Steve, we don't have West Virginia Cops here in Florida - are you sure it
was not the Village People? Did they "search" you? Better give Eddie Murphy
a call.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Schultz [mailto:se2schul@st*.ma*.uw*.ca*]
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:26 PM
To: Jim Cobb
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: On high current diving



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
>
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> > 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  ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> ...
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