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Yea Vermont is damn cold right, now I went a couple weeks ago, it was up to a whopping 35*f (no misprint). >From: Samy Elashmawy <samelash@ix*.ne*.co*> >To: trey@ne*.co*, Jammer Six <jammer@oz*.ne*> >CC: Cavers List <cavers@cavers.com> >Subject: Re: Trey, the Great Escape, and Cold Water >Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 12:07:53 +0000 > >Oh boy would you like the Noth East. Top temp is in the 60s and bottem any >where form low 30s to low 40s. >The canadians are realy hard core , its even colder . > > > >At 07:35 PM 4/8/2000 -0400, Trey wrote: > >Let me modify the satement; I nver get cold ( in Leon Sinks ). That > >stuff you guys dive takes your breath away. I jumped in like that to see > >how bad it was, and I could tell my hands would not like it. I had my > >Harvey's gloves, which worrked perfectly, and I just blew more gas into > >the suit than usual and that took care of that. I should have used C-4 > >instead of C-2, since that water was 53, but the worst was Michael Kane > >who dove with me in his t shirt and shorts. > > > >I can say that Catalina was awesome diving. Like Cozumel with whales and > >cold water, kelp , sea lions, etc. Amazing. That was a fun trip with all > >of you psychos as well. > > > >Jammer Six wrote: > >> > >> on 4/8/00 3:21, Trey at trey@ne*.co* wrote: > >> > >> > They may not want to get that cold - I do not get cold. Etc, etc. > >> > >> hey, Hey, HEY! > >> > >> Back it up, Stud, or I will repeat the (now famous) pronouncement you >made > >> on the swim grid of the Great Escape! :) > >> > >> Hell, it was a highly amusing episode, and I'm going to repeat it >anyway! > >> > >> We were on the Great Escape, out of San Pedro, which as far as I'm > >> concerned, is the western, pointy part of L.A. > >> Los Angeles, San Pedro, same-same. > >> > >> Trey and JJ were there, along with a handful of lessor illuminaries, at > >> their own expense, to give a DIR demo. The demo, the night before, went >very > >> well, the crowd of about 60 only included one or two idiots, and >generally, > >> the demonstration was well received. Dan had a bunch of Halcyon gear to > >> demo, and MHK had arranged everything. There, I got most of the credits > >> right. > >> > >> Fast forward to the next morning. > >> > >> We leave the dock early, and arrive for the first dive of the morning. >Trey > >> and Pina are suiting up on the dive deck, and I find a place to Stand >Where > >> I Can See. I tell Trey that that's what I want to do, watch. I notice >that > >> there are several others doing the same thing, but apparently they >don't > >> have the balls to do it out in the open, and they're trying to hide the >fact > >> that they're watching Trey. > >> > >> Trey gets into his drysuit, zips up, and then, inexplicably, goes down >the > >> ladder to the swim grid. > >> > >> What manner of magic is this? What mystical procedure have we all been > >> missing? The Great Escape rolls back onto her haunches as 40 people >rush >the > >> rear rail, to look down on Trey, and find out. > >> > >> The crowd watches, and Trey leans over, and rinses his hands in the >ocean. > >> What is he doing? What's on his hands? Why should we do this? How do we >do > >> this? How much does it cost? > >> > >> Trey looks up at me, and shakes his head. I have no idea what he's >shaking > >> his head about, but I have one of the best seats in the house. > >> > >> Then, with no warning, Trey goes splash, into the ocean. Right off the >swim > >> grid, and into the drink. Feet first. Splash. > >> > >> Everybody looks at each other. Now what? Rinsing his suit? Rinsing WHAT >off > >> his suit? Getting the seals set? How does getting them wet help? What >the > >> fuck, over? > >> > >> Trey comes back up the dive ladder, and silence falls. What has he >learned? > >> Is it a skill? Can we learn it? Do we have to do this? Is this DIR? > >> > >> Trey looks at me again, shakes his head in disgust, and says > >> > >> "SERIOUSLY cold fucking water!" > >> -- > >> "C'mon, you sons of bitches, you want to live forever?" > >> -First Sergeant Dan Daly > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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