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Mourning the loss of an old friend

By Parzival   Thu, Jan 29, 2009

RIP

They say that time heals all wounds. Talking about feelings of loss and grief is supposed to make the pain go away. I am here to tell you that they are wrong.

I recently lost my Garmin 60CSx. I don't know where I lost him. I suppose he might have fallen out of my truck somewhere between Indiana and North Carolina.

He was a trooper who never let me down. He deserved so much better then lying in a ditch on the side of the road, or on the pavement in some IHOP parking lot somewhere along I-40.

I wish I could convey just how much that little guy meant to me. He wasn't just a tool for finding geocaches, he was my best friend, and now he is gone. He always gave me great reception even in the densest of tree cover. His compass was always true.

I know one day I will have to replace you with another of your kind. I know that in your heart you would want me to move on and be happy. I can only hope I can have the same relationship with my next 60CSx as I have had with you. Looking back, I know there were times I said things in anger that I know you know I didn't mean. It was the heat of the moment. You always knew I needed your guidance.

So here's to you Garmin 60CSx. You will always have a special place in my heart.

Godspeed little fella.

By Parzival

Parzival is a contributing author to The Online Geocacher. Parzival, AKA Greg, grew up a Hoosier in South Bend, Indiana. He would like everyone to know that contrary to popular belief, there is indeed more to Indiana than just corn and basketball. He attended Indiana University and majored in History. When not geocaching, he can usually be found in a stream somewhere attempting to fool trout with dry flies and bead head nymphs. He has a wife who also geocaches under the name GoldenDomer and a 6 month old daughter named Kaitlyn.

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