humbling things for you!
And, Taylor Manny has a good ring to it...you got RING! Oh, I am having so much fun with this forum. Mahalo Ke Akua!
#39 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 1:17pm
bamskii, i say you call up pelican case and try to get a sponsorship from them. i can see the commercial now.
"this pelican case survived man eating sharks, tidal rips... saved a man a life of misery."
#40 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 3:13pm
Actually, I was thinking after he sells the story rights to OcpaddlerTV, Terry can get some unreal advertisement from these pelican makers.
Im truly impressed with this pelican case thing - where do you get it from - must be super waterproof!
This is Chicken Soup for the paddler - and all the other wonderful stories that was shared. I had no idea the ring issues and paddling - definitely chalk this up for my future knowledge! just in case.
I lost a ring once while wearing it around my necklace thinking that would be safe - lost it when the necklace broke! It wasn't a wedding band so not so bad but still learned a tough lesson.
Pelican is the way to go. Just gotta bungee it good I guess.
#41 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 3:35pm
Like I told you, Carlton, hang in there, because God must have a special place in His heart for babies, fools, and OC paddlers! Congratulations! Now go buy some lottery tickets quick while your streak of luck lasts!
#42 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 4:13pm
You can buy the Pelican cases from Wal Mart. I actually bought them for work. I also have a rubber belt which came from my dive knife and attached it to the case for extra security. On bombing Makai Pier runs I would strap the rubber belt around the case and bungee cords. I wished I did that during Sundays surf run.
Carlton Helm
save la'au point.
#43 Tue, 11/11/2008 - 7:24pm
Couldn't get on the computer yesterday, but was dying to find out the saga of Bamskii Man. I told you it would show up. You one lucky guy Bamski. Also, you must be one good guy too, because going up, my kupuna always said that if you do good to people, good things will happen to you. So, it came back to you....mahalo ke akua, mahalo to your kupuna. I bet your Uncle George was watching out for you too.
I know you went learn from this one......be safe bruddah...on the ocean and in the household. The dog house does get a little cold sometime.
Jaws Out.
#44 Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:30am