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Scuba Forum / General / August 2004Open Water
One word: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Good Lord, had to do everything I could to stay awake. One the positive side, we've sold a lot of safety sausages, whistles and DiveAlerts recently :) Let's see...no weights, a skin or 3 mil suit....salt water. (for those of you that haven't seen it, I won't say more but think about this when you see the end of the film). Be safe. bj chicago Should we wait for it to come out on DVD or HBO? > One word: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > chicago >Should we wait for it to come out on DVD or HBO? HBO. Unless someone lets you borrow the DVD. bj Chicago >>Should we wait for it to come out on DVD or HBO? > >HBO. Unless someone lets you borrow the DVD. From what I've heard, if it actually manages to hit HBO, you should cancel to avoid paying for it. >bj >Chicago  Signaturedillon When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark and the horse's name was Bob. >Let's see...no weights, a skin or 3 mil suit....salt water. (for those of you >that haven't seen it, I won't say more but think about this when you see the >end of the film). > > That was my second biggest problem with it. My biggest problem was that I didn't like the two characters. They were yuppie snobs, too good for everyone else on the boat, totally self-absorbed. Yeah, kill 'em and eat 'em. Nobody will miss 'em. gc > >Let's see...no weights, a skin or 3 mil suit....salt water. (for those of you > >that haven't seen it, I won't say more but think about this when you see the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Yeah, kill 'em and eat 'em. Nobody will miss 'em. So in other words, the protagonists are the sharks? :-) Dennis > gc Dennis (Icarus) wrote: >So in other words, the protagonists are the sharks? :-) > >Dennis > Precisely. As always. And as it should be. >> Let's see...no weights, a skin or 3 mil suit....salt water. (for >> those of you [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Yeah, kill 'em and eat 'em. Nobody will miss 'em. Then feed whats left to the Baltimore Aquarium right????? >> My biggest problem was that I didn't like the two characters. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> > Then feed whats left to the Baltimore Aquarium right????? No, we wouldn't do that. We feed only restaurant quality seafood to our animals. Yuppie scum would be trash. Bycatch. Good for crab pots. Contact me off line, Sparky. You been to Lake Rawlings lately?? Cheers, gc >>> My biggest problem was that I didn't like the two characters. >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > gc George, I sent you a private email. Did it make it through??? > They were yuppie snobs, too good for everyone else on the boat, totally > self-absorbed. > > Yeah, kill 'em and eat 'em. Nobody will miss 'em. > > gc Funny thing is, all the reviews I've read from non scuba people have been very positive. Almost excellent reviews. All the reviews from scuba people have blasted this film. Interesting. Anyway, yeah, the sharks can eat all the snobbish yuppie snobs. I got flamed for saying this a few weeks ago. Of course I was only referring to Hollywood make believe yuppies. Real yuppies don't deserve to get ate up by sharks, rather alligators and crocodiles should chow down on them. lol >> They were yuppie snobs, too good for everyone else on the boat, totally >> self-absorbed. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Hollywood make believe yuppies. Real yuppies don't deserve to get ate up > by sharks, rather alligators and crocodiles should chow down on them. lol Gators prefer the stupid and foolish or at least thier kids. Every year or so a kid gets eaten here. one was a 5 year old who was allowed to play at a lake in the weeds 100 feet from the parents. The kid never saw it comming. The parrents trird to sue the city for not protecting the boy from thier own stupidity. They lost. Last year a 12 year old was killed here. Every body blamed the gator but when I talked to the cops and rescue people that where called ( I know several of them ) they said the boys had been throwing rocks at the gator for two hours and then decided to go for a swim. The gators pea brain says " revenge and a meal all in one " results one 12 year old dead. The way I look at this and other attacks is each one leaves one less stupid person to reproduce. If you swim or play where wild animals feed then you get what you deserve. If you tease a animal and it attacks you get what you deserve. I did pity the 5 year old. His parrents should have been eaten not him. Jim > Gators prefer the stupid and foolish or at least thier kids. Every year or > so a kid gets eaten here. > one was a 5 year old who was allowed to play at > a lake in the weeds 100 feet from the parents. The kid never saw it > comming. The parrents trird to sue the city for not protecting the boy > from thier own stupidity. They lost. Every year or so? I thought fatal alligator attacks in Florida happened only once every twelve years or so. I do remember during one of my visits to Florida hearing about an incident that happened a few weeks before I arrived, a little boy or girl was standing near the water and a gator jumped out and grabbed the child by the belly, tore the belly out, and of course the child died. Sad. The only animals I really fear are alligators and crocodiles. Maybe that's because I have always heard their brain is the size of a walnut. Lions, tigers, cape buffalos, cobras, rabid dogs, snakes, whales, etc... don't frighten me that much. But alligators and crocs, eeeek. >> Gators prefer the stupid and foolish or at least thier kids. Every year >> or so a kid gets eaten here. