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Cold makes it a lot tougher, JT. If I get cold, I better not have any fat or my body shunts the extremities and the fat gets bent. Lately I have not had any, mostly because I have been lifting weights as well as the usual stuff. -----Original Message----- From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> To: Trey <trey@ne*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* <vbtech@ci*.co*> Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 9:10 PM Subject: Re: Attack of the "Slobitus" >Yes, it is because of the fat in that area, if I am to continue to explore >these very deep wrecks I need to get into better shape. Most would say I am >in very good shape, but I know it can be better. >The cold was a big factor in this dive and we cut our BT to 10 min from 20 >min and I did 12 min on the deep dive anyway, we found that the temp was >46 on the bottom of the first dive to the U-140 and 55 on top. The >Ostfrisland dive was a few degrees warmer, but time was an over all factor >to get back home, we had a great deal of trouble hooking the wreck where I >wanted it. As it turned out we were in a good spot and I was able to swim >under the hull to see the aft guns of the battleship, I had about an 8 ft >gap to swim under and Rick was trying to film me doing this, but the camera >would not work at that depth. > > At 08:06 PM 6/12/00 -0400, Trey wrote: >>JT, is is indeed skin bends. I have gotten it when I got wet and cold on the >>abdomen, or whenever I had too much fat and too little deco. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Capt JT <captjt@mi*.co*> >>To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> >>Cc: vbtech@ci*.co* <vbtech@ci*.co*> >>Date: Monday, June 12, 2000 4:16 PM >>Subject: Attack of the "Slobitus" >> >> >> >Well it is plain now that I'm not immune to having problems. I will tell >> >anything that happens on our trips, unlike some divers that wait several >> >years to disclose problems so they can change what really happen or say " >> >that was before I knew better". >> > >> >This past weekends dives to the U-140 depth 270ft and then the U-117 depth >> >235ft after a 4 hr SI on Saturday, and Ostfrisland depth 380ft on Sunday >> >produced some interesting things.These wrecks range from 61 miles to 72 >> >miles ENE from Rudee Inlet Va Beach, Va USA >> > >> >As Cobb has already posted the dacor scooter will not survive the depth of >> >270ft, I had modified mine by foaming in all the air spaces to give it more >> >strength to endure the pressure of a 400ft dive.I had planned to take mine >> >on my Ostfrisland dive, but after the U-140ft I chose not to.At 265ft I was >> >able to control the sticking trigger but I could feel that scooter was in a >> >great amount of stress and was "flexing" as I scootered down the U-140 >> >which is 311 ft long.Mine did survive the dive. >> > >> >The attack of Slobitus occurred after the Ostfrisland dive were I reached a >> >max depth 375ft. For those that do not know what Slobitus is that is the >> >nickname I think George has given it. It in my opinion it is a form of >> >"Skin Bends", we also had a representative from "Dan" (Divers Alert >> >Network) on board and our dives were being studied by them. Charley Coffey >> >( from Dan) was very interested in this and took photos as well as >> >monitored my condition. I did not go on 02, but instead took a pill equal >> >to 3 or 4 Aleve to also help relieve the pain in my shoulders and legs that >> >I also get when this happens. Just as I predicted the pain was gone in >> >less than 1 hr and the "Slobitus" in less than 2 hrs. This was not my first >> >time. The rash always shows on the fatty tissue on my abdomen. Thus it is >> >nicknamed "Slobitus". >> > >> >The divers who went on this trip were Rick Atkins, Jeff Hewlett, Dave >> >Widen, Jim Cobb, Brad Beskins, Bill Ripley, Rodney King, Gary Sanderson, >> >Eric Deister, JT Barker >> > >> >Capt Charlie >> >Capt/mate Mike >> >Mate Becky >> >Mate Chris >> >Dan Rep. Charley >> > >> >Other things learned on the trip: >> > >> >1) How to lose a stage off your gear line ask Bill >> >2) How to share air at 330ft ask Jeff >> >3) How to troll using your gear line ask Cobb >> >4) You can tell the water temp by the length of your "pecker" after the >> >dive, if a female >> >the high beams come on ask us ALL >> >5) Beware of a fishing boat that says you ran over their lines if I'm on >> >board with a hand held VHF ;-) ask Capt Charlie >> > >> >Several photos will be on my site in a few days, maybe even a quick time >> >movie of the U-117. >> > >> >Capt JT >> > >> > >> >"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the >> >water" >> >Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more >> > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ >> >Email captjt@mi*.co* >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. >> >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >"You can't learn to dive on the net, sooner or later you have to get in the >water" >Your Guide to Great Wreck Diving along the East Coast & more > Web Site http://www.capt-jt.com/ >Email captjt@mi*.co* > > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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