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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C11BFA.CC153380 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim,I know if I was a freindly canadian custom's officer(I'm just = your average freindly Canadian),I would stick your sorry ass in that white = room for alot longer,if I heard any more about your stinkin American dollars.Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Cobb" <cobber@ci*.co*> To: "Steve Schultz" <se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*>; "Duane Liptak = Jr." <d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; "Thom Hadfield" <thom.hadfield@ho*.co*> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 3:33 PM Subject: Re: On high current diving > 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'. > ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C11BFA.CC153380 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4616.200" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>Hi Jim,I know=20 if I was a freindly canadian custom's officer(I'm just your<BR>average = freindly=20 Canadian),I would stick your sorry ass in that white room<BR>for alot = longer,if=20 I heard any more about your stinkin American<BR>dollars.Randy<BR>----- = Original=20 Message -----<BR>From: "Jim Cobb" <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:cobber@ci*.co*"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>cobber@ci*.co*</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>><BR>To: "Steve Schultz" <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*"><FONT face=3D"Times = New Roman"=20 size=3D3>se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*</FONT></A><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>>; "Duane Liptak Jr."<BR><</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*"><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 size=3D3>d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 size=3D3>><BR>Cc: <</FONT><A = href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>techdiver@aquanaut.com</FONT></A><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>>; "Thom Hadfield" <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:thom.hadfield@ho*.co*"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>thom.hadfield@ho*.co*</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>><BR>Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 3:33 PM<BR>Subject: Re: = On high=20 current diving<BR><BR><BR>> For those of you who what to actually = want to do=20 this here are a couple of<BR>> Canadian travel tips:<BR>><BR>> = 1. If=20 you have anything on "the record" right down to a speeding = ticket<BR>>=20 prepare to enter a nice, bare white room to get "debriefed" by=20 the<BR>friendly<BR>> Canadian Customs officers. To ease this = situation makes=20 sure that you say<BR>> that the reason for your visit is "to spend = lots of=20 American Dollars" then<BR>> they will generally let you in anyway. = When=20 leaving the country prepare to<BR>> have a repeat of this friendly = "welcome=20 wagon" performance except it may<BR>> last 4 or 5 hours and your auto = may get=20 confiscated if they find anything<BR>> even the slightest funny about = it, say=20 a recent paint job, expired county<BR>> sticker, or anything else of = that=20 nature. To ease this situation make sure<BR>> you mention that "Boy = did I=20 spend a large amount of American Dollars in<BR>your<BR>> beautiful=20 country."<BR>><BR>> 2. Once in the country make it clear to = everybody you=20 deal with that you<BR>> have plenty of American dollars to spend and = that you=20 are specifically in<BR>> Canada to spend this money. This way you = won't get=20 cursed at, spat upon or<BR>> worse to by the locals.<BR>><BR>> = 3. Count=20 your change when you get it back, scrutinise your bills = for<BR>various<BR>>=20 "unexpected" taxes or fees. But if you find an error and they=20 actually<BR>give<BR>> you your money back, make sure your leave the = place as=20 soon as possible<BR>and<BR>> NEVER go back. As a matter of fact it's = a good=20 idea to always park around<BR>> the corner so they don't see what = kind of car=20 you are driving. If they do<BR>> you may find you will have problems = getting=20 back into the US of A, if you<BR>> know what I mean.<BR>><BR>> = 4. Don't=20 bother asking directions from anyone, not even a policeman. = But<BR>if<BR>>=20 you have to ask follow the direction exactly the opposite as they=20 were<BR>given<BR>> if you want any hope at all of finding what you = are=20 looking for. It<BR>> sometimes helps if you make it clear that you = want to=20 spend American<BR>Dollars<BR>> at the location you are looking for, = but only=20 if the person you are asking<BR>> is related to or is owed money by = the place=20 you are trying to find.<BR>><BR>> But most of all, have a great = time and=20 bring plenty of good American<BR>> Dollars. And enjoy the smile and = friendly=20 nod you get as you are handing<BR>> cash to a Canadian as it will be = the only=20 one you get.<BR>><BR>> Jim<BR>><BR>> = -------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>&g= t; =20 Learn About Trimix at </FONT><A = href=3D"http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/</FONT></A><BR><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>><BR>> > From: Steve Schultz=20 <</FONT><A href=3D"mailto:se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*</FONT></A><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>><BR>> > Date: Wed, 1 Aug = 2001 22:38:39=20 -0400 (EDT)<BR>> > To: "Duane Liptak Jr." <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*"><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 size=3D3>d.liptak.jr@wo*.at*.ne*</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New = Roman"=20 size=3D3>><BR>> > Cc: </FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>techdiver@aquanaut.