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Scuba Forum / General / March 2005Screw the Politics
Got 3 sets of doubles loaded up, heading out for a day of cave diving........y'all play nice. <snicker> It just sucks being in Florida. :-) Curtis > Got 3 sets of doubles loaded up, heading out for a day of cave > diving........y'all play nice. <snicker> > > It just sucks being in Florida. :-) Atta boy. I'd do it myself here in San Diego, but the rain and wind have really turned the diving south for the winter. So I'm going to the desert to see the flowers, instead. > > Got 3 sets of doubles loaded up, heading out for a day of cave > > diving........y'all play nice. <snicker> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > So I'm going to the desert to see the flowers, instead. The weather and diving are beautiful here in Washington. >>So I'm going to the desert to see the flowers, instead. > > The weather and diving are beautiful here in Washington. Interesting. My radio station reported that we'd had more rain since January than you, but I figured they were lying, what with their being a bunch of liberals and all. Doesn't matter anyway. I'm in the middle of a release schedule at work and don't have the extra brain power to dive and my Roatan trip seems to have left a lovely afterglow that hasn't worn off yet... > Interesting. My radio station reported that we'd had more rain since > January than you, but I figured they were lying, what with their being a > bunch of liberals and all. Never can tell. You have to keep an eye on them, dont you? > Doesn't matter anyway. I'm in the middle of a release schedule at work > and don't have the extra brain power to dive and my Roatan trip seems to > have left a lovely afterglow that hasn't worn off yet... Yeah, but have ever ever seen an Enteroctopus dofleini? http://marine.alaskapacific.edu/octopus/ > The weather and diving are beautiful here in Washington. 'cept your water is cold, full of salt, and y'all have to use sunken culverts for caves. :-P Curtis >>The weather and diving are beautiful here in Washington. > > 'cept your water is cold, full of salt, and y'all have to use sunken > culverts for caves. :-P Ouch. On the other hand, he can see octopuses. >> 'cept your water is cold, full of salt, and y'all have to use sunken >> culverts for caves. :-P > Ouch. > > On the other hand, he can see octopuses. Well, I'm only an hour from Sea World..... <grin> Curtis > >> 'cept your water is cold, full of salt, and y'all have to use sunken > >> culverts for caves. :-P [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Well, I'm only an hour from Sea World..... <grin> But they got little teeny ones that cant take your mask, reg, camera or squeeze the hose on your CCR shut. > But they got little teeny ones that cant take your mask, reg, camera or > squeeze the hose on your CCR shut. Well, I don't have to worry about my camera or CCR hoses, and it's easy to find newbies in the basins to kick off the mask & regs....... Curtis > > But they got little teeny ones that cant take your mask, reg, camera or > > squeeze the hose on your CCR shut. > > Well, I don't have to worry about my camera or CCR hoses, and it's easy > to find newbies in the basins to kick off the mask & regs....... Not at all the same as having a 16' octo take a shine to your brightly glowing dive computer. Or your mask. Or second stage (*always* the one in your mouth). My thing is to go down there, pull a glove off, and touch the back of my wrist to the back of one tentacle. This is a creature that has never felt heat, let alone 98.1 F. Every time, he/she is not threatened, but only intensely curious. When was the last time you got felt up? > Not at all the same as having a 16' octo take a shine to your brightly > glowing dive computer. Um, safe there too..... > Or your mask. > Or second stage (*always* the one in your mouth). Sounds like military dive training..... > My thing is to go down there, pull a glove off, and touch the back of my > wrist to the back of one tentacle. > > This is a creature that has never felt heat, let alone 98.1 F. You mean 88.6 deg F, and rapidly falling? > When was the last time you got felt up? Last night. Bet I enjoyed it more. <evil grin> Curtis > > When was the last time you got felt up? > > Last night. Bet I enjoyed it more. <evil grin> No doubt. But; By a bug bigger than you? > No doubt. > > But; > > By a bug bigger than you? No, but a hell of a lot prettier. ;-) Curtis > > No doubt. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > No, but a hell of a lot prettier. ;-) Be cool now, it don't take a whole lot to be better looking than a giant pacific octopus... However, Nope, better drop it before I get kicked in the bag. > But they got little teeny ones that cant take your mask, reg, camera or > squeeze the hose on your CCR shut. Ah, that is why you all want Darling hoses ;-) Matthias > > But they got little teeny ones that cant take your mask, reg, camera or > > squeeze the hose on your CCR shut. > > Ah, that is why you all want Darling hoses ;-) No, just crush proof made to our specs. > Got 3 sets of doubles loaded up, heading out for a day of cave > diving........y'all play nice. <snicker> > > It just sucks being in Florida. :-) Rub it in Curtis. We have 6 sets of doubles filled and ready and scooters in a storage locker in jacksonville, and we were packed and ready to go for 5 days on Thursday, but had to cancel due to weather and USair idiots in Philly. I'll be back in the South for good soon; I promise you. al >> Got 3 sets of doubles loaded up, heading out for a day of cave >> diving........y'all play nice. <snicker> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > USair idiots in Philly. I'll be back in the South for good soon; I > promise you. Yeah, damn weather, rained most of the day. I'd say it doesn't matter much for diving, except the vis was the worst I've seen in Manatee. Still, had a great day, even getting into the system not once, but twice, from the spring basin.......quite a challenge. We had the park pretty much to ourselves, which was a plus, except for the fun of surprising swimmers with an exit after the short traverse. Curtis > Yeah, damn weather, rained most of the day. I'd say it doesn't matter > much for diving, except the vis was the worst I've seen in Manatee. Still, > had a great day, even getting into the system not once, but twice, from the > spring basin....... That's something that most of these folks won't understand. Getting in from the spring basin requires extraordinary strength and determination. My cavern instructor told us we could do a cave dive if we could gat in that way. After trying a few times, I decided it was damned near impossible. Here's to a well seasoned caver... > That's something that most of these folks won't understand. Getting in > from the spring basin requires extraordinary strength and determination. > My cavern instructor told us we could do a cave dive if we could gat in > that way. After trying a few times, I decided it was damned near > impossible. Here's to a well seasoned caver... :-) Truth is, one of my two buddies also made it once, after quite a bit more time, and minus one fin (using spring traps no less), so we couldn't do the planned upstream traverse. First dive was instead the 2 entries, and 2 squirt exits, making 3 of those for the day. Kind of like getting shot out of a cannon, quite a rush! Curtis > > That's something that most of these folks won't understand. Getting in > > from the spring basin requires extraordinary strength and determination. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Curtis Sure sounds like a hoot. |
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