Didn't know that we gave you guys so much trouble at the border. We do appreciate those american dollars though. The treatment you guys receive can't be any worse than what I got on my last dive trip to Florida. I was held at gun point for more than half an hour because the West Virginia cops thought that I was a kidnapping suspect. No joke ss On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, Jim Cobb wrote: > For those of you who what to actually want to do this here are a couple of > Canadian travel tips: > > 1. If you have anything on "the record" right down to a speeding ticket > prepare to enter a nice, bare white room to get "debriefed" by the friendly > Canadian Customs officers. To ease this situation makes sure that you say > that the reason for your visit is "to spend lots of American Dollars" then > they will generally let you in anyway. When leaving the country prepare to > have a repeat of this friendly "welcome wagon" performance except it may > last 4 or 5 hours and your auto may get confiscated if they find anything > even the slightest funny about it, say a recent paint job, expired county > sticker, or anything else of that nature. To ease this situation make sure > you mention that "Boy did I spend a large amount of American Dollars in your > beautiful country." > > 2. Once in the country make it clear to everybody you deal with that you > have plenty of American dollars to spend and that you are specifically in > Canada to spend this money. This way you won't get cursed at, spat upon or > worse to by the locals. > > 3. Count your change when you get it back, scrutinise your bills for various > "unexpected" taxes or fees. But if you find an error and they actually give > you your money back, make sure your leave the place as soon as possible and > NEVER go back. As a matter of fact it's a good idea to always park around > the corner so they don't see what kind of car you are driving. If they do > you may find you will have problems getting back into the US of A, if you > know what I mean. > > 4. Don't bother asking directions from anyone, not even a policeman. But if > you have to ask follow the direction exactly the opposite as they were given > if you want any hope at all of finding what you are looking for. It > sometimes helps if you make it clear that you want to spend American Dollars > at the location you are looking for, but only if the person you are asking > is related to or is owed money by the place you are trying to find. > > But most of all, have a great time and bring plenty of good American > Dollars. And enjoy the smile and friendly nod you get as you are handing > cash to a Canadian as it will be the only one you get. > > Jim > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ > > > From: Steve Schultz <se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*> > > Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:38:39 -0400 (EDT) > > To: "Duane Liptak Jr." <d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*> > > Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com, Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>, Thom Hadfield > > <thom.hadfield@ho*.co*> > > Subject: Re: On high current diving > > > > > > > > This is what you crazy Americans need to do :-) > > > > 1) Take out a map of North America > > 2) Locate a country called Canada (it's the little country just North of > > the USA ;-) ) > > 3) Look for about 5 big blue blobs and a long thick blue line on the map. > > They are right on the Canada-US border. > > > > You have now found the Great Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway. > > > > You have big, deep, cold lakes with tons of wrecks. These lakes get very > > bad storms on them, hence the wrecks. It is tough diving, but different > > than ocean diving. Not tougher. Not easier. Different. > > > > The St Lawrence is a monster river with wrecks 250' deep. I've heard that > > it goes down to ~500', but I really don't know. > > > > I've also done the St Clair River when I had a GF that lived there. I > > didn't dive it during the *good* season. I did my dives in March-Apr. > > The vis was 4 ft, the dives were shallow, I couldn't see much of any of > > the wrecks, none of the locals were diving, and there was a ripping > > current. It wasn't a 10 kn current (or whatever someone suggested). I'd > > really like to do the dives again with a little more vis. > > > > Steve (the occasional ocean diver) > > > > > > On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Duane Liptak Jr. wrote: > > > >> Thom & Cobber, > >> > >> While I acknowledge the sea-trials of boat diving, I'm having trouble > >> feeling "manly appreciation" for ocean OR lake divers. Try driving to the > >> middle of nowhere on dirt roads, throwing a canoe in a mud choked stream, > >> and then proceeding to fill it with 104's, stages, and deco bottles. Hope > >> rednecks don't strip truck. Paddle and/or drag (mostly drag(through > >> thigh-deep mud)) said canoe for 2 hours upstream to spring run. Drag canoe > >> up log-jammed spring run. Arrive at spring basin (using the term loosely). > >> Finally get to paddle (100 ft). Watch very carefully for "floating logs > >> that move". Don drysuits while being eaten alive by west nile carrying > >> mosquitos and downing malaria medication. Don condom cath in record time > >> to avoid having a "skeeter on yer peter". Don bottles and fins while > >> standing in knee deep muck. (Fins slide on easier though) Grope around in > >> 4' vis for cave entrance. Find colder water and 10' vis. Yahoo. Tie into > >> main line laid circa 1975. Swim for-frigging-ever. Wonder why floor is > >> covered with thousands of square feet of orange marshmallow fluff looking > >> stuff. Swear to boost FHe for next dive to see if this is a hallucination. > >> Contemplate updating tetanus booster as soon as dive is over. Find going > >> tunnel, dump reel. Vis had increased to 40 ft on way in. Vis is now zero > >> on the way out due to ceiling perc because we are the first idiots to bother > >> coming here since the dawn of time. Survey by Braille. Deco out in 4' vis > >> basin. Get bumped by 4' long catfish, have heart attack thinking it is an > >> alligator. Wait 1/2 hour for bubbles to dissipate. Load canoe, weakened by > >> blood loss. (Damn mosquitos were waiting for us) Drag/paddle back. Fight > >> off rednecks at truck who insist dive partner has "a real perrty mouth". > >> Begin preparations for dive 2 and hope Tally clears soon, as the banjo music > >> fades in the distance. > >> The above events are a true (mostly) account (exaggeration) of a typical > >> (as far as you know) dive in Xxxxxx county, XX (can't tell). The names of > >> the rednecks have been changed to protect the inbred. > >> > >> Keeping it light, > >> Duane ;-) > >> > >> > >> > >> ... > >> > >> -- > >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > >> > > > > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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