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Lions, tigers, cape buffalos, cobras, rabid dogs, snakes, whales, etc... > don't frighten me that much. But alligators and crocs, eeeek. Actually aligators are pretty easy to read and predict so long as they have been fed by people. Never dealy with the crocs in south Florida so will not offer any advice there. Rules to follow. Never where white shoes near water. It looks to them to be egretts, cranes ect. They will go after your feet never seeing the rest of you. Happened to me one night. Learned the cause from a incedent at Disney when a kid was bitten. Splasing is a sure draw and is in fact the primary way they hunt. I do a lot of wading while fishing in fresh water and salt and found a quit wade they look at you and keep going. If you see a rounded pile of leaves near water stay away. I stumbled on one last summer while taking pictures of birds and nearly got nailed. I have spent 20 years with these reptiles and have great respect but no fear for them. If I see a lot of the food they eat around I go else where and never directly invade thier space. Most run away if you aproach like the one thats behind my shed with the high water. Try not to resemble or act like food and odds are you wont be. And never feed wild life. That goes for those shark dive charters as well. This is the leading cause of wildlife attacks in the US. Thinking about I may be bordering the fool I mentioned in an earlier post. Jim > If you see a rounded pile of leaves near water stay away. I stumbled on > one last summer while taking pictures of birds and nearly got nailed. Any idea why? > > If you see a rounded pile of leaves near water stay away. I stumbled on > > one last summer while taking pictures of birds and nearly got nailed. > > Any idea why? Nest... The best part of the movie was the brief full frontal female nudity. The rest just sucked. > > [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > >Jim >One word: > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >that haven't seen it, I won't say more but think about this when you see the >end of the film). Umm, I think this is one spoiler that won't spoil anythig. >Be safe. > >bj > >chicago Signaturedillon When I was a kid, I thought the angel's name was Hark and the horse's name was Bob. What struck me most about this flick was the very crude way they kept track of the count. I've been on many cattle boats and they all took a count before leaving the dive site, which is what that bonehead in the movie should have done. How long does it take to count from 1 to 20? By the way, it was supposed to be "based on true event" and I was wondering what and where this "true event' supposedly happened. > One word: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > chicago > What struck me most about this flick was the very crude way they kept track > of the count. I've been on many cattle boats and they all took a count > before leaving the dive site, which is what that bonehead in the movie > should have done. How long does it take to count from 1 to 20? By the way, > it was supposed to be "based on true event" and I was wondering what and > where this "true event' supposedly happened. These days, they can say that simply because someone has been left behind. The rest can be artistic license... > What struck me most about this flick was the very crude way they kept track > of the count. I've been on many cattle boats and they all took a count > before leaving the dive site, which is what that bonehead in the movie > should have done. How long does it take to count from 1 to 20? By the way, > it was supposed to be "based on true event" and I was wondering what and > where this "true event' supposedly happened. An American couple left behind in Australia. Never found. Bart F. >By the way, >> it was supposed to be "based on true event" and I was wondering what and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Bart F. And was a couple left in florida/keys as well and NOT found? Or am I remembering that wrong? And then wasnt there a couple left in florida/keys (again?!) that managed to swim to a bouy/light marker and eventually wave someone down a day or so later? Sure sound to me my a commited combination of d***, p*****, and coral is a BAD combination in any case when it comes to diving! Blll (staying single and sticking to wrecks!) Fish This stuff is covered in the latest issue of DiveAlert. It might be on DAN's web site as well. Bart F. >>By the way, >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Blll (staying single and sticking to wrecks!) > Fish Answering my earlier post, DAN writes: Notable Strandings * February 1994. Six divers, including a dive guide, were stranded and eventually died off Palau following a failed dive trip. * January 1998. Two American divers - the Lonergans, mentioned above - were left off Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The two were never found. * February 2000. Off Florida, two divers remained in the water overnight. Clinging to a marker buoy, they survived and were picked up by a fishing boat. * April 2004. One diver was left off Newport Beach, Calif. He was located after about five hours. Source: News & Events, No Fear: DAN Addresses Diver Strandings and Offers Help By Dan Leigh, Managing Editor http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/news/article.asp?newsid=444 And these are only the "notable" strandings. Bart F. >Answering my earlier post, DAN writes: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Bart F. Good article in September's Diver magazine. SignatureS T E and L Kay Replace "nospam" with "simonkay" to e-mail The story is based on the experience of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, an American couple left behind by their dive boat in the waters off Queensland Australia. > What struck me most about this flick was the very crude way they kept track > of the count. I've been on many cattle boats and they all took a count [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >> >>chicago Signature***Hitech Redneck******Go Cowboys***drvd@bigfoot.com***** *All Opinions are mine and completely biased * *..nation, conceived in Liberty,...testing whether * *that nation...can long endure. Abraham Lincoln *
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