I posted this story in another thread but it was amusing enough that I thought I would share it with all.
I swear this is true....
Right before FSO (7/11/08) my stick took a $%#. So I scrambled to pull out my antique one, and continued to fly. After FSO i was still pissed off about my stick, so to take out my anger I walked over to the pool and chucked that sucker in!!! No joke the frickin thing was sitting on the bottom of the pool!! It took a second to sink, but it did bubble its way to the bottom. I then proceeded to drink and forget about it and go to sleep...Sooo I wake up the next morning and decide to take a quick wake up swim. So I go over to the pool and jump in. upon diving into the pool I notice a strange silhouette at the deep end, and it all comes back to me...Having had a full night sleep I am not so mad at the stick and decide to rescue it, and see why it broke. I take it back to the garage where I pop it apart and dry it off to see if there is anything obviously wrong with it, there is not. I see nothing other than the fact that its bath had washed all the grease out of it, so I sprayed it down with grease(white lithium) and put it back together content that it is broken and I need a new one...but wait maybe I should try it one last time............It works perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!! roc
so if stick breaks you just need to throw it in the pool, a pond or lake will most likely work as well
