Destination Quarrys

[J.R.]

Hey, hey, hey, hey. That's my line!

Mountain Dog

:biggrin3: Sorry 'dog... but ALL the really good quotes have been taken, so if I gotta' swipe a quote to sound profound I figured I'd swipe a good one...

... but I promise I'll leave the royalty check in my will...

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I will be at Gilboa in June.... but I don't want to meet Wally the catfish or his brother or cousins! (Yes, I'm afraid of catfish.... now STOP LAUGHING!!!)

(I think I just peed myself)

Ber... where are the freshwater sponges located at Gilboa? Also... thanks for the info on where "Wally" is generally located.... I'll be steering clear of there! LOL

I usually see them on the trees although I think I've seen a couple on the bus as well. They are pretty small but once you know what you're looking for they are pretty easy to spot.
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Buoyant1]

I'll toss in my vote for Dutch Springs and Bainbridge! I usually hit it every Wednesday as well, and the occasional weekend. I went to Dutch Springs for the first time last October, and wondered why I haven't been there before that!

Great sites, nice viz..the helicoptor is worth the price of admission!

Haven't been to Willow Springs yet...maybe this year...

 

[erparamedic]

(I think I just peed myself)
Ber :lilbunny:

Hey! That's not nice! It's a real fear! (I emailed you! LOL)

I prefer diving at quarries with a rock/silt bottom. I don't like the grassy/mossy bottomes. Catfish hide in that stuff! :11:

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Hey! That's not nice! It's a real fear! (I emailed you! LOL)

I prefer diving at quarries with a rock/silt bottom. I don't like the grassy/mossy bottomes. Catfish hide in that stuff! :11:

That is just toooooooo funny Jamie! Were you terrorized as a kid or something? What would you do if you came upon a catfish underwater? If this is a true fear, you will want to be careful diving at Haigh. You see them quite a bit there. In the summer there is usually a whole bunch of them, almost a school even though I know they are solitary fish, hanging out underneath the deep side entry platforms. Pretty cool to just hang there at the end of the dive and watch them, but if you're afraid of them ... that wouldn't be so cool.

 

[erparamedic]

That is just toooooooo funny Jamie! Were you terrorized as a kid or something? What would you do if you came upon a catfish underwater? If this is a true fear, you will want to be careful diving at Haigh. You see them quite a bit there. In the summer there is usually a whole bunch of them, almost a school even though I know they are solitary fish, hanging out underneath the deep side entry platforms. Pretty cool to just hang there at the end of the dive and watch them, but if you're afraid of them ... that wouldn't be so cool.

I'm sooo glad that I can bring some giggles to your morning!

No "catfish" trauma as a kid... it's just a strange irrational fear. LOL No panic if I see them (I'm not crazy like that!)... but I definitely don't like them! I'll swim away.... and if I can't swim away (buddy is busy or something), then I'll either not look at them, or (if it's big) I'll keep one eye on it! LOL There's something about fish with whiskers that just isn't "right". Hahaha!

Maybe I *should* go to Haigh and hang out with some... kinda "de-sensitize" so to speak. Ooooh... that thought kinda gives me the heebie jeebies! :11doh:

 

[ClayJar]

erpa: The best way to desensitize yourself to catfish is to eat as many as possible. Eventually, due to the old "you are what you eat" paradigm, you become one with catfishness. As catfish aren't afraid of catfish, you're cured!

I'd recommend a good southern-style all-you-can-eat (and then some) fish fry.

(Either that, or get back to what really makes diving worthwhile. *Any* quarry becomes a destination when ScubUNO is involved. )

 

[Divin'Papaw]

erpa: The best way to desensitize yourself to catfish is to eat as many as possible. Eventually, due to the old "you are what you eat" paradigm, you become one with catfishness. As catfish aren't afraid of catfish, you're cured!

I'd recommend a good southern-style all-you-can-eat (and then some) fish fry.

(Either that, or get back to what really makes diving worthwhile. *Any* quarry becomes a destination when ScubUNO is involved. )

Spoken like a true cajun. I don't think it'll work for my fear though ... spiders. Yukkkkk!!!!

 

[erparamedic]

erpa: The best way to desensitize yourself to catfish is to eat as many as possible. Eventually, due to the old "you are what you eat" paradigm, you become one with catfishness. As catfish aren't afraid of catfish, you're cured!

I'd recommend a good southern-style all-you-can-eat (and then some) fish fry.

(Either that, or get back to what really makes diving worthwhile. *Any* quarry becomes a destination when ScubUNO is involved. )

LOL! I'm always up for a game or two (or three!) of ScubUNO! Can't stand the taste of catfish though! It's "too" fishy! But I love cod, grouper, tilapia, etc.!!

 

[Steve50]

Actually, that article is very much out of date.

Rock Divers, the operator of the quarry, went "belly up" due to owner management issues in 2005.

It was re-opened on a part time basis in 2006 by Aqualine Aquatics on a part time lease from the city. The same group hopes to open it again for the 2007 summer but is waiting on paperwork from the local municipal goverment and water board.

It's actually a pretty cool quarry to dive.

Where else can you dive a quarry that has a F-4 Fighter Jet, a MinuteMan MIssile and some spare NASA parts in it?


Anyway, for long term plans Aqualine would like to re-open it permanently but the city is still trying to figure out what to do with it after they stuck their foot in their mouth thinking it would be the solution for their drinking water problems during the summer months. (They forgot to check to see if the quarry would replenish itself quickly enough before they did the land trade. big D'OH! on their part).

Thanks for the update. Not surprised to hear about previous managment issues based on what I observed of the customer service. It really is a great place to dive though....