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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 07:11:02 -0400
From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
To: chip thorp <chipthorp@ju*.co*>
CC: Jammer Six <jammer@oz*.ne*>, Cavers List <cavers@cavers.com>
Subject: Re: Trey, the Great Escape, and Cold Water
We'll be back again.

chip thorp wrote:
> 
> hell Trey... diving off of Cat is balmy
> come dive with me off of monterey calif. the wall starts in 80 feet the good
stuff is in the 200 range @ 45 degrees /deco is a painful 48
>  but then there is the beach entrance/exit known as the 'montser-berry-beach
crawl' .  a very steep and exposed beach , a tuff place to haul stage bottles
through the 6 foot surf ....
>  would not evan think about a scooter... way too loud..
> this is the greatwhite hang out so shhhh be very quiet...
>  :-)
> 
> uncle chip
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: trey@ne*.co* (Trey)
> To: Jammer Six <jammer@oz*.ne*>
> Sent: April 8, 2000 11:35:51 PM GMT
> Subject: Re: Trey, the Great Escape, and Cold Water
> 
> 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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