Connecticut Divers

[warpig]

yes i have to agree with gfisher.

i was amazed when one officer not only granted us permission, but escorted us down there.

alas our generous public service was short lived. once we got down there near the water, another of CT's finest lived up to their repuation and told us we couldnt unload our gear near the water. we had to drive back to the top of the parking lot and carry it down.

then the guy had the nerve to drive by and say 'have fun!' when we were walking down.

Decided to resuscitate this thread to recommend that Squantz Pond be avoided, scuba-wise. To make a long story short, me, warpig and frizz went there last Sunday, got permission/escort by the police at the pond to go on the access road to drop off our gear (and saving us part of a hill and about 800 feet of travel), but were kicked off the access road by a DEP official who couldn't give us a good reason. Anyway, I wrote a letter to the DEP voicing my surprise at the lack of common sense.

The dive itself was so-so, with iffy vis and I found an oldish bottle (narrowed down to 1930's or so). Maybe time to go hit the salt water again.

 

[RiverRat]

yes i have to agree with gfisher.

i was amazed when one officer not only granted us permission, but escorted us down there.

alas our generous public service was short lived. once we got down there near the water, another of CT's finest lived up to their repuation and told us we couldnt unload our gear near the water. we had to drive back to the top of the parking lot and carry it down.

then the guy had the nerve to drive by and say 'have fun!' when we were walking down.

What a looozer. I would have made a stink being as the other guy let you drive it down, put it on him. I would have unloaded it, then if he wanted to arrest me so be it. Guess he had a slow day and could't find anybody fishing without a license or something. Now I know why my LDS made us haul all the gear down during my AOW classes. Real jackasses. It's too bad as the place is only 30 minutes away for me. Good for testing / tune up dives when it's not busy. I have another option close by so maybe I'll boycott the jerks.