Just a reminder, the party is tomorrow night. I look forward to seeing those of you who can make it. - Ozzy ... Center...
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Glenn Davis
diverglenndavis
Dec 2, 2006 7:31 am
This is not my posting but thought someone on the list might find it of interest; I saw it on craigslist: 17ft boston whaler - $3000 (pittsburg / antioch) ...
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Cam Banks
cam.banks
Dec 2, 2006 4:43 pm
I started out with the medium Diving Concepts drygloves (which you can get by mail-order from 5th Dimension in Washington; they even gave me a DM discount),...
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Cam Banks
cam.banks
Dec 2, 2006 4:57 pm
You are NOT NORMAL, Salty. :-) Cam From: "ba_diving@yahoogroups.com" <ba_diving@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: No Reply <notify-dg-ba_diving@yahoogroups.com> ...
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Les
moreforles
Dec 2, 2006 6:45 pm
The company I work for no longer occupies the space where the web cam is located. It's been a miserable three years. The location has continual flooding and...
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Paul Wang Lee
paulwanglee
Dec 3, 2006 1:17 am
Great point, Cam. I myself was initially turned off of dry gloves because of those 'bulky' rings. When my dive run time started to climb I took a few steps to...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 3, 2006 1:54 am
I know I get into my 3/1.5 Sea Soft gloves faster than Kawika gets into his dry gloves, even for the second dive when my gloves are wet. Chuck Tribolet ...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 3, 2006 2:12 am
... 28F when we left Morgan Hill. Lots of CHP on the way down, including a very bundled up motorcycle officer on 1 just after merging in from 156 49F when...
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Lionel Pawlowski
Sea_ger
Dec 3, 2006 2:20 am
I think Cam was making a point that drygloves are less sticky than neoprene ones. I also have this feeling my dry gloves are simply plug'n play compared to the...
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John Yasaki
jkyas
Dec 3, 2006 3:45 am
... We dove anchors 02 & 03. 30' vis, 49F, no current, a little surge. Lots of cool critters on the red bryozoan. <<<<<<<<<<<<<< Uhhh... Such as? ... When we...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 3, 2006 3:46 am
FWIW, my wet gloves are the last thing except the wrist computer (which goes over them), and my fins. Chuck Tribolet ...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 3, 2006 4:01 am
Dive it and find out. ;-) OK: Black-eyed goby. Several type of sculpin. Serpulid worms. Blue-ringed top snail. Clown Nud. Photographer's paradise: Wharf...
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Ron Scharf
ron_scharf
Dec 3, 2006 3:24 pm
I stopped by at the West Palm Beach scuba show on the way back home yesterday (wrong side of the country, I know... ;). Besides a lot of unremarkable cr*p,...
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Lionel Pawlowski
Sea_ger
Dec 3, 2006 5:56 pm
I am curious to see how a boat with a hole in the bow can handle the kind of ocean we have here... Lionel ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Keri Morgret
morgretk
Dec 3, 2006 7:16 pm
Lionel, that was my first thought as well, but if a) the rest of the company's boats do all they say they can do and b) this boat is made with similar quality,...
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attofarad
Dec 4, 2006 12:17 am
It does show the "hole" zipping closed when not in use. Gary Allman ... kind of...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 4, 2006 2:18 am
... Launched at the Breakwater with Adm. Linda. First dive: Ballbuster, shared with the Express. Vis: 40', 50F, a little surge on top, and enough surface...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 4, 2006 2:24 am
See: http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=168903 -- Chuck Tribolet http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet/ Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job...
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docwong@...
docwong2002
Dec 4, 2006 9:18 am
Saturday started out with us trying to get out to Carmel. The plan was for Phil and I to do a technical dive and Tom and Mary to do a recreational dive. As we...
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Eben Haber
eben_haber
Dec 4, 2006 3:37 pm
Sunday was a great day for diving, and I'm not just saying that because my camera didn't flood... :-) Conditions were looking quite flat, so the 6 of us on...
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Ben Troxell
btroxell58
Dec 4, 2006 9:31 pm
Dialing 911 on a cell phone can be a very exasperating experience if the area you are in is not setup to handle it. I have waited 3-4 minutes a few years back...
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Peter Mu
dub5656
Dec 4, 2006 10:08 pm
For my DM project my instructor told me that i should always dial 911. Since there are so many divers and unfortunately diving accidents, they are used to...
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Mark Weitz
cpvpmark
Dec 4, 2006 11:03 pm
First choice is always 911 from a pay phone or land line. They then have your address. Second choice is always to call the local non emergency number of the ...
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Perry West
perrywest_avs
Dec 4, 2006 11:17 pm
Ben -- An excellent question. My understanding is that the 911 calls in Monterey County go to the sheriff's dispatcher in Salinas. My personal experiences in...
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Chuck Tribolet
ctriblet
Dec 5, 2006 12:26 am
Until recently, ALL cellular 911 calls went to the CHP. If they weren't CHP business, they got handed off to the appropriate local center, incurring a second...
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Mark Weitz
cpvpmark
Dec 5, 2006 12:39 am
Interesting to note that all cell phones can call 911 even if they don't have service. Land lines without service can make calls to 911 as well, but it is hard...
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Steven Muehlhauser
smuehlhaus
Dec 5, 2006 1:59 am
Hi Ben, You are correct about calling 911 from your cell. The best way to get help quickly from a cell is to call the local police/fire dispatcher directly. I...
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Robert H. Lee
rhlee530
Dec 5, 2006 7:37 am
I have 2 steel 72's in excellent condition for sale. These are rated at 3000psi service pressure which I've been told is rare. They are both current in vis and...
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PierreAlex_Fischer
PierreAlex_F...
Dec 5, 2006 1:11 pm
If you were planning a live aboard trip to Fiji, you might want to reconsider. A coup just took place and it seems more serious than the one in Thailand a few...
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Keri Morgret
morgretk
Dec 5, 2006 3:15 pm
More comments on landlines in emergencies (widespread emergencies instead of diving related, but worthwhile knowing). If there's a common emergency...
