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  1. Bill Parker

    Shipwrecks Found in Texas

    So if a fully loaded garbage barge sinks and the owner abandons it we're stuck with it forever? Great job Texas legislature! Let's all vote harder next time.
  2. Bill Parker

    Shipwrecks Found in Texas

    It's easier to clean up the trash when the water is low.
  3. Bill Parker

    Would you dive alone?

    Solo dives are funner.
  4. Bill Parker

    DFW area hydro facility

    Cylinder Services Inc 1953 Chenault St, Dallas, TX, 75228 (214) 324-3389
  5. Bill Parker

    East Texas Diving This Weekend (10/5-10/7/18)

    I'd try contacting Buoyant Life Scuba Diving. I just remembered that some members of this dive shop have obtained permission to use the lake from the shore. You can go there with them if they escort you and can dive for fun. I don't know if or how much they charge for this. They have access to...
  6. Bill Parker

    East Texas Diving This Weekend (10/5-10/7/18)

    I visited Brady Branch once. You can only legally dive it by boat or from the boat ramp. Everything else is trespassing or a dangerous iron man surface swim among fast boats that won't be expecting you. The water was surprisingly clear with abundant marine life. It's apparently a former coal...
  7. Bill Parker

    Zebra Mussels

    I find the fear of Zebras humorous. When I first started going to Murray it was badly "infested" with hydrilla. Areas up to 30ft deep were inaccessible. I never knew it was infested and I had a wonderful time there. In May 2015 it started raining heavily several times a week until July. The...
  8. Bill Parker

    Zebra Mussels

    It hasn't been bad at all. It's been good. Of course Travis and Murray have many differences. The species in each lake are pretty much the same. Travis is deeper and larger than Murray. Travis has a river that runs a large volume of water through it. Murray is totally stagnant. Zebra's effects...
  9. Bill Parker

    Zebra Mussels

    Before Zebra's you'd lose your buddy and have to surface to regain contact. That's not needed anymore unless you're really sloppy or it just rained heavily. The improvements in the viz have made it easier, safer, and funner to dive there.
  10. Bill Parker

    Zebra Mussels

    Lake Murray (OK) was infected in 2012. The water has been clearer since then. Also, it's nice your equipment doesn't stink as bad as it used to. I used to wash it off after a visit. Since Zebra infection I don't bother anymore. Zebra's cleaned up the water. It's been years and there's still just...
  11. Bill Parker

    Why don't "club trip divers" use buddy teams?

    What you saw is commonplace. Group dives are really solo divers in the water at the same time. Dive groups always have a leader/coordinator that invite people to dive with them. The leader usually has a regular buddy they dive with and they watch each other's backs. When a leader (usually quite...
  12. Bill Parker

    Texas Dive Show?

    It's a bummer the Texas forum is slowly dying. When I joined it was so I could join a group diving the Abeline missile silo. Now dive condition reports are rare.
  13. Bill Parker

    What do you do over the winter?

    I make delicious sweet dishes from scratch like this chocolate cake. '][/URL]
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    IMG_2580

    Perfectly chocolate chocolate cake. https://www.hersheys.com/recipes/en_US/recipes/184/hersheys-perfectly-chocolate-chocolate-cake.html
  15. Bill Parker

    Anyone ever been in an accident in Bonaire w/o their insurance?

    Both drivers are at fault.
  16. Bill Parker

    Dive Condition Reports

    Great dives today at Wheeler Branch Lake today. 30-40ft viz. Seriously. Just make sure to find a place away from the crowds that stir the silt for the best viz. Marine plant growth was dense. Usually there's little or no plants this time of year. Apparently the exceptionally mild winter allowed...
  17. Bill Parker

    Old Scuba Point Open To Divers Again?

    There is no longer a functional boat ramp. Parts of it are still visible but most of it has been covered up and the path to the ramp is blocked by a new hotel building.
  18. Bill Parker

    Old Scuba Point Open To Divers Again?

    Gulf of Mexico. That photo was taken at a rig off the coast of Freeport, TX.
  19. Bill Parker

    Old Scuba Point Open To Divers Again?

    I saw one wreck. It was a typical lake boat. It had what looked like a fake torpedo stuck in the side. It was the only wreck I saw but I have only done four dives there and couldn't say I have explored the area completely at all. There's probably more stuff down there to check out when I get...
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