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>,=20 Jim Cobb <</FONT><A href=3D"mailto:cobber@ci*.co*"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>cobber@ci*.co*</FONT></A><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>>, Thom<BR>Hadfield<BR>> > = <</FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:thom.hadfield@ho*.co*"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20 size=3D3>thom.hadfield@ho*.co*</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>><BR>> > Subject: Re: On high current diving<BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > This is what you crazy = Americans=20 need to do :-)<BR>> ><BR>> > 1) Take out a map of North=20 America<BR>> > 2) Locate a country called Canada (it's the little = country=20 just North of<BR>> > the USA ;-) )<BR>> > 3) Look for about = 5 big=20 blue blobs and a long thick blue line on the<BR>map.<BR>> > They = are right=20 on the Canada-US border.<BR>> ><BR>> > You have now found = the Great=20 Lakes and St Lawrence Seaway.<BR>> ><BR>> > You have big, = deep, cold=20 lakes with tons of wrecks. These lakes get<BR>very<BR>> > = bad storms=20 on them, hence the wrecks. It is tough diving, but = different<BR>> >=20 than ocean diving. Not tougher. Not easier. = Different.<BR>>=20 ><BR>> > The St Lawrence is a monster river with wrecks 250'=20 deep. I've heard<BR>that<BR>> > it goes down to ~500', but I = really=20 don't know.<BR>> ><BR>> > I've also done the St Clair River = when I=20 had a GF that lived there. I<BR>> > didn't dive it = during the=20 *good* season. I did my dives in March-Apr.<BR>> > The vis = was 4 ft,=20 the dives were shallow, I couldn't see much of any of<BR>> > the = wrecks,=20 none of the locals were diving, and there was a ripping<BR>> >=20 current. It wasn't a 10 kn current (or whatever someone=20 suggested).<BR>I'd<BR>> > really like to do the dives again with a = little=20 more vis.<BR>> ><BR>> > Steve (the occasional ocean = diver)<BR>>=20 ><BR>> ><BR>> > On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, Duane Liptak Jr.=20 wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> >> Thom & Cobber,<BR>> = >><BR>>=20 >> While I acknowledge the sea-trials of boat diving, I'm having=20 trouble<BR>> >> feeling "manly appreciation" for ocean OR lake=20 divers. Try driving to<BR>the<BR>> >> middle of nowhere = on dirt=20 roads, throwing a canoe in a mud choked<BR>stream,<BR>> >> and = then=20 proceeding to fill it with 104's, stages, and deco = bottles.<BR>Hope<BR>>=20 >> rednecks don't strip truck. Paddle and/or drag (mostly=20 drag(through<BR>> >> thigh-deep mud)) said canoe for 2 hours = upstream=20 to spring run. Drag<BR>canoe<BR>> >> up log-jammed spring = run. Arrive at spring basin (using the term<BR>loosely).<BR>> = >>=20 Finally get to paddle (100 ft). Watch very carefully for=20 "floating<BR>logs<BR>> >> that move". Don drysuits while = being=20 eaten alive by west nile carrying<BR>> >> mosquitos and downing = malaria=20 medication. Don condom cath in record<BR>time<BR>> = >> to=20 avoid having a "skeeter on yer peter". Don bottles and fins=20 while<BR>> >> standing in knee deep muck. (Fins slide on = easier=20 though) Grope<BR>around in<BR>> >> 4' vis for cave=20 entrance. Find colder water and 10' vis. Yahoo. =20 Tie<BR>into<BR>> >> main line laid circa 1975. Swim=20 for-frigging-ever. Wonder why floor<BR>is<BR>> >> covered = with=20 thousands of square feet of orange marshmallow fluff<BR>looking<BR>> = >>=20 stuff. Swear to boost FHe for next dive to see if this is=20 a<BR>hallucination.<BR>> >> Contemplate updating tetanus = booster as=20 soon as dive is over. Find<BR>going<BR>> >> tunnel, = dump=20 reel. Vis had increased to 40 ft on way in. Vis is=20 now<BR>zero<BR>> >> on the way out due to ceiling perc because = we are=20 the first idiots to<BR>bother<BR>> >> coming here since the = dawn of=20 time. Survey by Braille. Deco out in 4'<BR>vis<BR>> = >>=20 basin. Get bumped by 4' long catfish, have heart attack thinking = it=20 is<BR>an<BR>> >> alligator. Wait 1/2 hour for bubbles to=20 dissipate. Load canoe,<BR>weakened by<BR>> >> blood = loss. =20 (Damn mosquitos were waiting for us) Drag/paddle = back.<BR>Fight<BR>>=20 >> off rednecks at truck who insist dive partner has "a real=20 perrty<BR>mouth".<BR>> >> Begin preparations for dive 2 and = hope Tally=20 clears soon, as the banjo<BR>music<BR>> >> fades in the=20 distance.<BR>> >> The above events are a true (mostly) account=20 (exaggeration) of a<BR>typical<BR>> >> (as far as you know) = dive in=20 Xxxxxx county, XX (can't tell). The names<BR>of<BR>> >> = the=20 rednecks have been changed to protect the inbred.<BR>> = >><BR>>=20 >> Keeping it light,<BR>> >> Duane ;-)<BR>>=20 >><BR>> >><BR>> >><BR>> >> ...<BR>>=20 >><BR>> >> --<BR>> >> Send mail for the = `techdiver'=20 mailing list to </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:`techdiver@aquanaut.com'"><FONT = face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>`techdiver@aquanaut.com'</FONT></A><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>.<BR>> >> Send = subscribe/unsubscribe=20 requests to<BR></FONT><A = href=3D"mailto:`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'</FONT></A><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>.<BR>> >><BR>> = ><BR>>=20 ><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Send mail for the `techdiver' = mailing=20 list to </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:`techdiver@aquanaut.com'"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>`techdiver@aquanaut.com'</FONT></A><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>.<BR>> Send subscribe/unsubscribe = requests to=20 </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'"><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>`techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'</FONT></A><FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman" = size=3D3>.<BR>></FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C11BFA.CC153380-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. 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