So while most of you were still snug in your beds on this cool Thanksgiving Day morning, I joined the fearless (or folhardy) few and at 8:30 am began our traditional Thanksgiving Day dive.
The water was a brisk 42 degrees and 46 at the surface.
We had an excellent turnout and the dock was packed with cars with over 20 divers in the water during the morning.
One diver on the way as we were going in was moving like a train wreck, while towing a float with 3/4" thick bright yellow polypropylene floaty rope - yes the rope that has "major entanglement hazard" as its main selling feature - the stuff is designed to ensnare you and really wreck your underwater day. Of course he's blissfully whipping through our formation like were not even there while towing this rope that is just everywhere. That guy had the situational awareness of a dead water-buffalo.
Once we got past Mr. I'll entangle you in my line, the dive was great. Some nice big Bass were frolicking by the sunken boats, buoyancy and trim were decent and a good time was had by all. Rob was getting a little low on air while diving an AL80 so I shared hair from my double tanks and we swam around some more.
48 minute dive. Started with 3000 psi in my doubles, ended with 2000 even after the air share. Also met and dove with Scott and John for the first time- good guys and nice new additions to our dive team.
The tradition continues.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
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3 comments:
So the guy with the line shouldn't have been an issue. You DO have a dive knife that cuts that stuff, don't you?
True, if it came down to tangles the line would be toast in a whirl of underwater cutting action.
Its just fun watching a diver appear out of nowhere, carrying a huge floaty line that is all over the place and otherwise acting like he has no idea there are others in the water that he's going through.
And I'd have cut his line just on general principle for that reason alone, feigning total ignorance later.
But then I'm like that.
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