Going down fast. Dive thread!

"Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Magilla wrote
>
>>> I think that it is perfectly ok to descend as quickly as you can. If
>>> you are properly weighted you won't be going that fast anyhow.
>
>> Not necessarily. I will be able to drop like an anchor on Sunday, and
>> I'll be weighted only about 2 lbs heavy. (OK, so I'm diving doubles /
>> stage, 255 CF of gas start).
>
> Naughty, naughty, fooling your fellow rec.scubans. When you start your
> drop, you'll be a darned sight more negative than 2 lbs.
>
>> I'll let y'all know how Key Largo is, if somebody, like my dive buddy,
>> doesn't beat me to it.
>
> Dive buddy? You mean someone is actually willing to dive with you? Doing
> a shallow reef with Captain PADI, are you?
>
>
Damn! Missing out on another SoFla dive.
I heard thru the coconut telegraph that Captain PADI quit.......any
confirmation?

LD.

"Limey" wrote

> Damn! Missing out on another SoFla dive.

Oh, you'd have LOVED this one.

Got Lee to buddy with me on DIR Boat Day.

Lee in doubles with AL 40 stage, me in doubles with AL80 stage. Dive
plan 40 min BT (or gas), light deco out, one dive rather than two (teams had
choice). Not the usual tourist briefing, just dive your level, be back in 2
hours, and have fun.

USCGC Duane

90-100 FSW, max 104FSW, for 40 min BT & 70 min total dive time for me.
Water 73 deg, vis decent.

===> for Dan Bracuk, LOTS of fish, specifically lots of good sized
Barracuda.

I'll let Lee tell you about conditions.

Curtis

On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:37:37 GMT, "\"Magilla\"" <cavey_curtis@$$
yahoo.com> wrote in rec.scuba:

>
>"Limey" wrote
>
>> Damn! Missing out on another SoFla dive.
>
> Oh, you'd have LOVED this one.
>
> Got Lee to buddy with me on DIR Boat Day.
>
> Lee in doubles with AL 40 stage, me in doubles with AL80 stage. Dive
>plan 40 min BT (or gas), light deco out, one dive rather than two (teams had
>choice). Not the usual tourist briefing, just dive your level, be back in 2
>hours, and have fun.
>
> USCGC Duane
>
> 90-100 FSW, max 104FSW, for 40 min BT & 70 min total dive time for me.
>Water 73 deg, vis decent.
>
> ===> for Dan Bracuk, LOTS of fish, specifically lots of good sized
>Barracuda.
>
> I'll let Lee tell you about conditions.
>
I wish I would have been there. I still have my $300 credit from NWA
so I imagine I'll be down there sometime soon.

Dan Bracuk wrote:
> Always a good dive when you see a fish.

I would reword that to, "Always a good dive when you see a fish that
doesn't consider you a food source"... <grin>

>> Always a good dive when you see a fish.
>
> I would reword that to, "Always a good dive when you see a fish that
> doesn't consider you a food source"... <grin>

Add the qualifier "if you spend more time looking at rather than feeding
the fish".

Curtis

On Feb 26, 12:13 am, Grumman-581 <grumman...@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM-
gmail.com> wrote:
> Dan Bracuk wrote:
> > Always a good dive when you see a fish.
>
> I would reword that to, "Always a good dive when you see a fish that
> doesn't consider you a food source"... <grin>

I'm more inclinded to go with: "Always a good dive when you see a fish
that
you consider a food source".

On 26 Feb 2007 22:18:31 -0800, "capt.bill11" <capt.bill11@verizon.net>
wrote:
> I'm more inclinded to go with: "Always a good dive when you see a fish
> that you consider a food source".

Well, I like shark meat... As such, I consider them a food source...
Of course, this would mean that a Great White would also have to be
considered a food source... Unfortunately, they are unlikely to
acknowledge my belief that I am at the top of the food chain as as
such, I prefer to not dive with them... I guess I'm just some sort of
Chondrichthyical bigot...

Grumman-581 wrote

>> I'm more inclinded to go with: "Always a good dive when you see a fish
>> that you consider a food source".

> Well, I like shark meat... As such, I consider them a food source...
> Of course, this would mean that a Great White would also have to be
> considered a food source... Unfortunately, they are unlikely to
> acknowledge my belief that I am at the top of the food chain as as
> such, I prefer to not dive with them... I guess I'm just some sort of
> Chondrichthyical bigot...

You do carry a concealed weapon for personal defense, right? Why would it
be any different when diving? I must admit, though, for a great white, I'd
want a very powerful weapon with sufficient range to ensure I can stop an
attack before it gets very far. Somehow, blowing a shark's brains out while
I'm gripped by his three inch long, razor sharp teeth, does not sound like a
viable plan for self defense.

Lee

"Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:zPVEh.42252$19.22520@bignews3.bellsouth.net.. .
> Grumman-581 wrote
>
> >> I'm more inclinded to go with: "Always a good dive when you see a fish
> >> that you consider a food source".
>
> > Well, I like shark meat... As such, I consider them a food source...
> > Of course, this would mean that a Great White would also have to be
> > considered a food source... Unfortunately, they are unlikely to
> > acknowledge my belief that I am at the top of the food chain as as
> > such, I prefer to not dive with them... I guess I'm just some sort of
> > Chondrichthyical bigot...
>
> You do carry a concealed weapon for personal defense, right? Why would it
> be any different when diving? I must admit, though, for a great white, I'd
> want a very powerful weapon with sufficient range to ensure I can stop an
> attack before it gets very far. Somehow, blowing a shark's brains out while
> I'm gripped by his three inch long, razor sharp teeth, does not sound like a
> viable plan for self defense.
>
> Lee

Please... everyone should kow how to deal with a Great White now.

You find an undersea laboratory, have the shark break out the window, have the shark partially eat
your firend, and then pull the pin on the grenade you friend is carrying using a gaff or spear
thing.

Haven't you ever seen Jaws 2?

Or was that Jaws 3?

""Magilla"" <cavey_curtis@$$ yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Limey" wrote
>
>> Damn! Missing out on another SoFla dive.
>
> Oh, you'd have LOVED this one.
>
> Got Lee to buddy with me on DIR Boat Day.
>
> Lee in doubles with AL 40 stage, me in doubles with AL80 stage. Dive
> plan 40 min BT (or gas), light deco out, one dive rather than two (teams
> had choice). Not the usual tourist briefing, just dive your level, be
> back in 2 hours, and have fun.
>
> USCGC Duane

Done the Duane twice. Nice wreck. I don't dive with any Capt or crew that
gives a briefing more stringent thn that...........at least not one I've
ever listened to. ;0)
Sorry I missed it.....and sorry for the delay CB. Miss ya!

Limey.

>
> 90-100 FSW, max 104FSW, for 40 min BT & 70 min total dive time for me.
> Water 73 deg, vis decent.
>
> ===> for Dan Bracuk, LOTS of fish, specifically lots of good sized
> Barracuda.
>
> I'll let Lee tell you about conditions.
>
> Curtis
>