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 > >
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