Jess, maybe the usdct broke the line in Cheryl in the "long way" that
you fixed in front of me and Vinny. No, come to think of it , that is
further in than they are in Wakulla, and thre is no way they could have
snuck in there 45 times to do it.

Jesse Armantrout wrote:
> 
> Well, it would appear that, after a mere 45 days, the usdct has managed to
> surpass the '87 project, if their latest update is to be believed.  I think
> you guys deserve to be impressed with yourselves...I know I was the first
> time I did that dive.  In fact, I was so impressed, I did it again the next
> day on the same set of doubles.  (I had only used stage bottles the first
> day.)
> 
> That dive takes 160 cu ft of oc gas if you are a hoove, takes 55 minutes if
> you are slow and requires less than 4 hours total time in the water.  We
> have not seen the deco, but based on Matthes claim of a 2:39 bt, it should
> be horrific.
> 
> It must be nice to have the "deco advantage" of the Cis Lunar.
> Unfortunately, the only thing you guys are "trippling" is the bt/feet of
> cave.  I guess spending so much time dicking with that thing makes it
> impossible to cover any distance.  In the future, will all Cis Lunars
> purchased for serious diving come with a chamber to do the deco?
> 
> As for the sign at "K Tunnel", well since all of our guys routinely go way
> past that, maybe just maybe that was left for less qualified divers who
> might come after the WKPP.  Why would we leave a note for our own guys?
> Duh?
> 
> Finally, there seems to be some preoccuapation with the lines in Wakulla.
> Guys, this is not Ginnie Springs, anymore; this is real live cave diving.
> Lines break.  It is no big deal. The line was fine the last time I did that
> dive, but then we know the cave and don't get stressed out by broken lines;
> we just fix them and go on.  What is the big deal here?  I guess we should
> have put a big stop sign in the cavern that says do not proceed unless cave
> certified.  If broken lines are a major impediment, you guys need to go
> back and take a cave diving class.
> 
> The good news is, only 45 days and the pros will be back in there sans
> circus, sans stupidity.
> 
> Trout

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